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Another fund hits the exit ramp
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. took a machete to its Flutter Entertainment stake, cutting it by 74.5% in its latest 13F filing. That left the firm with 5,491 shares valued at roughly $1.18 million.
For a stock like Flutter, that kind of move is less about one fund having a bad hair day and more about the ongoing tug-of-war around the name. Investors are trying to figure out whether Flutter is still a growth machine or just a very expensive way to bet on a very complicated industry.
The backdrop: good growth, messy headlines
The filing lands against a pretty noisy backdrop:
- Flutter said quarterly revenue jumped 24.9% year over year
- It still missed on both EPS and revenue versus estimates
- The board also authorized a $250 million share repurchase plan
So you’ve got a company that’s still growing fast, but not cleanly enough to make everyone feel warm and fuzzy.
Why you should care
Institutional selling doesn’t automatically mean trouble, but it can be a signal that some big money thinks the easy upside is gone. At the same time, other funds have been piling in and analysts still sit at a “Moderate Buy,” which makes Flutter look like one of those stocks where everybody’s opinion comes with a spreadsheet and a side-eye.
Big picture: Flutter is still growing, still buying back stock, and still attracting a crowd — but the crowd is definitely not singing in unison.