Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX) has had a bad 2013. Will it get worse?
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Keeping this in mind, let’s discuss the newest info about Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX).
How have hedgies been trading Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX)?
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 63 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of -11% from the first quarter. With hedgies’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a few noteworthy hedge fund managers who were upping their stakes considerably.
According to our 13F database, Coatue Management, managed by Philippe Laffont, holds the biggest position in Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX). Coatue Management has a $849 million position in the stock, comprising 9.4% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Fir Tree, managed by Jeffrey Tannenbaum, which held a $515.9 million position; the fund has 7.1% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Other hedge funds that are bullish include John H. Scully’s SPO Advisory Corp, Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital and Daniel S. Och’s OZ Management.
Since Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX) has experienced bearish sentiment from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, logic holds that there was a specific group of money managers that elected to cut their positions entirely at the end of the second quarter. Interestingly, Dan Loeb’s Third Point said goodbye to the largest position of the “upper crust” of funds we track, worth close to $91.9 million in stock. Michael Karsch’s fund, Karsch Capital Management, also dumped its stock, about $72.6 million worth. These moves are interesting, as aggregate hedge fund interest was cut by 8 funds at the end of the second quarter.
How have insiders been trading Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX)?
Insider buying is most useful when the company in focus has seen transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last half-year time frame, Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and 10 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll check out the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX). These stocks are Net Element Inc (PINK:NETE), The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTI), SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA), NetEase, Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES), and CGI Group Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GIB). This group of stocks are the members of the internet software & services industry and their market caps resemble EQIX’s market cap.
