hareThe 700+ hedge funds and money managers tracked by Insider Monkey have already compiled and submitted their 13F filings for the second quarter, which unveil their equity positions as of September 30. We went through these filings, fixed typos, and other more significant errors and identified the changes in hedge fund positions. Our extensive review of these public filings is finally over, so this article is set to reveal the smart money sentiment towards Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS).
Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) was in 25 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2018. SWKS shareholders have witnessed a decrease in hedge fund sentiment of late. There were 27 hedge funds in our database with SWKS holdings at the end of the previous quarter. Our calculations also showed that SWKS isn’t among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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Skyworks Solutions shares fell by 16% in November, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, after the organization announced financial final quarter profit results. Mounting fears with respect to interest for Apple’s freshest iPhones compounded the company’s issues.
Income in the final quarter hit a record $1 billion, bringing non-GAAP profit per share to $1.94. Non-GAAP gross margin extended 30 points focuses on a consecutive premise and came in at 51.2% for the quarter. Monetary 2018 income rose 6% to $3.9 billion, as Skyworks keeps on taking a chance at 5G remote advances.
We’re going to review the key hedge fund action regarding Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS).
What have hedge funds been doing with Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS)?
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 25 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, a change of -7% from the previous quarter. On the other hand, there were a total of 28 hedge funds with a bullish position in SWKS at the beginning of this year. So, let’s examine which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
Of the funds tracked by Insider Monkey, AQR Capital Management, managed by Cliff Asness, holds the biggest position in Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS). AQR Capital Management has a $698.3 million position in the stock, comprising 0.7% of its 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Anand Parekh of Alyeska Investment Group, with a $103.2 million position; the fund has 1.2% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Other members of the smart money that hold long positions comprise Kerr Neilson’s Platinum Asset Management, and Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group.
Because Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) has faced declining sentiment from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, logic holds that there lies a certain “tier” of money managers that elected to cut their positions entirely last quarter. At the top of the heap, Joel Greenblatt’s Gotham Asset Management sold off the largest investment of all the hedgies watched by Insider Monkey, totaling close to $17.2 million in stock. Paul Marshall and Ian Wace’s fund, Marshall Wace LLP, also sold off its stock, about $12.2 million worth. These bearish behaviors are interesting, as aggregate hedge fund interest was cut by 2 funds last quarter.
Let’s now review hedge fund activity in other stocks – not necessarily in the same industry as Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) but similarly valued. These stocks are Smith & Nephew plc (NYSE:SNN), CGI Group Inc. (NYSE:GIB), Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM), and Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN). This group of stocks’ market values are closest to SWKS’s market value.
| Ticker | No of HFs with positions | Total Value of HF Positions (x1000) | Change in HF Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNN | 9 | 307918 | 2 |
| GIB | 15 | 305867 | 4 |
| NEM | 26 | 447709 | -2 |
| BEN | 29 | 878291 | -4 |
| Average | 19.75 | 484946 | 0 |
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As you can see these stocks had an average of 19.75 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $485 million. That figure was $1.04 billion in SWKS’s case. Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Smith & Nephew plc (NYSE:SNN) is the least popular one with only 9 bullish hedge fund positions. Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) is not the most popular stock in this group but hedge fund interest is still above average. This is a slightly positive signal but we’d rather spend our time researching stocks that hedge funds are piling on. In this regard BEN might be a better candidate to consider a long position.
Disclosure: None. This article was originally published at Insider Monkey.
