Emcor Group Inc (NYSE:EME) was in 20 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of December. eme has seen an increase in enthusiasm from smart money lately. There were 18 hedge funds in our database with eme positions at the end of the previous quarter.
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Now, it’s important to take a glance at the key action surrounding Emcor Group Inc (NYSE:EME).
How have hedgies been trading Emcor Group Inc (NYSE:EME)?
At the end of the fourth quarter, a total of 20 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 11% from one quarter earlier. With the smart money’s positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes significantly.
According to our comprehensive database, Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates had the biggest position in Emcor Group Inc (NYSE:EME), worth close to $139 million, comprising 0.5% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Adage Capital Management, managed by Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson, which held a $69 million position; the fund has 0.3% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Other hedgies that hold long positions include Martin Whitman’s Third Avenue Management, Cliff Asness’s AQR Capital Management and David Dreman’s Dreman Value Management.
With a general bullishness amongst the heavyweights, key hedge funds have been driving this bullishness. Sandler Capital Management, managed by Andrew Sandler, created the largest position in Emcor Group Inc (NYSE:EME). Sandler Capital Management had 17 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Jeffrey Vinik’s Vinik Asset Management also made a $1 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The only other fund with a brand new eme position is Paul Tudor Jones’s Tudor Investment Corp.
How are insiders trading Emcor Group Inc (NYSE:EME)?
Insider trading activity, especially when it’s bullish, is at its handiest when the primary stock in question has seen transactions within the past half-year. Over the last half-year time frame, Emcor Group Inc (NYSE:EME) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and 11 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the results exhibited by the aforementioned strategies, everyday investors must always watch hedge fund and insider trading sentiment, and Emcor Group Inc (NYSE:EME) is no exception.
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