Is it smart to be bullish on Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIRE)?
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What’s more, it’s important to analyze the newest info for Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIRE).
How have hedgies been trading Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIRE)?
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 13 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of -35% from the first quarter. With hedge funds’ capital changing hands, there exists a few key hedge fund managers who were upping their holdings meaningfully.
Due to the fact Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIRE) has witnessed dropping sentiment from the top-tier hedge fund industry, logic holds that there is a sect of hedgies who sold off their positions entirely heading into Q2. Interestingly, Dmitry Balyasny’s Balyasny Asset Management sold off the biggest investment of all the hedgies we track, comprising close to $21.5 million in call options., and Wojciech Uzdelewicz of Espalier Global Management was right behind this move, as the fund said goodbye to about $7.4 million worth. These bearish behaviors are interesting, as total hedge fund interest dropped by 7 funds heading into Q2.
What have insiders been doing with Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIRE)?
Insider buying is particularly usable when the company we’re looking at has seen transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last 180-day time period, Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIRE) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also take a look at the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIRE). These stocks are Intralinks Holdings Inc (NYSE:IL), KEYW Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:KEYW), AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASIA), Mantech International Corp (NASDAQ:MANT), and Brady Corp (NYSE:BRC). All of these stocks are in the security software & services industry and their market caps are similar to FIRE’s market cap.
