Why Discovery (DISCA) Stock is a Compelling Investment Case

Andaz Private Investments recently released its Q3 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download here. The fund posted a return of 14.6% in the first nine months of 2020, outperforming the S&P 500 Index which returned 6.5% in the same period. You should check out Andaz Private Investments top 5 stock picks for investors to buy right now, which could be the biggest winners of this year.

In the said letter, Andaz Private Investments highlighted a few stocks and Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) is one of them. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) is a multinational mass media company. Year-to-date, Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) stock lost 30.9% and on October 7th it had a closing price of $22.19. Here is what Andaz Private Investments said:

“Discovery is extremely undervalued and on a c.30% free cash flow yield. The company also believes their stock is extremely undervalued and is allocating half of that free cash into share buybacks. At a recent conference, they informed the market that they have successfully and significantly increased pricing in their recent Upfront (gathering of TV networks and advertisers). This will most likely result in greater profits and cash flow over the medium term. Discovery continues to gain share in the USA and Internationally.”

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In Q2 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) stock decreased by about 9% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don’t seem to agree with Discovery’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.

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