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 Monro Inc. (NASDAQ:MNRO) is one of them. Monro Inc. (NASDAQ:MNRO) is an automotive repair and maintenance company. Year-to-date, Monro Inc. (NASDAQ:MNRO) stock lost 34.4% and on December 23rd it had a closing price of $51.30. Here is what Wasatch said:
“The largest detractor from Fund performance for the third quarter was Monro, Inc. (MNRO), a leading chain of automotive-repair shops with more than 1,280 locations spread across 32 states. The company has certainly been impacted in the short term by stay-at-home orders and decreased travel. Also, Monro’s CEO recently resigned to become the CEO of a larger company. Board Chairman Robert Mellor has been appointed interim CEO, and the search for a successor has been initiated. We spoke to Mr. Mellor recently and feel comfortable that a sound, long-term business plan remains in place for the company. Given an already-impressive footprint, we believe Monro still has significant headroom for growth over the next few years despite the company’s shortterm challenges.”
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In Q3 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Monro Inc. (NASDAQ:MNRO) stock increased by about 27% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers believe in Monro’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that Monro Inc. (NASDAQ:MNRO) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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