First Eagle Investment Management, an investment management firm, published its first quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A net return of 3.71% was delivered by the fund for the Q1 of 2021. The Fund underperformed the MSCI World Index in the period. You can view the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021.
First Eagle Investment Management, in their Q1 2021 investor letter, mentioned Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) and shared their insights on the company. Teradata Corporation is a San Diego, California-based software company that currently has a $5.5 billion market capitalization. Since the beginning of the year, TDC delivered a 124.74% return, while its 12-month gains are up by 123.85%. As of April 22, 2021, the stock closed at $50.50 per share.
Here is what First Eagle Investment Management has to say about Teradata Corporation in their Q1 2021 investor letter:
“Leading contributors in the First Eagle Global Fund this quarter included Teradata Corporation. A longstanding participant in the data warehousing space, Teradata has been transitioning its focus from on-premises database management and analytics to the rapidly growing cloud-computing market. Recent company reports suggest this shift is gaining traction, to the benefit of its Teradata’s share price, as the company posted significantly higher annual recurring revenue from its public cloud-based software business relative to a year ago.”
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Our calculations show that Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) does not belong in our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, Teradata Corporation was in 26hedge fund portfolios, compared to 33 funds in the third quarter. TDC delivered a 94.46% return in the past 3 months.
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