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 Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN). Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) offers consultancy and managed services. The one-month return of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) was 4.63%, and its shares gained 68.89% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On May 15, 2025, Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) stock closed at $148.05 per share with a market capitalization of $2.55 billion.
Aristotle Capital Small Cap Equity Strategy stated the following regarding Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) in its Q1 2025 investor letter:
“Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN), a specialty consulting company that provides financial, operational, and digital consulting services to health care, education and commercial clients, appreciated after delivering strong results highlighted by continued momentum within the company’s health care and commercial segments, more than offsetting the education segment. We maintain our investment, as we believe the company remains well-positioned to capitalize on a demand backdrop aided by financial and operational pressures in its largest end-markets, along with secular tailwinds supporting digital transformation, analytics and cloud consulting.”
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Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 26 hedge fund portfolios held Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) at the end of the fourth quarter which was 21 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) 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 Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HURN) and shared the list of best consulting stocks to buy according to hedge funds. 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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