Institutional ticker directory tracking stock mentions, long/short ideas, and high-conviction pitches extracted from quarterly hedge fund letters.
| Ticker | Company | Sector | Industry | Pitches | Stance |
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| Fund / Manager | Thesis Excerpt | Stance | Period / Date | Action |
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Palm Harbour Capital Peter Smith | “The fourth detractor was Brightstar Lottery (-9.2%, -28 bps), the Italian-American lottery technology systems provider, which we introduced in our first quarter 2020 letter and updated in our first quarter 2024 letter. As per our November 2025 update, Brightstar Lottery reported positive third quarter results for both sales and EBITDA while also introducing its mid-term outlook of 6% annualised EBITDA growth and improved cash generation over the next three years. Like many mid-term plans, it is skewed towards the later years, as 2026 still has large payments for the Italian lottery renewal. We believe once the market starts to focus on 2027 and normalized free cash flow the shares should re-rate. In December 2025, the company completed its accelerated buyback, acquiring 15.2 million shares (7-8% of outstanding shares) at $16.41 per share. The company intends to continue the buybacks under the broader $500 million program. BSD Analysis: Brightstar Lottery operates in a niche where regulation, licenses, and political relationships matter more than marketing. Lottery systems are sticky once embedded, creating long-duration revenue visibility. Growth is incremental rather than explosive, driven by new contracts and digital ticketing adoption. Margins benefit from software and services mix rather than pure hardware. Regulatory risk is omnipresent but cuts both ways by limiting competition. Cash flow is steady and predictable once contracts are secured. The market rarely gets excited about lottery infrastructure, which is exactly why it can be mispriced. This is a slow, regulated cash machine. Not glamorous, but dependable.” | BULL | Q4 2025 Dec 31, 2025 | View Pitch |
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