Is China Lodging Group, Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:HTHT) the right pick for your portfolio? The smart money is getting more optimistic. The number of long hedge fund positions increased by 2 recently.
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Consequently, it’s important to take a peek at the recent action regarding China Lodging Group, Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:HTHT).
Hedge fund activity in China Lodging Group, Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:HTHT)
In preparation for this quarter, a total of 8 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 33% from the first quarter. With the smart money’s positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a select group of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes considerably.
As industrywide interest jumped, key money managers have been driving this bullishness. Chilton Investment Company, managed by Richard Chilton, established the most outsized position in China Lodging Group, Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:HTHT). Chilton Investment Company had 0.8 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. D. E. Shaw’s D E Shaw also made a $0.3 million investment in the stock during the quarter.
How have insiders been trading China Lodging Group, Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:HTHT)?
Insider buying is particularly usable when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past six months. Over the latest six-month time period, China Lodging Group, Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:HTHT) has seen zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s also take a look at hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to China Lodging Group, Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:HTHT). These stocks are Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH), Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (REIT) (NYSE:RHP), 7 DAYS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED(ADR) (NYSE:SVN), Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HMIN), and Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE:OEH). All of these stocks are in the lodging industry and their market caps are closest to HTHT’s market cap.
