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5. Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 17
52-Week Low as of August 1: $4.695
Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) is a Chinese company offering real-time engagement platform-as-a-service (RTE-PaaS) that allows developers to embed real-time video, voice, and messaging options into applications. The company expects FY22 revenues to fall in the range of $176 million to $178 million, compared to a consensus of $177.34 million. Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) posted a revenue of $38.59 million in Q1 2022, beating Street consensus by $1.59 million.
On May 16, Nomura analyst Bing Duan upgraded Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $10, down from $11. While the analyst slightly lowered the FY22-24 revenue forecasts to factor in a slower-than-expected recovery, he lifted his earnings estimates on the back of improved loss margins and believes “demand and policy shock” is already reflected in the share price. The company is utilizing its $200 million buyback program and rating upgrade indicates Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API)’s stabilizing business, the analyst added.
According to Insider Monkey’s data, 17 hedge funds were long Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) at the end of Q1 2022, up from 12 funds in the last quarter. Dawid Krige’s Cederberg Capital is the leading stakeholder of the company, with 2.19 million shares worth $21.8 million.
Here is what Tao Value has to say about Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) in its Q3 2021 investor letter:
“As witnessed in the past quarter, the government intervention in the Chinese private sector is elevated to an unprecedented level. Given this background, I thoroughly reviewed all our Chinese holdings and made a few changes. We exited Agora (ticker: API) as we estimated that it has 25+% of evaporating revenue tied to online education use cases, but the management seemed to be evasive about the potential impact.”
4. Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE:EB)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 18
52-Week Low as of August 1: $8.51
Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE:EB) is a California-based company that provides a self-service ticketing and experience technology platform for event managers in the United States and internationally. In Q2 2022, Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE:EB) reported that paid ticket volume rose 37% year-over-year to 21.9 million, in addition to growth in event volume and scale. The company recorded a revenue of $66 million for the June quarter. However, the stock reached a 52-week low of $8.51 on August 1.
On July 14, Piper Sandler analyst Matt Farrell assumed coverage of Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE:EB) with an Overweight rating and a $13 price target. As the pandemic restrictions ease, Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE:EB)’s management has shifted its strategy towards frequent creators, modified the financial strategy, and added a creator marketing solution in Boost, the analyst told investors. He believes Boost can be a “game changer” for Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE:EB), since it offers social media advertising and email marketing tools to event creators to generate higher ticket sales and reach more customers. The analyst sees Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE:EB) as a “unique opportunity in small cap tech, even with the risk of potential macro headwinds”.
According to Insider Monkey’s data, 18 hedge funds were bullish on Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE:EB) at the end of March 2022, compared to 20 funds in the earlier quarter. Portsea Asset Management is the leading stakeholder of the company, with 5.6 million shares worth $82.6 million.
Here is what Artisan Partners has to say about Eventbrite, Inc. (NYSE:EB) in its Q2 2021 investor letter:
“Eventbrite is the largest software and ticketing platform helping event creators plan, promote and produce live events in small-and-mid markets. The company generates revenue by charging a per-ticket fee on paid tickets and has a strong foothold in the small-and-mid markets—nearly 20X the size of the next largest competitor. We believe Eventbrite is well-positioned to benefit from a sharp increase in demand for live events amid the broader re-opening of the US economy—a dynamic it has already witnessed in Australia with live events bouncing back to approximately 90% of 2019 levels. We expect this to be amplified by significant cost cuts made during the pandemic (>30% of 2019 revenue) remaining in place. Longer term, we believe Eventbrite should benefit from the secular trend toward consumer experiences, an industry growing over 8% per year prior to the pandemic.”
3. Offerpad Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OPAD)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 21
52-Week Low as of August 1: $2.11
Offerpad Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OPAD) is an Arizona-based company that buys, sells, rents, and renovates residential properties in the United States. The company operates iBuying, an on-demand real estate solutions platform for homeowners. On June 27, Offerpad Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OPAD) joined the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes. The stock reached a 52-week low of $2.11 on August 1.
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brett Knoblauch initiated coverage of Offerpad Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OPAD) on July 22 with an Overweight rating and a $10 price target. The analyst noted that the stock is down about 61% year-to-date as investors are concerned about a slowdown in the housing market, driven by soaring home prices and a significant elevation in mortgage rates. However, the analyst remains confident in the long-term outlook of iBuying gaining market share and Offerpad Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OPAD) being a leading player in the digital real estate market.
According to Insider Monkey’s data, 21 hedge funds were bullish on Offerpad Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OPAD) at the conclusion of Q1 2022, up from 18 funds in the preceding quarter. Stuart J. Zimmer’s Zimmer Partners is the biggest shareholder of the company, with 3.6 million shares worth $18.5 million.
2. Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 25
52-Week Low as of August 1: $3.03
Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. The company operates general acute care hospitals in the United States, offering emergency rooms, general and specialty surgery, critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics, and rehabilitation services. On July 29, Oppenheimer analyst Michael Wiederhorn reiterated an Outperform rating on Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) but lowered the firm’s price target on the stock to $6 from $16. The company’s disappointing results were due to a weak top-line, driven by soft non-COVID volumes in the first half of Q2, and the company also continued to see slower improvements on the labor front, the analyst told investors in a research note. The analyst continues to have faith in Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH)’s longer-term outlook.
Among the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey, 25 funds reported owning stakes in Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) at the end of the first quarter of 2022, compared to 28 funds in the last quarter. Eversept Partners is the largest stakeholder of the company, with 7.12 million shares worth $84.6 million.
1. RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 28
52-Week Low as of August 1: $125.67
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) provides reinsurance and insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Property, Casualty, and Specialty segments. RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) stock reached a 52-week low of $125.67 on August 1. The company posted a Q2 non-GAAP EPS of $5.51 on July 28, beating market estimates by $0.41.
On July 27, Wells Fargo analyst Elyse Greenspan reaffirmed an Overweight rating on RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) but lowered the price target on the shares to $169 from $185. The analyst observed that RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) shares traded down, potentially to reflect its comments about pausing repurchases for now to preserve capital in order to drive top-line growth.
According to Insider Monkey’s data, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) was part of 28 hedge fund portfolios at the end of Q1 2022, compared to 30 funds in the previous quarter. Mason Hawkins’ Southeastern Asset Management featured as the largest stakeholder of the company, with 939,292 shares worth about $149 million.
Here is what Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund has to say about RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) in its Q4 2021 investor letter:
“RenaissanceRe (11%, 0.54%; 22%, 0.99%) the Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance company and a new position in 2021, was a top contributor in the fourth quarter. We know the reinsurance industry well, having invested in the sector for multiple decades, and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to invest in the business at a discount. RenRe has a reputation as a leading Catastrophe risk reinsurance underwriter – although the business mix has diversified over time into third party capital management, casualty and other property risk. RenRe traded below 10x earnings power and around 1x tangible book value in the third quarter as catastrophe headlines punished the entire industry, giving us the opportunity to invest. Management also took advantage of the temporary price discount by buying back 10% of outstanding shares, while the CEO, CFO and several other senior executives invested over $4 million buying shares personally. The share price appreciated in the fourth quarter as the company announced an excess capital buffer of $1 billion, even after third quarter catastrophe hits, and likely continued share repurchases. RenRe is a leader in insurance risk modeling and portfolio construction, and best in class data gathering and analytics are in the company DNA. In the face of significant volatility and disruption for the industry in the form of technology innovation, capital access innovation and climate change risks, RenRe’s competitive advantages in pricing risk and in putting together a sound global portfolio of risk should be well placed to add excess return.”
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