Polen Capital, an investment management company, released its “Polen U.S. Small Company Growth Strategy” third-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The third quarter had a strong finish for U.S. small-cap equities, driven by interest rate reductions and fading recessionary concerns. In the third quarter, the fund delivered 7.65% gross, and 7.35% net of fees compared to an 8.41% return for the Russell 2000 Growth Index. In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings to find out its best picks for 2024.
Polen U.S. Small Company Growth Strategy highlighted stocks like Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT), in the third quarter 2024 investor letter. Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) is a cloud-based integrated digital human capital and business solutions provider. The one-month return of Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) was 8.11%, and its shares gained 3.20% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On November 15, 2024, Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) stock closed at $7.73 per share with a market capitalization of $4.28 billion.
Polen U.S. Small Company Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“We exited four positions during the quarter, including SiTime, AppFolio, RH, Doximity, and Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT). Our position in Alight, a benefits outsourcing and business process-as-a-service company, was an unsuccessful investment. We decided to move on due to activist pressure that led to a breakup of the business. We were dissatisfied with both the plan and the new standalone business. This culminated with the CEO leaving and uncertainty over the company’s long-term strategic direction. As a result, we felt it was time to move on with better investment ideas in our pipeline.”
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Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 42 hedge fund portfolios held ALIGHT, INC. (NYSE:ALIT) at the end of the second quarter which was 44 in the previous quarter. In the third quarter, Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) delivered $555 million in revenues down 0.5% from Q3 2023. While we acknowledge the potential of Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
In another article, we discussed Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) and shared the list of best US stocks to buy under $10. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2024 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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