Signia Capital Management Picked Green Dot (GDOT), Backed by Various Growth Signals

Signia Capital Management, a boutique money management firm, focuses on Small-Micro-Cap and Small Cap Value investing, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Small-Micro Cap Values approach targets high-quality, catalyst-rich firms with expected earnings growth in the next 12-24 months. The Strategy returned 39.28% (gross) and 35.04% (net) for the full year 2025, compared to the Russell Microcap Value’s 23.83% return and the Russell 2000 Value’s 12.59% return. Since inception, the Strategy has delivered 29.42% (net) annualized vs. 16.15% and14.54% returns for the two indexes, respectively. Please review the Strategy’s top five holdings to gain insights into their key selections for 2025.

In its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter, Signia Capital Management highlighted stocks like Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT). Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) is a US-based financial technology and registered bank holding company. On February 11, 2026, Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) stock closed at $11.82 per share. One-month return of Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) was -3.90%, and its shares are up 25.61% over the past twelve months. Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) has a market capitalization of $656.585 million.

Signia Capital Management stated the following regarding Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) in its fourth quarter 2025 investor letter:

"Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT), a fintech company and prepaid card services provider, was a new buy in Q4. We have followed Green Dot for a number of years given our successful investment in competitor The Bancorp (TBBK). We found several aspects of the Green Dot story interesting at this juncture. On March 7th, 2025, GDOT named formed CEO and current Board Chair, Bill Jacobs, Interim CEO. On March 10th, 2025, GDOT announced that it had engaged Citigroup to initiate a review of strategic alternatives. In our experience, an interim CEO combined with a strategic review process frequently signals a company that is “in play” and a likely acquisition target. Encouragingly, Interim CEO Bill Jacobs was able to fortify the GDOT business by renewing a large contract with Wal-Mart which extended the term from 2027 to 2033, removing a large overhang on the stock. Additionally, GDOT was able to beat and raise guidance the last 3 quarters as new business wins were ramping faster than anticipated. From our standpoint, we saw multiple upside paths possible for the stock either through continued fundamental improvement or a potential take-out given the strategic review process. With GDOT shares trading at $12-13 per share and roughly 4x EV/EBITDA we found shares as an attractive set-up.

On November 24, 2025 Green Dot announced a conclusion to its strategic review process and a two-part transaction. Green Dot's non-bank fintech platform would be acquired by private equity firm Smith Ventures with shareholders receiving $8.11 in cash. Additionally, Green Dot's bank holding company, GreenDot Bank, will be acquired by CommerceOne Financial with GDOT shareholders receiving .2215 shares in the new publicly traded CommerceOneBank.

While the GDOT transaction may look more complicated than a straight cash deal, a closer look at the math reveals an undervalued opportunity. As the table below shows, using a conservative P/B range (.75– 2.25x) tangible book for the new GreenDot Bank/CommerceOne Financial provides a valuation range of roughly $4.70- $14 for the stand-alone bank plus $8.11 in cash which provides an overall deal value in the high teens to low20’s."

Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. According to our database, 26 hedge fund portfolios held Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) at the end of the third quarter, the same as in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock.

In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q4 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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