Is Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO) the right investment to pursue these days? The best stock pickers are in an optimistic mood. The number of long hedge fund positions improved by 4 lately.
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Keeping this in mind, we’re going to take a peek at the latest action surrounding Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO).
What have hedge funds been doing with Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO)?
At Q1’s end, a total of 10 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of 67% from one quarter earlier. With hedge funds’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a select group of notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes meaningfully.
As industrywide interest jumped, some big names were leading the bulls’ herd. Millennium Management, managed by Israel Englander, established the biggest position in Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO). Millennium Management had 1.5 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. D. E. Shaw’s D E Shaw also made a $0.9 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The other funds with brand new TZOO positions are John Overdeck and David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors, Glenn Russell Dubin’s Highbridge Capital Management, and Peter Rathjens Bruce Clarke and John Campbell’s Arrowstreet Capital.
How are insiders trading Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO)?
Insider purchases made by high-level executives is at its handiest when the company in focus has experienced transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last 180-day time period, Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and 3 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s check out hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO). These stocks are SouFun Holdings Limited (ADR) (NYSE:SFUN), Move Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE), Global Sources Ltd. (Bermuda) (NASDAQ:GSOL), Bitauto Hldg Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:BITA), and Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN). All of these stocks are in the internet information providers industry and their market caps match TZOO’s market cap.
| Company Name | # of Hedge Funds | # of Insiders Buying | # of Insiders Selling |
| SouFun Holdings Limited (ADR) (NYSE:SFUN) | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Move Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) | 20 | 0 | 9 |
| Global Sources Ltd. (Bermuda) (NASDAQ:GSOL) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bitauto Hldg Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:BITA) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
With the returns exhibited by our studies, everyday investors should always keep an eye on hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ:TZOO) is no exception.
