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What’s more, let’s discuss the recent info about Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CBST).
How are hedge funds trading Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CBST)?
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 24 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 9% from the previous quarter. With the smart money’s sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes considerably.
With a general bullishness amongst the titans, specific money managers have been driving this bullishness. Deerfield Management, managed by James E. Flynn, established the largest call position in Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CBST). Deerfield Management had 72.4 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group also made a $65 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The other funds with new positions in the stock are Arthur B Cohen and Joseph Healey’s Healthcor Management LP, Sean Cullinan’s Point State Capital, and William Leland Edwards’s Palo Alto Investors.
What have insiders been doing with Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CBST)?
Insider buying is at its handiest when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the latest 180-day time frame, Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CBST) has experienced zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also examine the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CBST). These stocks are The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO), Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TARO), Endo Health Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ENDP), Warner Chilcott Plc (NASDAQ:WCRX), and United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR). All of these stocks are in the drug manufacturers – other industry and their market caps match CBST’s market cap.
| Company Name | # of Hedge Funds | # of Insiders Buying | # of Insiders Selling |
| The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TARO) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Endo Health Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ENDP) | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Warner Chilcott Plc (NASDAQ:WCRX) | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Using the results demonstrated by the previously mentioned research, regular investors should always watch hedge fund and insider trading sentiment, and Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CBST) applies perfectly to this mantra.
