Here is What Hedge Funds Think About Rofin-Sinar Technologies (RSTI)

Is it smart to be bullish on Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI)?

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Now that that’s out of the way, we’re going to study the recent info surrounding Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI).

How have hedgies been trading Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI)?

At Q2’s end, a total of 8 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 14% from the first quarter. With hedgies’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a select group of key hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings significantly.

When using filings from the hedgies we track, Royce & Associates, managed by Chuck Royce, holds the most valuable position in Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI). Royce & Associates has a $51 million position in the stock, comprising 0.2% of its 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Matt McLennan of First Eagle Investment Management, with a $46.5 million position; 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining hedgies that are bullish include Martin Whitman’s Third Avenue Management, Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO Investors and Joel Greenblatt’s Gotham Asset Management.

Consequently, certain bigger names have jumped into Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI) headfirst. Royce & Associates, managed by Chuck Royce, initiated the biggest position in Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI). Royce & Associates had 51 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Matt McLennan’s First Eagle Investment Management also made a $46.5 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new RSTI investors: Martin Whitman’s Third Avenue Management, Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO Investors, and Joel Greenblatt’s Gotham Asset Management.

How are insiders trading Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI)?

Insider buying made by high-level executives is at its handiest when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past 180 days. Over the last half-year time frame, Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).

We’ll check out the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Rofin-Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ:RSTI). These stocks are Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG), Measurement Specialties, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEAS), MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:MTSC), FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), and Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI). This group of stocks are the members of the scientific & technical instruments industry and their market caps resemble RSTI’s market cap.