Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) was in 15 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of March. TK shareholders have witnessed a decrease in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds lately. There were 16 hedge funds in our database with TK positions at the end of the previous quarter.
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Now, we’re going to take a glance at the key action encompassing Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK).
How have hedgies been trading Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK)?
In preparation for this quarter, a total of 15 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of -6% from the first quarter. With hedgies’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of key hedge fund managers who were upping their stakes substantially.
Since Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) has experienced bearish sentiment from the smart money, it’s safe to say that there was a specific group of money managers that elected to cut their entire stakes last quarter. It’s worth mentioning that Christian Leone’s Luxor Capital Group cut the biggest investment of all the hedgies we key on, worth an estimated $71.2 million in stock.. Kenney Y. Oh’s fund, SeaStone Capital Management, also sold off its stock, about $24.1 million worth. These moves are important to note, as aggregate hedge fund interest dropped by 1 funds last quarter.
How are insiders trading Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK)?
Insider trading activity, especially when it’s bullish, is most useful when the company in focus has seen transactions within the past half-year. Over the latest six-month time frame, Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) has experienced zero unique insiders purchasing, 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 Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK). These stocks are Golar LNG Partners LP (NASDAQ:GMLP), Golar LNG Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:GLNG), Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (NYSE:TGP), Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (NYSE:TOO), and Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW). This group of stocks belong to the shipping industry and their market caps resemble TK’s market cap.
