Should You Consider Selling Fox Factory Holding Corp. (FOXF)?
In its first-quarter 2025 investor letter, Polen U.S. Small Company Growth Strategy highlighted stocks such as Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF). Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets performance-defining products and systems. The one-month return of Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) was 38.83%, and its shares lost 44.22% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On May 13, 2025, Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) stock closed at $26.33 per share, with a market capitalization of $1.115 billion.
Polen U.S. Small Company Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) in its Q1 2025 investor letter:
"By contrast, we eliminated three positions-Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF), Topgolf Callaway, and Yeti Holdings-and trimmed several existing positions. Many of the sells and trims were in the Consumer Discretionary sector, where we believe there is currently more vulnerability to tariff uncertainty and economic dislocation.
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Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 29 hedge fund portfolios held Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) at the end of the fourth quarter which was 12 in the previous quarter. Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) reported solid first quarter with sales increasing 6.5% year-over year, reaching $355 million. While we acknowledge the potential of Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
In another article, we covered Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FOXF) and shared Conestoga Capital Advisors' views on the company In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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