Should Value Investors Buy Lam Research (LRCX) Stock?
If you are looking for the best ideas for your portfolio you may want to consider some of Greenlight Capital's top stock picks. Greenlight Capital, an investment management firm, was bearish on Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) stock. In its Q4 2019 investor letter – you can download a copy here – the firm discussed its investment thesis on Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) stock. Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) is a semiconductor company. The stock is up 8.1% since the Greenlight Capital's pitch in January 2020, which suggests the investment firm was right in its decision. On a year-to-date basis, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) stock has risen by 15.1%.
On January 21, 2020, Greenlight Capital had released its Q4 2019 Investor Letter. Greenlight Capital expected Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) to report lower earnings due to oversupply but company beat the estimates.
In 2019, the Greenlight Capital Fund recorded a return of 13.8% as compared to 31.5% of the S&P 500 Index.
Let’s take a look at comments made by Greenlight Capital about Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) in the letter.
"We covered an unsuccessful small short in Lam Research. We had expected earnings to disappoint in response to oversupply in semiconductor memory. However, the company won enough new business in China to negate our thesis."
In Q1 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) stock increased by about 4% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don't seem to agree with LRCX's downside potential. Our calculations showed that Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) isn't ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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