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ClearBridge Small Cap Value Strategy Sold Sterling Check (STER) on an Acquisition News

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management company, released its “ClearBridge Small Cap Value Strategy” first quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The firm focuses on companies with strong balance sheets and attractive cash flows with compelling valuations rather than following market trends. The strategy outperformed the benchmark Russell 2000 Value Index in the first quarter and generated gains across 11 sectors in which it was invested, on an absolute basis. Overall stock selection effects contributed to the performance on a relative basis. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2024.

ClearBridge Small Cap Value Strategy highlighted stocks like Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER), in the first quarter 2024 investor letter. Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER) is a technology-enabled background and identity verification services provider. The one-month return of Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER) was -5.81, and its shares gained 20.00% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On June 18, 2024, Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER) stock closed at $14.76 per share with a market capitalization of $1.444 billion.

ClearBridge Small Cap Value Strategy stated the following regarding Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER) in its first quarter 2024 investor letter:

"We exited our position in Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER), in the industrials sector, which specializes in technology-enabled background and identity verification services. The company announced its intention to be acquired by rival First Advantage and, given the regulatory risks involved and limited likelihood of a competing offer for the company, we elected to sell the position."

An executive shaking hands with a customer as they seal a major Identity Verification Services deal.

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Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 9 hedge fund portfolios held Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER) at the end of the first quarter which was 5 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Sterling Check Corp. (NASDAQ:STER) 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 cheapest AI stock.

In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2024 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.