Baron Asset Fund recently published its first-quarter commentary – a copy of which can be downloaded here. During the first quarter of 2021, the Baron Asset Fund returned -1.03% (institutional shares). In comparison, the benchmark S&P 500 Index was up 6.17%, while the Russell Midcap Growth Index was down 0.57%. You should check out Baron Asset Fund’s top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of 2021.
In the Q1 2021 Investor Letter, the fund highlighted a few stocks and Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE:CDAY) is one of them. Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE:CDAY) is a software company. In the last three months, Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE:CDAY) stock lost 1.7% and on April 26th it had a closing price of $94.63. Here is what the fund said:
“Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., a leader in payroll and workforce management software, detracted on concerns that increased pandemic-related mobility restrictions may slow the rate of employment recovery in its customer base. We expect its cloud-based Dayforce product to generate rapid revenue growth, leading to meaningful margin expansion, improved free cash flow conversion, and rapid deleveraging of its balance sheet. We are also excited about the potential for Dayforce Wallet, which will allow employees access to earned wages on a real-time basis rather than the traditional two-week pay cycle.”
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In Q4 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE:CDAY) stock decreased by about 28% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don’t believe in CDAY’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE:CDAY) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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