If you are looking for the best ideas for your portfolio you may want to consider some of Tao Value’s top stock picks. Tao Value, an investment management firm, is bearish on Ashford Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:AINC) stock. In its Q4 2019 investor letter – you can download a copy here – the firm discussed its investment thesis on Ashford Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:AINC) stock. Ashford Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:AINC) provides asset management and advisory services to other entities, primarily within the hospitality industry. The stock is down 54.8% since Tao Value’s pitch. Tao Value said the following in the letter:
“We exited one of our worst performing positions – Ashford Inc. (AINC). The thought process for such decision was simple. The continued price drop made the position an immaterial one. Since I have a process of not owning immaterial positions, I must choose between 1) make it material (i.e. buy more), or 2) exit it. After revisiting our initial thesis, I believe we understudied CEO Monty Bennett’s incentive in his broader personal wealth context. The lesson is somewhat like what we learned from YY’s Bigo acquisition. When the owner of a public company owns other businesses, they could unfairly transfer the public company’s value to themselves by manipulating terms of the deals between the public entity and their other entities.”
Our calculations showed that Ashford Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:AINC) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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