Is Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) worth your attention right now? Hedge funds are in an optimistic mood. The number of bullish hedge fund positions increased by 1 lately.
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Keeping this in mind, we’re going to take a gander at the recent action regarding Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI).
What does the smart money think about Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI)?
In preparation for this quarter, a total of 23 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 5% from one quarter earlier. With hedge funds’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a select group of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were upping their holdings substantially.
Of the funds we track, Bronson Point Partners, managed by Larry Foley and Paul Farrell, holds the most valuable position in Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI). Bronson Point Partners has a $36.1 million position in the stock, comprising 2.9% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is North Run Capital, managed by Thomas Ellis and Todd Hammer, which held a $35.9 million position; 4.4% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Remaining hedge funds that are bullish include Curtis Macnguyen’s Ivory Capital (Investment Mgmt), John Burbank’s Passport Capital and Daniel Bubis’s Tetrem Capital Management.
With a general bullishness amongst the heavyweights, key hedge funds were leading the bulls’ herd. North Run Capital, managed by Thomas Ellis and Todd Hammer, assembled the most valuable position in Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI). North Run Capital had 35.9 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Curtis Macnguyen’s Ivory Capital (Investment Mgmt) also initiated a $24.9 million position during the quarter. The other funds with new positions in the stock are Daniel Bubis’s Tetrem Capital Management, Sanford J. Colen’s Apex Capital, and Dmitry Balyasny’s Balyasny Asset Management.
What have insiders been doing with Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI)?
Insider buying is particularly usable when the primary stock in question has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the last 180-day time period, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) has seen zero unique insiders buying, and 2 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s also examine hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI). These stocks are Reliance Steel & Aluminum (NYSE:RS), Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR), Chart Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:GTLS), Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRS), and Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE:VMI). This group of stocks are the members of the metal fabrication industry and their market caps are closest to ATI’s market cap.
