Starboard Adds Shares of Regis
According to a filing with the SEC, Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value now owns 4.2 million shares of Regis Corporation (NYSE:RGS), giving it almost 7% of the total shares outstanding...
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Billionaire Ken Griffin Likes Homebuilder KB Home
Our database of 13F filings shows that at the beginning of October Citadel Investment Group, a large hedge fund managed by billionaire Ken Griffin, owned about 540,000 shares ...
Wiley, SolarCity, and More Stocks With Recent Insider Purchases
We track both insider purchases and insider sales in our insider trading database, but we pay particular attention when we catch insiders buying.
Billionaire David Tepper’s 5 Stock Picks With The Most Upside Potential Including Apple Inc. (AAPL)
The PEG ratio allows investors to consider a stock’s P/E ratio- generally used as the basic value metric- with how fast the company’s earnings are expected to grow in the ...
Hedge Funds and Insiders Are Bullish On Citigroup and More
Consensus insider purchases, statistically, tend to be bullish signs for a stock (read more about studies on insider trading).
Steelhead Partners Buys 12% of Endeavour International
A 13D filed with the SEC has disclosed that Steelhead Partners, a hedge fund managed by Michael Johnston (see his latest stock picks), owns 5.3 million shares of oil and gas exploration...
ADT, WhiteWave, and More Stocks Bought By Hedge Funds
We follow hedge fund activity in 13D and 13G filings so that we can get the most up to date information on how hedge funds are buying large percentage stakes in publicly traded...
Billionaire Ken Griffin Bought Fairchild Semiconductor
At the beginning of October, billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group owned 3.3 million shares of Fairchild Semiconductor International (NYSE:FCS), a $1.9 billion ...
Billionaire Ken Griffin Tries WhiteWave’s Soy Milk
According to a 13G filed with the SEC, Citadel Investment Group owned 1.2 million shares of The WhiteWave Foods Co (NYSE:WWAV), giving it 5.4% of the outstanding shares of the...
An Insider Bought John Wiley
According to a filing with the SEC, Bradford Wiley II, who serves on the Board of Directors at John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE:JW.A), bought 12,000 shares of stock on December 18th...
Is Intuit A Good Stock to Buy?
Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU), a $19 billion market cap software company, offers business and financial management products for a variety of functions.
Dan Loeb’s 5 Stock Picks With The Most Upside Potential Including Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Value investors like to use price-to-earnings multiples as a crude shortcut to determine how a stock’s valuation compares to the company’s earnings.
Billionaire David Einhorn Told You To Buy GM
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is up 8% today on the news that the company will be repurchasing a large number of shares from the Federal Government.
Is Elliott’s Offer to Compuware An Arbitrage Opportunity?
Elliott Management, a large hedge fund founded by Paul Singer in 1977, made an offer to purchase Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) for $11 per share on December 17th.
The Government Is Selling GM, Should You Buy?
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) and the United States Treasury have announced a plan for GM to buy back 200 million shares of stock at a price of $27.50 per share.
A Board Member Clicked “Buy” on ValueClick
On December 13th, David Buzby, a Board member at ValueClick Inc (NASDAQ:VCLK) bought shares of the company’s stock at prices generally between $19 and $19.50.
Hedge Funds Bought Yelp Inc (YELP) and These Other Stocks
13D and 13G filings are useful tools for investors who want to know what stocks have been recently bought by hedge funds.
State Street, General Dynamics, and More: Billionaire Thomas Steyer’s Cheap Stock Picks
Farallon Capital Management is one of the largest hedge funds in the world, with over $20 billion in assets under management at the beginning of 2012.
Jim Cramer and Billionaire David Tepper Like Apple Inc. (AAPL) and More
Last month, Appaloosa Management filed its 13F with the SEC for the third quarter of 2012.
ValueClick, Web.com, and More Stocks Bought By Insiders
Studies show that, statistically, stocks bought by insiders beat the S&P index.
Is Citigroup Inc. (C) Still On The Way Up?
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) closed above $39 per share on December 17th, the first time it had done so since July 2011.
Insiders Bought Retail Properties of America, Should You?
According to a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Kenneth Masick purchased 4,700 shares of Retail Properties of America Inc (NYSE:RPAI) on December 14th at an average price of $11.92 ...
Wal-Mart, DirecTV, and More: Warren Buffett’s Favorite Services Stocks
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway filed its 13F for the third quarter of the year in November, disclosing many of its long equity positions from the end of September.
Bullish Billionaire David Tepper Is Buying AIG, Goodyear, and More High Beta Stocks
In a recent interview on CNBC, David Tepper, who runs hedge fund Appaloosa Management, came off as very bullish on the U.S. stock market.
Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Retail Stocks: Tiffany, Kors, and More
SAC Capital Advisors, managed by billionaire Steve Cohen, filed its 13F for the third quarter of 2012 last month.
Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Cheap Stock Picks: AIG, Halliburton, and More
Billionaire Leon Cooperman headed Goldman Sachs Asset Management before founding Omega Advisors in 1991.
Is Google Inc (GOOG) A Good Stock to Buy?
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s stock price fell in the first half of 2012, to around $560 in late July.
Hedge Funds Bought Brinker, Navistar, and More
When hedge funds or other major investors acquire more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a stock, or make significant changes to their position, they must file fairly quickly...
Ardsley Partners Increases Stake in Saba Software Above 5%
A 13G filed with the SEC has disclosed that Philip Hempleman’s Ardsley Partners owns 1.6 million shares of learning and collaboration software company Saba Software, Inc.
Steelhead Partners Bought More Shares of Gold Reserve
Steelhead Partners reported owning just under 20 million shares of Gold Reserve Inc.
Barrick Gold, Novagold, and More: Jeffrey Vinik’s Favorite Mining Stocks
Jeffrey Vinik first became famous for his success at Fidelity Investments as the head of the Magellan Fund.
Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and More: Billionaire Druckenmiller’s Energy Stock Picks
We have already gone through billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s 13F filing for the third quarter of 2012.
Billionaire Ken Fisher Likes Apple Inc. (AAPL), Cisco, and More Cheap Stocks
“Buy value stocks” is common investment advice, but it’s often difficult to tell whether a low-priced stock is that way because the market doesn’t recognize its potential...
Clorox, Fortune Brands, and More Had Insiders Buy Shares
Sales of stock by insiders can indicate that the insiders are negative about the company’s prospects, but not always; it is rational to diversify, and if an insider already ...
An Insider Bought Health Management Associates
According to a filing with the SEC, a Senior Vice President at Health Management Associates, Inc.
Chimera, NetApp, and More: Billionaire Paul Singer’s New Stock Picks
Paul Singer founded Elliott 35 years ago, and the fund’s success over that time- including as it has increased in size- has made him a billionaire and helped Elliott be one ...
Should You Buy Or Sell the Facebook Inc (FB) Rally?
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) seems determined to claw back to a reasonable performance before 2012 closes.
Ralph Lauren, Gap, and More: Billionaire Stephen Mandel’s Favorite Retail Stocks
Stephen Mandel founded Lone Pine Capital in 1997 after leaving legendary investor Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management.
Insiders Are Going Shopping at Francesca’s
Our database of insider trading filings shows three insiders at Francesca’s Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN) buying the stock on December 12th at prices generally between $23.20 ...
A Board Member Bought Over $200,000 Of Clorox Stock
According to a filing with the SEC, George Harad, a Board member at The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX), bought 2,000 shares of the stock on December 10th at an average price of $75...
Bank of America Likes Ford, Wal-Mart, and More; Billionaires Agree
An equities team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch has issued their recommendations for 10 stocks to buy for 2013- one for each sector of the economy, based on how much upside ...
AIG, Apple Inc. (AAPL), and More: Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Cheap Stock Picks
SAC Capital Advisors may (or may not) be in legal trouble, but billionaire Steve Cohen’s hedge fund is still a major market player whose moves get investors’ attention.
Coliseum Capital Adds To Position In Providence Service
Christopher Shackelton and Adam Gray’s Coliseum Capital Management (see Coliseum's stock picks)has bought an additional 110,000 shares in The Providence Service Corporation (...
Billionaire Ken Griffin Bought Brinker International
A 13G filed with the SEC has disclosed that Citadel Investment Group, which is managed by billionaire Ken Griffin, owns just over 4 million shares of Brinker International, Inc...
Dean Foods, Bruker, and More Stocks With Recent Insider Purchases
Our database of insider trading filings allows us to pick out companies that have seen recent insider purchases- studies show that on average stocks bought by insiders tend to...
An Insider Bought High Yield NuStar GP Holdings LLC
William Greehey, who sits on the Board of Directors at NuStar GP Holdings, LLC (NYSE:NSH), purchased 28,600 shares of the company’s stock on December 7th at an average price...
Dollar Tree, VeriSign, and Other Recent Hedge Fund Buys
We like to track 13D and 13G filings from hedge funds because, while they only discuss how a fund or other notable investor is trading one stock, they are generally very recent...
Halliburton and More: Goldman Says These Stocks Have Upside In 2013
A research team at Goldman Sachs has released a list of stocks which they think have the highest upside when comparing the current price to the team’s price target.
