Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) was in 131 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the third quarter of 2014. According to hedge fund tracking website Insider Monkey, Citigroup investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund sentiment lately. Bill Ackman dumped Citigroup long time ago in favor of P&G but this didn’t stop other hedge funds from making Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) their third most popular stock. Only Apple and Google are more popular than Citigroup. If you’d ask most shareholders, hedge funds are perceived as unimportant, outdated investment vehicles of the past. While there are greater than 8000 funds…
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Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) investors should pay attention to an increase in hedge fund interest of late. According to hedge fund tracking site Insider Monkey GOOGL was in 136 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the third quarter of 2014. There were 131 hedge funds in their database with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) holdings at the end of the previous quarter. To most investors, hedge funds are viewed as underperforming, old financial vehicles of the past. While there are more than 8000 funds trading today, Experts at Insider Monkey choose to focus on the crème de la crème of this elite club,…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still the most popular stocks among hedge funds. According to a recent report by hedge fund tracking site Insider Monkey, more than one out of 5 hedge funds are invested in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). At the moment there are many metrics stock traders use to value publicly traded companies. Some of the most under-the-radar metrics are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment. Hedge fund experts at Insider Monkey have shown that, historically, those who follow the best picks of the best investment managers can outperform the market by a significant amount (see just how much). With all…
What are the top online marketing trends for 2014? Over the past few years, online marketing has emerged as a vital technique for ensuring business success and promoting company sustainability. Nonetheless, like many other aspects of entrepreneurship, online marketing is an ever evolving field. Following, we would like to present you with a list we have compiled of the top 6 online marketing trends for 2014. If you’re looking for the best way to promote your business in the year to come, then this is the list for you. Also don’t forget to check out this list of 12 most profitable small businesses. …
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) and several other tech momentum names are getting slammed today. LinkedIn is down 5%. Losses in Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) reached 8% and losses in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) exceeded 3%. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) lost more than 4%. One of last month’s hot stocks, FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE) is down more than 6%. Hedge fund favorites Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE:RAX) and SunEdison Inc (NYSE:SUNE) are down more 4%. This may be a little bit of a stretch but at least some of the decline in momentum tech names may be because of…
International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) insider Thomas Kadien just sold 22,000 shares at a price of $47.79 per share. The total value of this transaction is more than $1 million. Thomas Kadien still owns nearly 40000 shares; this means he dumped more than 35% of his holdings yesterday. This is his first sale transaction in over a year. He is a smart insider though. Three years ago he purchased 1000 shares of Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) at $81.52. The stock trades at $205 today. International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) returned less than 3% over the past 12 months. It is a safe dividend…
Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (NYSE:HST) insider Elizabeth Abdoo sold 50000 shares at an average price of $22.17 on Wednesday. This isn’t her first million dollar sale. Back in March she also sold 50,000 shares at $20.25 per share. Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (NYSE:HST) hasn’t seen any insider purchases since 2009 when they were snapping up shares at around $3 per share. This tells us that the company is granting too many options/shares to their executives and they are diversifying their holdings. Insider sales are usually not bearish signals. However, Elizabeth Abdoo sold more than she recently acquired. She…
Cleantech Solutions International Inc (NASDAQ:CLNT) CFO Adam Wasserman disclosed a 15000 share award/grant at an average price of $5.35. Wasserman owns 32286 shares after this transaction made on May 23rd. Adam Wasserman sold 4600 shares back in November at prices above $7. The last time an insider purchased shares at Cleantech Solutions International Inc (NASDAQ:CLNT) was 1.5 years ago at prices below $4. It seems like Cleantech insiders know when to buy and sell. The only hedge fund with a position in CLNT was billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel but that was a tiny $88K position.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Larry Robbins loves hospital, insurance and pharma stocks. Minutes ago Glenview Capital disclosed a 8.5% stake in VCA Antech Inc (NASDAQ:WOOF). Glenview held a 1.7% stake in VCA Antech Inc (NASDAQ:WOOF) at the end of March. The fund must have been acquiring shares since then. Ricky Sandler’s Eminence Capital, Jim Simons’ RenTech, and Daniel Och’s OZ Management also held large positions in the stock at the end of March.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still one of the most popular stocks among hedge funds but hedge funds have been losing interest in the stock during the first quarter. Meena Krishnamsetty, the editor of hedge fund tracking website Insider Monkey, tells us that there were 160 hedge funds with bullish Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) at the end of 2013 whereas this number declined to 129 at the end of March. Billionaire David Einhorn cut his stake by 17%, tech hedge fund manager Phillippe Laffont slashed his Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) position by 85% during the first quarter. Other Tiger cub hedge fund managers…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) isn’t one of the top 5 most popular stocks among hedge funds anymore. According to data compiled by hedge fund tracking website Insider Monkey, several hedge funds completely sold out their Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) positions. Dan Loeb of Third Point, Rob Citrone of Discovery Capital, Robert Pitts of Steadfast Capital, John Armitage of Egerton, and Howard Guberman of Gruss Asset Management completely dumped their Apple shares. Mike Masters had nearly $400 million and John Wu had $168 million in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) call options at the end of December. Those are gone too. According to Insider Monkey, there were 160 hedge funds with…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s earnings call transcript for Q1 2014 is presented below. Daniel Benton, Philippe Laffont, and John Griffin are among hedge fund managers with large Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) positions. Here is Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s complete earnings conference call transcript for Q1 2014: Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) Q1 2014 Financial Results Q&A call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. I would now like to turn the call over to your host Jeff Evanson…