Laughing Water Capital Achieves 3.9% FY Returns, Outperforming SP500
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 2h ago
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Source: seekingalpha
- Quarterly Performance: Laughing Water Capital achieved approximately 6.8% returns in Q4, bringing its FY returns to around 3.9%, compared to the SP500 and R2000's quarterly returns of 2.7% and 2.2%, respectively, indicating a relatively robust investment strategy.
- Market Comparison: Although Laughing Water Capital's annual returns lagged behind the SP500's 17.9% and R2000's 12.8%, it still maintained positive returns amid market volatility, reflecting its risk management capabilities in uncertain environments.
- Portfolio Adjustment: The fund exited its long-time holding in Thryv Holdings (THRY), demonstrating its keen responsiveness to market dynamics and ongoing focus on optimizing its investment portfolio.
- Performance Detractors: PAR Technology Corp. (PAR) was identified as a significant detractor, with shares down approximately 50% for the year, highlighting the substantial impact individual stocks can have on overall investment performance in a high-volatility market.
Analyst Views on PAR
Wall Street analysts forecast PAR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for PAR is 56.40 USD with a low forecast of 42.00 USD and a high forecast of 77.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Analyst Rating
6 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 38.420
Low
42.00
Averages
56.40
High
77.00
Current: 38.420
Low
42.00
Averages
56.40
High
77.00
About PAR
PAR Technology Corporation is a global foodservice technology company engaged in providing omnichannel cloud-based software and hardware solutions to the restaurant industry, including quick service, fast casual, table service, and the retail industry. The Company offers a suite of software and hardware solutions, including point-of-sale, customer engagement and loyalty, digital ordering and delivery, operational intelligence, payment processing, hardware, and related technologies, solutions, and services. Its subscription services are grouped into two product lines: Engagement Cloud, which includes Punchh and PAR Retail products and services for customer loyalty and engagement, Plexure for international customer loyalty and engagement, and PAR Ordering for omnichannel digital ordering and delivery; and Operator Cloud, which includes PAR POS and TASK for front-of-house, PAR Pay for payments, and PAR OPS (Delaget and Data Central) for back-of-house.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
