Wasatch Core Growth Fund recently released its Q3 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. The fund posted a return of 6.61% for the quarter, outperforming its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index which returned 4.93% in the same quarter. You should check out Wasatch’s top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of 2021.
In the Q3 2020 Investor Letter, Wasatch highlighted a few stocks and Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (NYSE:FND) is one of them. Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (NYSE:FND) is a speciality retail company. Year-to-date, Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (NYSE:FND) stock gained 98.4% and on December 22nd it had a closing price of $100.78. Here is what Wasatch said:
“Falling mortgage interest rates have led to tailwinds in some industries. For example, there’s been a spike in U.S. home sales and new-home construction. These trends have been benefiting several of our holdings, including Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (FND). The company sells tile, wood, laminate and natural-stone flooring—as well as related decorations and accessories. We think the number of stores may increase by about 20% in 2021 and upcoming same-store sales growth could exceed analysts’ expectations. Floor & Decor was among the top contributors to Fund performance for the quarter.”
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Last month, we published an article revealing that Polen Capital Management is bullish on Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (NYSE:FND) stock. The investment firm said that the company’s sales growth has rebounded to pre-COVID levels as its stores fully reopened.
In Q3 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (NYSE:FND) stock decreased by about 5% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don’t believe in FND’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. (NYSE:FND) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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