If You Own Alphabet (GOOG) Stock, Should You Sell It Now?
If you are looking for the best ideas for your portfolio you may want to consider some of Amana Mutual Funds top stock picks. Amana Mutual Funds, an investment management firm, is bearish on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) stock. In its Q4 2019 investor letter – you can download a copy here – the firm discussed its investment thesis on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) stock. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is a technology company based in California. The stock is down 5.4% since the Amana Mutual Funds pitch in February 2020, which suggests the investment firm was right in its decision.
On February 15, 2020, Amana Mutual Funds had released its Q4 2019 Investor Letter. Amana Mutual Funds said that Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) was a top detractor to its performance in 2019. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) stock negatively impacted the Amana Growth Fund’s return by 0.01% in 2019.
For the quarter ended December 31st, 2019, Amana Growth Fund recorded a return of 8.57%, compared to 9.07% of the S&P 500 Index. This brings its 2019 full-year return to 33.07%, compared to 31.49% of the S&P 500 Index.
Let’s take a look at comments made by Amana Mutual Funds about Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) in the letter.
"Only one of the Fund’s 10 biggest laggards declined in price, which was due to the timing of our sale of Alphabet for reasons concerning company ethics and the potential impact of government intervention in its business. While the latter did not come to pass in 2019, it will certainly be a topic of discussion throughout this presidential election year."
In Q1 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) stock decreased by about 1% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers seem to agree with Alphabet's downside potential. Our calculations showed that Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is ranked #5 among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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