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17-05-2025
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Aristotle Small Cap Equity Strategy Initiated a Position in Old National Bancorp (ONB) in Q1
Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC, an investment advisor, released its 'Small Cap Equity Strategy' first quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The volatility observed in 2024 continued into the first quarter of 2025. The Russell 2000 Index experienced volatility in Q1 2025, losing -9.48% after a strong 2024. Due to uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and a longer rate environment, February and March were challenging. In the first quarter, the strategy delivered a return of -7.34% net of fees (-7.20% gross of fees), outperforming the Russell 2000 Index's -9.48% total return. For more information on the fund's best picks in 2025, please check its top five holdings. In its first-quarter 2025 investor letter, Aristotle Capital Small Cap Equity Strategy highlighted stocks such as Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB). Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) is a bank holding company for Old National Bank. The one-month return of Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) was 13.94%, and its shares gained 26.89% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On May 15, 2025, Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) stock closed at $22.32 per share with a market capitalization of $8.257 billion. Aristotle Capital Small Cap Equity Strategy stated the following regarding Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) in its Q1 2025 investor letter: "Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB), is a regional bank serving clients primarily in the Midwest and Southeastern U.S. We believe the company's geographic location, strong balance sheet, increased loan growth and repricing of fixed-rate loans to higher rates will benefit NIMs on a go-forward basis." An individual holding a debit card, signifying the company's payment options. Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 27 hedge fund portfolios held Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) at the end of the fourth quarter which was 18 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) 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 undervalued AI stock set for massive gains. In another article, we covered Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) and shared billionaire George Soros' small-cap stocks with huge upside potential. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors. READ NEXT: Michael Burry Is Selling These Stocks and A New Dawn Is Coming to US Stocks. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
New York Post
05-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Lefty groups behind ‘grassroots' May Day protests in US propped up by billionaires and dark-money network: ‘Hypocrisy … is glaring'
Dozens of lefty groups behind the country's supposedly 'grassroots' May Day protests have been largely bankrolled by two billionaires and a dark-money network of progressive nonprofits. More than $500 million from Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss' organizations, hedge-fund tycoon George Soros' Open Society Foundations and the dark-money Arabella network flowed to the progressive groups between fiscal years 2016 and 2023, according to an analysis shared with The Post. The funding wasn't intended for the May Day protests per se, but it has been propping up many of the self-styled 'grassroots' progressive activist groups over time. Advertisement 'The hypocrisy of the May Day protests is glaring,' said Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of Americans for Public Trust, to The Post. 'These organizations project the illusion of being driven by everyday Americans, but in reality they're being bankrolled by some of the biggest dark-money megadonors in politics.' Starting Thursday, on May Day, organizers put together more than 1,000 protests across the country to demonstrate against President Trump, activity that spilled into the weekend. Advertisement 4 Many of the organizations behind this year's US May Day protests have engaged in similar demonstrations since President Trump took office. James Keivom Although the day is not generally a significant phenomenon in the US, in some countries, it is a holiday to mark International Workers' Day and spring festivities. Oftentimes, labor movements overseas use it to protest for certain causes. The '50501' movement — or '50 protests, 50 states, 1' effort, an anti-Trump organization that formed in January — is widely credited for trying to move that international energy into the US by orchestrating the widespread stateside protests last week. US organizers framed the demonstrations as a fight against 'Trump and his billionaire profiteers' — despite records showing that prominent plutocrats were funding many of the participating activist groups. Advertisement Many of the protests were also directed at tech baron Elon Musk, who is poised to dramatically reduce his cost-cutting role in the Trump administration by the month's end. 'Trump and his billionaire profiteers are trying to create a race to the bottom – on wages, on benefits, on dignity itself,' the '50501' movement said on its website ahead of the demonstrations. 'We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes – public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, prosperity over free market politics.' About three dozen of the participating groups have raked in about $293.6 million from Wyss' groups, $47 million from the Arabella network and $194.2 million from Soros' Open Society Foundations, according to an assessment reviewed and checked by The Post. Advertisement 4 Billionaire George Soros' Open Society Foundations had shelled out cash to many of the groups that participated in the protests. Bloomberg via Getty Images Some of the most prominent left-wing activist groups in the anti-Trump demonstrations last week were the Sunrise Movement, Indivisible and Planned Parenthood. Tax filings and other records show that the Sunrise Movement took in $2,070,000 from funders in the so-called Arabella network, and Indivisible got $107,000 from the Arabella network, $6.5 million from Wyss groups and $7.6 million from Soros' Open Society Foundations, while Planned Parenthood Federation of America accrued $1.6 million from the Arabella network, almost $6 million from Wyss' groups and $19.7 million from Soros' group. 'The Open Society Foundations did not fund or coordinate the May Day protests,' a rep for the Open Society Foundations told The Post. 'We support a wide range of organizations committed to justice and democratic participation, but how they choose to engage in political moments is up to them.' An Arabella representative said, 'Arabella Advisors has no connection to the May Day protests. 'We are a nonpartisan professional services firm that provides operational and administrative support to philanthropists and nonprofit organizations.' The Arabella network data includes IRS Form 990 information for the Sixteen Thirty Fund, North Fund, New Venture Fund and Hopewell Fund — nonprofit groups that the Washington, DC-based Arabella Advisors services with operational and administrative support. Advertisement 4 Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss' groups have also given millions of dollars to the lefty groups that held the protests. Wyss' groups include activities from the eponymous Wyss Foundation — his charitable group — and the Berger Action Fund, his advocacy arm. Because of his Swiss citizenship, Wyss, 89, is precluded from donating to US political candidates. But he has emerged as a top backer of lefty causes in America nonetheless by pumping cash into dark-money groups. Dark money in these cases refers to political spending that is not subject to financial disclosure requirements, which helps shield donor identities. Advertisement Wyss made his fortune from the medical-device-maker company Synthes, which he sold more than a decade ago to Johnson & Johnson. One of the largest groups to partake in protests that benefited from Wyss was Families Over Billionaires, the trade name for the massive liberal dark-money Sixteen Thirty Fund, which received more than $278 million from his organizations, records show. 4 Protesters railed against billionaires like President Trump and Elon Musk. Getty Images Advertisement A Wyss representative did not return a Post request for comment. The May Day demonstrations across the US were the latest in anti-Trump protests that have taken place since his 2024 election victory, which have been orchestrated by groups that have, in part, received billionaire cash.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Cloudflare, Inc. (NET): Among Billionaire George Soros' Mid-Cap Stocks With Huge Upside Potential
We recently published a list of . In this article, we are going to take a look at where Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) stands against other billionaire George Soros' mid-cap Stocks with huge upside potential. George Soros is one of the most successful investors in the stock market's history. He founded the Soros Fund Management, which currently manages over $6.6 billion in assets. His fund often makes contrarian moves that catch the attention of Wall Street and retail investors alike. Alex Soros, one of George Soros' sons from his second marriage, was handed over the reins in 2023. When investors like George Soros invest in companies, they usually have solid reasons to do so. This is why keeping an eye on their holdings is so important. We decided to take a look at George Soros' Mid-Cap stock holdings to see what mid-cap stocks he is betting on. To come up with our list of billionaire George Soros' 10 Mid-Cap stocks with huge upside potential, we first looked at his top 50 stock holdings. We then filtered out the companies between $10 billion and $40 billion in market cap. After arriving at his top mid-cap holdings list, we then looked at the median analyst price targets on those stocks and then ranked them by their upside potential. We have also mentioned the hedge fund sentiment as per Insider Monkey's database of Q4 2024. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter's strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (). An artfully detailed shot of a computer monitor displaying a streaming video from Xunlei Media Player, demonstrating the company's online media capabilities. Soros Fund Management's Stake Value: $82.5 Million Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 55 Cloudflare, Inc. is a cloud services provider that offers a variety of services to businesses. It offers an integrated cloud-based security solution and website and application security products. According to the median analyst price target, the stock still has an upside of 44.45%. The firm received an upgrade last month from Bank of America Securities. Citing its improving fundamentals, BofA Securities upgraded the company from Underperform to Buy with an increased price target of $160 from $60. As a result, the share price rose about 6%. Analysts led by Madeline Brooks highlighted two growth catalysts for Cloudflare: 'The company offers a differentiated approach to AI, and we place a high probability on Cloudflare becoming the leader in AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS), which we expect will be the AI consumption method of choice for Enterprises.' A similar sentiment was shown by Mizuho a few days ago. Mizuho upgraded the stock from Neutral to Outperform due to growing AI momentum and potential for acceleration. Despite analysts' optimism about NET's AI opportunities and innovation, the firm slightly lowered its price target from $140 to $135. Regardless of macroeconomic uncertainty, analysts think that the risk/reward is attractive with the recent share price decline Overall, NET ranks 4th on our list of billionaire George Soros' mid-cap Stocks with huge upside potential. While we acknowledge the potential of NET as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NET but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: and . Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at . Sign in to access your portfolio
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02-05-2025
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Insmed Incorporated (INSM): Among Billionaire George Soros' Mid-Cap Stocks With Huge Upside Potential
We recently published a list of . In this article, we are going to take a look at where Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) stands against other billionaire George Soros' mid-cap Stocks with huge upside potential. George Soros is one of the most successful investors in the stock market's history. He founded the Soros Fund Management, which currently manages over $6.6 billion in assets. His fund often makes contrarian moves that catch the attention of Wall Street and retail investors alike. Alex Soros, one of George Soros' sons from his second marriage, was handed over the reins in 2023. When investors like George Soros invest in companies, they usually have solid reasons to do so. This is why keeping an eye on their holdings is so important. We decided to take a look at George Soros' Mid-Cap stock holdings to see what mid-cap stocks he is betting on. To come up with our list of billionaire George Soros' 10 Mid-Cap stocks with huge upside potential, we first looked at his top 50 stock holdings. We then filtered out the companies between $10 billion and $40 billion in market cap. After arriving at his top mid-cap holdings list, we then looked at the median analyst price targets on those stocks and then ranked them by their upside potential. We have also mentioned the hedge fund sentiment as per Insider Monkey's database of Q4 2024. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter's strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (). A biopharmaceutical research team taking notes in front of a laboratory's microscope. Soros Fund Management's Stake Value: $31.4 Million Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 72 Insmed Incorporated operates as a marketer and developer of therapies for patients with rare and serious diseases. The company's stock has tripled in less than a year, thanks mainly to the success of its lung disease drug brensocatib. In fact, the stock doubled in a single day back in May last year when the company reported an early-stage success related to its development. There is reason to believe that brensocatib will continue to drive future returns for the company. It received a Priority Review from the FDA back in February, with a target action date of 12th August 2025. This will significantly reduce the time it takes to bring the drug to the market. Once the drug eventually becomes approved and available, it will be the only approved medication for bronchiectasis on the market! The condition affects nearly half a million people in the US, with a similar number of sufferers in Europe and Japan combined. Clearly, there's a lot of potential here and George Soros sees that with his $31.4 million stake in the company. According to the median analyst price target, the stock still has an upside of 39.55%. Overall, INSM ranks 7th on our list of billionaire George Soros' mid-cap Stocks with huge upside potential. While we acknowledge the potential of INSM as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than INSM but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: and . Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at . Sign in to access your portfolio
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02-05-2025
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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM): Among Billionaire George Soros' Mid-Cap Stocks With Huge Upside Potential
We recently published a list of . In this article, we are going to take a look at where Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) stands against other billionaire George Soros' mid-cap Stocks with huge upside potential. George Soros is one of the most successful investors in the stock market's history. He founded the Soros Fund Management, which currently manages over $6.6 billion in assets. His fund often makes contrarian moves that catch the attention of Wall Street and retail investors alike. Alex Soros, one of George Soros' sons from his second marriage, was handed over the reins in 2023. When investors like George Soros invest in companies, they usually have solid reasons to do so. This is why keeping an eye on their holdings is so important. We decided to take a look at George Soros' Mid-Cap stock holdings to see what mid-cap stocks he is betting on. To come up with our list of billionaire George Soros' 10 Mid-Cap stocks with huge upside potential, we first looked at his top 50 stock holdings. We then filtered out the companies between $10 billion and $40 billion in market cap. After arriving at his top mid-cap holdings list, we then looked at the median analyst price targets on those stocks and then ranked them by their upside potential. We have also mentioned the hedge fund sentiment as per Insider Monkey's database of Q4 2024. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter's strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (). A close-up of a person using a laptop with cloud solutions in the background. Soros Fund Management's Stake Value: $182.8 Million Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 37 Akamai Technologies, Inc. is a delivery, security, and cloud computing solutions provider. It provides Bot & Abuse portfolio, Akamai Account Protector, security solutions, Akamai Content Protector, API security, and microservice and application component protection. According to the median analyst price target, the stock still has an upside of 39.04%. The company was recently downgraded by the Bank of America to Neutral, citing its lower-than-expected latest quarter earnings and guidance. BofA also lowered its price target from $125 to $100. However, Needham maintained its Hold rating on the stock and expressed concerns. Analyst Madeline Brooks highlighted: 'We see limited near term catalysts as the company transitions from slower growth areas like web security and legacy compute to high growth areas like API security and Cloud Infrastructure Services.' To uplift investors' sentiment, investment firm Piper Sandler said that the company is likely to continue to benefit from increasing usage of TikTok among teenagers. Another notable point is that the company is among the top 5 holdings of George Soros's portfolio. He might have seen the true growth potential of the stock to assign 2.75% of its portfolio to it. Overall, AKAM ranks 8th on our list of billionaire George Soros' mid-cap Stocks with huge upside potential. While we acknowledge the potential of AKAM as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AKAM but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock. READ NEXT: and . Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at . Sign in to access your portfolio
