Upgrades, Downgrades, & Restructuring, Oh My!: Why Investors Are Buzzing About These 5 Stocks
After three days of advances and new record highs, U.S stocks appear likely to take a breather today.
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Why Investors Are Buzzing About These 5 Stocks Today
The U.S stock market seems to have put Brexit fears behind it, with the main indices setting new record highs today.
Investors Are Buying Up These 5 Stocks Today
U.S stocks are advancing vigorously today, spurred by stellar jobs data out of the country, which showed the largest monthly gain in the last eight months.
Gun Stocks Are on the Rise, While 2 Communications Stocks Are Rallying After Cancelled Merger
U.S stocks have opened higher today, spurred on by a better than expected jobs report.
Here Is Why Investors Are Talking Netflix, Lloyds Banking Group and Others Today
US stocks are falling again today as a sign that investors are not done with their post-Brexit trading just yet.
Billionaires Are Betting on These Five Insurers
Whether times are good or bad, insurance is needed most of the time. Yet stocks of insurance companies tend to fluctuate wildly over time.
Here Is Why Investors Are Talking Auto Stocks, Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) on Friday
US stocks were spurred higher today after better-than-expected manufacturing data.
Banking Stocks Are in the Spotlight after Fed’s Stress Tests
The world's banking giants that also operate in the United States are making headlines today, after the Federal Reserve announced the results of its second round of stress tests...
Five Telecom Services Stocks To Buy Now
U.S stocks started 2016 with a painful correction, with the S&P 500 having fallen by more than 11% during the first six weeks of the year.
Hedge Funds Are Doubling Down On These Five Stocks
Our analysis of the latest round of 13F filings has shown a number of stocks that saw increased interest from hedge fund managers, that more than doubled the value of hedge funds...
Hedge Funds Love These Five Consumer Non-Durables Stocks
The consumer non-durables industry, a branch of the consumer goods sector, includes companies that produce goods that are immediately used by a consumer and have a life span ...
Brian Bares’ Favorite Investment Reads and Favorite Stocks
In a recent interview, Brian Bares shared a list of reading materials he and his team employ in their analysis.
Hedge Funds Are Overweight Packaging Stocks
One of the industries that saw increased interest from elite hedge funds during the first quarter of 2016 was Packaging & Containers.
Billionaire Marc Lasry’s Favorite Stock Picks
Marc Lasry co-founded Avenue Capital in 1995 and has enjoyed great success investing in distressed and undervalued debt and equity.
The Most Popular Penny Stocks in the Energy Sector Among Elite Hedge Funds
The slump in oil prices put a great deal of pressure on a large number of players in the energy market, pushing the stock price of many of them to multi-year lows.
Luminus Management Trying to Light the Way to Big Returns With These Utilities Stocks
Luminus Management is a long/short hedge fund that focuses mainly on power and utility stocks.
Hedge Funds Hated These Tech Stocks in Q1
Like the broader US stock market, technology stocks fell sharply during the first six weeks of 2016. Compared to the S&P500 index, which fell by 9%, the Dow Jones U.S.
How Hedge Funds Traded Marijuana Stocks in Q1
The legalization of marijuana for recreational use in some regions has not only led to the formation of small companies that grow and sell marijuana, but has also given a boost...
Are Hedge Funds Losing Interest in Big Auto-Makers?
Although the automotive industry had been dormant for quite a while, recent trends towards efficiency and safety have prompted a wave of innovation that has intensified the competition...
Five Stocks Capturing a Lot of Attention from Hedge Funds
While the likes of Allergan plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE:AGN) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), constantly make the headlines and especially after the release of the hedge funds...
Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Big New Bets On Netflix (NFLX), ConocoPhillips (COP) Plus Other Top Holdings
Famous for being an avid art collector, Steven Cohen was crowned the Hedge Fund King by the Wall Street Journal in 2006, only to fall out of grace several years later as his ...
Billionaire Jacob Rothschild’s RIT Capital Three New Picks & Two Stocks It Dumped
RIT Capital Partners was founded as Rothschild Investment Trust in 1961 by Jacob Rothschild to manage investments outside of the Rothschild family's banking business in the...
Billionaire John Paulson Boosts Stakes in Endo Pharmaceuticals, Akorn; Plus Top Three New Positions
Famous for his bet against subprime mortgages at the height of the US housing bubble, John Paulson was just another hedge fund manager prior to that.
Billionaire David Shaw’s Fund Boosts Exposure to Yahoo, Allergan & Others
D. E. Shaw & Co. was founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw, who was a pioneer in the field of computational finance.
Caxton Associates Betting on Gold and Consumer Staples Amid Major Portfolio Overhaul
Caxton Associates was founded in 1983 by Bruce Kovner, undoubtedly one of the legends of the investment world.
Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Top Stock Picks Include Microsoft, Intel
Founded in 1973 by Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates is the largest hedge fund in the world, overseeing more than $212 billion worth of assets.
Renaissance Technologies Bullish on PepsiCo (PEP) and Gold Heading Into Q2
Founded in 1982 by James ‘Jim’ Simons, Renaissance Technologies employs quantitative models based on mathematical and statistical analysis to make its stock selections and...
Billionaire Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Cuts Exposure to Tech Stocks amid 22% Drop in Q1
Tiger Global Management was founded in 2001 by Chase Coleman, an understudy of the legendary investor Julian Robertson.
Duquesne Family Office Goes On a Buying Spree
Now that all hedge funds have released their latest 13F filings, Warren Buffett's $1 billion bet on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been the main headline.
Citigroup (C) Supplanted Atop Diamond Hill Capital’s Portfolio in Q1
Founded in 2000 by Ric Dillon, Diamond Hill Capital employs a value investing approach to stock picking and had approximately $18 billion in assets under management at the end...
Edinburgh Partners Likes These Four Tech Stocks, but Dumps Microsoft
One of Scotland's largest investment houses, Edinburgh Partners was founded in 2003 and is currently run by Sandy Nairn, a co-founder of the firm and a veteran of the industry...
Here Is Why These Five Companies Are in Spotlight Today
Although they opened higher today, US stocks did not manage to keep their gains and quickly returned to red territory.
Walt Disney (DIS) Tanks While Electronic Arts (EA) Surges As Latest Earnings Reports Trigger Mixed Reactions
Disappointing earnings have pushed US stocks lower this morning, but the decline did not last long.
Poor First-Quarter Results Push These Five Stocks Lower Today
US stocks are trending higher today, helped by a modest increase in oil prices and a stronger dollar against the Japanese yen.
Buckingham Capital Betting Big on Apparel Stocks for Q2
Founded in 1985, Buckingham Capital Management is a long/short hedge fund run by David Keidan.
No Big Performers for Nelson Peltz in Q1
Famed activist investor Nelson Peltz founded Trian Partners in 2005 and has built it into a financial powerhouse that oversees more than $12 billion in assets under management...
Skylands Capital Trims Top Holdings Heading Into Q2
Based in Milwaukee, Skylands Capital was founded in 2004 by Charles Paquelet, who previously served as principal at Strong Capital Management since 1989.
What World-Class Hedge Funds Think About 5 Morgan Stanley’s Top Growth Stocks Through 2019
With most investors focused on the development of oil prices and the probability of further interest rate increased by the Federal Reserve this year, Morgan Stanley has commissioned...
Sprott Asset Management’s 13F Portfolio Posts 10.77% Gain in Q1
Insider Monkey calculates a fund’s long stock picking skill by looking at the weighted average returns of its long positions in companies with a market cap that exceeds $1 billion...
How Hedge Funds’ Top Healthcare Bets Performed in Q1
Although the biotechnology sector was the most profitable sector in 2015, biotech stocks suffered the same fate as most others during the first quarter, having been hit by a ...
Billionaire George Soros’ Top Long-Term Holdings
One of the largest hedge funds around, Soros Fund Management is a family office that manages approximately $30 billion of George Soros' money.
A Look At Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Top Long-Term Stock Holdings
While investors like Warren Buffett and Carl Icahn make headlines every other day, Ray Dalio shies away from the limelight despite being the manager of the largest hedge fund...
Merger Talks and Earnings Are Pushing These 5 Stocks Higher Today
U.S stocks are trading slightly lower this morning, as investors warily eye lower oil prices and a continued strengthening of the dollar.
Nike Inc (NKE) Down After Earnings Report, Plus 4 Other Tumbling Stocks
With the U.S dollar index up for the fourth consecutive day and oil prices trending lower, U.S stocks are slightly down this morning.
Five Beverage Stocks Hedge Funds Like
The merger between Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (ADR) (NYSE:BUD) and SAB Miller has been the main event in the beverage sector, with the deal expected to be completed in the second...
Five Fast Food Stocks to Buy Now
The introduction of the breakfast menu has cranked up the competition in the fast food business.
What Hedge Funds Think About These 5 Solar Stocks
With SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) having ended 2015 down by more than 60% and Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE) declining by more than 90% (and also earning the title of the worst performing...
Five ADRs To Buy Now
American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a U.S. bank that represents a specified number of shares of a foreign stock that is traded on a U.S.
Five Uranium Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds
With a surge in solar and wind powered energy, one would expect that demand for nuclear reactors to produce electricity.
The Investor Who Challenged Warren Buffett And Got It Right
Being one of the most acclaimed investors of all-time means it rarely happens that someone has the courage to challenge your views on one stock or another.
