Is Clarus Corporation (CLAR) a Good Long-Term Investment?

Investment management company Maran Capital Management recently released its third-quarter 2022 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. Maran Partners Fund returned -0.2%, net of all fees and expenses in the quarter. The management is disappointed with the fund’s performance in the quarter. Year to date, the fund returned -25.4%, similar to broader indices.  In addition, you can check the top 5 holdings of the fund to know its best picks in 2022.

Maran Capital discussed stocks like Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) in the Q3 2022 investor letter. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) is an outdoor equipment and lifestyle product distributor. On November 2, 2022, Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) stock closed at $11.65 per share. One-month return of Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) was -15.64% and its shares lost 59.90% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) has a market capitalization of $435.414 million.

Maran Capital made the following comment about Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) in its Q3 2022 investor letter:

“Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) has been a long-time top-five position, so it may seem from the outside like the holding is on autopilot. It is not. I frequently re-underwrite all of our positions as new information comes in and as stock prices change. Clarus is no exception.

For Clarus, a lot of new information came in during the third quarter—though much of it nonfundamental—and the stock price also changed a lot, in both directions. Clarus entered the third quarter at approximately $19/sh, increased to a high of $29/sh, and later fell as low as $12/sh. It increased by 50%+ then declined by 50%+, all in a few months.

While I generally invest with a long horizon and try to be patient when warranted, I am also pragmatic. Our fund’s smaller size allows me to be nimble when warranted…” (Click here to read the full text)

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Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 18 hedge fund portfolios held Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) at the end of the second quarter which was 17 in the previous quarter.

We discussed Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ:CLAR) in another article and shared the best sporting goods stocks to invest in. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2022 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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