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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Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. | “Packaging company Clearwater Paper was a detractor for the year. We bought shares of Clearwater in April. The stock has since sold off as the already weak solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard market showed few signs of improving. The market has been depressed and below mid-cycle due to oversupply problems that were exacerbated by a competitor conversion earlier this year. Clearwater continues to operate well what it can control, as evidenced by meeting synergy targets from a large and opportunistic acquisition completed last year. The clearest way the oversupply problem will be fixed is through capacity closures, but help is also coming in the form of tariffs on competing European capacity, as well as a weaker dollar that makes these imports less appealing. Management has a strong capital allocation track record and recently decided to focus on share repurchase after running an analysis on a high return but time-consuming project. We agree with this decision as the business trades at a low single-digit multiple of growing mid-cycle FCF. BSD Analysis: Clearwater is a private-label tissue and paperboard producer operating in a category defined by necessity, not discretion. Demand is steady, pricing power is improving, and cost volatility is finally easing. The business benefits when consumers trade down from premium brands. Operational improvements and asset rationalization are lifting margins off depressed levels. Investors overlook Clearwater because paper sounds boring and cyclical. But essential products with improved discipline tend to re-rate quietly. This is unsexy stability with upside.” | BULL | Q4 2025 Jan 1, 2026 | View Pitch |
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