Forager Funds Management, a boutique fund manager firm, published its fourth-quarter 2020 Investor Letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A return of 38.26% was recorded by the fund for the calendar year of 2020, above its MSCI AC World Net benchmark that returned 5.90%. You can view the fund’s top 10 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.
Forager Funds Management, in their Q4 2020 Investor Letter said that they continue to see APi Group Corporation (NYSE: APG), with an attractive valuation that made them come up with a positive long-term view for the company. APi Group Corporation is a premier business provider of safety and industrial services that currently has a $3.3 billion market cap. For the past 3 months, APG delivered a decent 25.10% return and settled at $18.64 per share at the closing of January 25th.
Here is what Forager Funds Management has to say about APi Group Corporation in their Investor Letter:
“Companies such as APi Group Corporation (NYSE: APG) continue to trade at attractive valuations despite being exposed to growing end-markets — in this case fire safety and security. APi should also benefit from the Democrats recently winning control of the U.S. Senate, particularly given renewed hopes for a rural broadband stimulus and an increased focus on energy efficient buildings.
With more than half of the company’s revenues of a recurring nature, APi Group provides a defensive growth opportunity in a
market that has significant pockets of lofty valuations.”
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APG delivered a 55.85% return in the past 12 months. However, our calculations showed that APi Group Corporation (NYSE: APG) does not belong to the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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