What’s a smart AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP) investor to do?
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Furthermore, it’s important to examine the latest info surrounding AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP).
Hedge fund activity in AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP)
At Q2’s end, a total of 3 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of -50% from the first quarter. With the smart money’s positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a few key hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings substantially.
Since AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP) has witnessed dropping sentiment from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, logic holds that there exists a select few hedge funds who were dropping their entire stakes heading into Q2. Intriguingly, Scott Sinclair and Laurence Chang’s Cascabel Management sold off the largest stake of the 450+ funds we key on, totaling close to $2.8 million in stock, and D. E. Shaw of D E Shaw was right behind this move, as the fund cut about $0.5 million worth. These moves are interesting, as total hedge fund interest dropped by 3 funds heading into Q2.
What have insiders been doing with AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP)?
Legal insider trading, particularly when it’s bullish, is at its handiest when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past six months. Over the last half-year time frame, AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP) has seen zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also examine the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP). These stocks are Proofpoint Inc (NASDAQ:PFPT), E2open Inc (NASDAQ:EOPN), Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL), SciQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQI), and Bazaarvoice Inc (NASDAQ:BV). This group of stocks are in the application software industry and their market caps resemble AMAP’s market cap.
