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Thus, let’s examine the latest info for Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA).
What have hedge funds been doing with Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA)?
Heading into Q3, a total of 30 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of 11% from the first quarter. With hedge funds’ capital changing hands, there exists a select group of notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes substantially.
As aggregate interest spiked, particular hedge funds have jumped into Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA) headfirst. Cadian Capital, managed by Eric Bannasch, established the most valuable position in Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA). Cadian Capital had 97.6 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Matt Sirovich and Jeremy Mindich’s Scopia Capital also initiated a $95.6 million position during the quarter. The other funds with new positions in the stock are John Lykouretzos’s Hoplite Capital Management, Panayotis Sparaggis’s Alkeon Capital Management, and Christopher Medlock James’s Partner Fund Management.
What do corporate executives and insiders think about Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA)?
Bullish insider trading is best served when the primary stock in question has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the last 180-day time period, Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and 7 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also review the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA). These stocks are Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE:TSS), Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AZPN), Tibco Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX), Solera Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLH), and Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:JKHY). All of these stocks are in the business software & services industry and their market caps match INFA’s market cap.
