Mittleman Brothers recently released its Q2 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. The Mittleman Global Value Equity Fund – Class P advanced 13.0% net of fees (AUD) in the second quarter of 2020, versus a gain of 6.0% in the MSCI ACW Index. You should check out Mittleman Brothers’ top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of the stock market crash.
In the said letter, Mittleman Brothers’ highlighted a few stocks and Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) is one of them. Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) is a car rental company. Year-to-date, Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) stock gained 2.3% and on August 20th it had a closing price of $32.98. Here is what Mittleman Brothers’ said:
“MIM’s second best performer in Q2 was Avis Budget Group (CAR). The position was initiated at a 2.5% portfolio weighting at an average cost of $11.71 in early April. The stock traded for just over $35 in early June. The business is volatile, but investors do not seem to appreciate how quickly Avis Budget can de-fleet in a slow-down, drawing capital (fleet equity) out as needed until demand picks up again. Airlines cannot do that, nor can hotels or cruise lines. MIM estimates Avis Budget is worth $40, which would be 8x EBITDA of $800M (normalised) and 10x FCF of $300M.”
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In Q1 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) stock decreased by about 15% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don’t seem to agree with CAR’s upside potential. Our calculations showed that Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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