Is Eldorado Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE:EGO) worth your attention right now? Money managers are reducing their bets on the stock. The number of long hedge fund positions stayed the same which is a slightly negative development in our experience
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Keeping this in mind, it’s important to take a gander at the key action surrounding Eldorado Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE:EGO).
What does the smart money think about Eldorado Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE:EGO)?
In preparation for this quarter, a total of 19 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 0% from one quarter earlier. With the smart money’s sentiment swirling, there exists a select group of notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings considerably.
Judging by the fact that Eldorado Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE:EGO) has witnessed bearish sentiment from the aggregate hedge fund industry, it’s easy to see that there were a few money managers that slashed their entire stakes heading into Q2. Interestingly, Sander Gerber’s Hudson Bay Capital Management sold off the biggest position of all the hedgies we watch, totaling close to $0.6 million in stock., and Sander Gerber of Hudson Bay Capital Management was right behind this move, as the fund said goodbye to about $0.4 million worth. These transactions are interesting, as aggregate hedge fund interest stayed the same (this is a bearish signal in our experience).
How have insiders been trading Eldorado Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE:EGO)?
Insider trading activity, especially when it’s bullish, is best served when the company in focus has seen transactions within the past six months. Over the latest six-month time frame, Eldorado Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE:EGO) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s also examine hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to Eldorado Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE:EGO). These stocks are Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE:GFI), Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:GOLD), Franco-Nevada Corporation (NYSE:FNV), Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA (ADR) (NYSE:BVN), and Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (USA) (NYSE:AEM). This group of stocks are in the gold industry and their market caps match EGO’s market cap.
