Is OpenTable Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN) a good buy?
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Now that that’s out of the way, we’re going to study the newest info surrounding OpenTable Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN).
What does the smart money think about OpenTable Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN)?
In preparation for the third quarter, a total of 19 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 27% from the previous quarter. With hedge funds’ sentiment swirling, there exists a select group of notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes meaningfully.
Now, particular hedge funds were leading the bulls’ herd. SAC Capital Advisors, managed by Steven Cohen, created the largest position in OpenTable Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN). SAC Capital Advisors had 54.7 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. John Thaler’s JAT Capital Management also made a $46.8 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The other funds with new positions in the stock are William von Mueffling’s Cantillon Capital Management, Sanford J. Colen’s Apex Capital, and Peter Rathjens, Bruce Clarke and John Campbell’s Arrowstreet Capital.
How are insiders trading OpenTable Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN)?
Bullish insider trading is particularly usable when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last 180-day time frame, OpenTable Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also take a look at the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to OpenTable Inc (NASDAQ:OPEN). These stocks are Bankrate Inc (NYSE:RATE), InterXion Holding NV (NYSE:INXN), Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY), Kayak Software Corp (NASDAQ:KYAK), and Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP). All of these stocks are in the internet information providers industry and their market caps resemble OPEN’s market cap.
