Carillon Tower Advisers, an investment management company, released its “Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund” third quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Mid-cap stocks experienced a notable improvement in the third quarter after incurring losses in the second quarter. The Russell Midcap Growth Index (up 6.54%) underperformed the Russell Midcap Value Index (up 10.08%) during the quarter. In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings to determine its best picks for 2024.

Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund highlighted stocks like Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in the third quarter 2024 investor letter. Headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) is a micro contamination control products manufacturing company. The one-month return of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) was 0.22%, and its shares gained 1.32% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On November 21, 2024, Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) stock closed at $105.24 per share with a market capitalization of $15.891 billion.

Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund stated the following regarding Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:

"Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) provides specialty semiconductor materials for the microelectronics industry. Recently, investors have become concerned about the overall semiconductor cycle and how demand for Entegris’s chemicals will fare in a slowing economic environment. We remain confident that the company is in an area of the industry that will continue to grow nicely, even in the event there is a slowdown in the broader semiconductor industry. The company is a key consumable supplier, and as the complexity of producing chips rises, the company’s products are even more critical."

A technician in a specialized cleanroom suit, preparing a microcontamination control pipeline.

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 42 hedge fund portfolios held Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) at the end of the third quarter which was 37 in the previous quarter. Entegris, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ENTG) third quarter sales were $808 million, down 9% year-over-year and 1% sequentially. While we acknowledge the potential of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) 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.

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