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Equally as key, bullish insider trading activity is another way to analyze the financial markets. Just as you’d expect, there are lots of stimuli for an insider to drop shares of his or her company, but only one, very clear reason why they would buy. Many academic studies have demonstrated the valuable potential of this strategy if shareholders know where to look (learn more here).
Furthermore, it’s important to examine the recent info about Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED).
How are hedge funds trading Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED)?
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 9 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of 13% from the previous quarter. With hedge funds’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a select group of key hedge fund managers who were upping their stakes substantially.
Consequently, particular hedge funds were leading the bulls’ herd. Adage Capital Management, managed by Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson, established the biggest position in Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED). Adage Capital Management had 9.8 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Stephen DuBois’s Camber Capital Management also initiated a $9.3 million position during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new AMED investors: Cliff Asness’s AQR Capital Management, James E. Flynn’s Deerfield Management, and Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group.
How are insiders trading Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED)?
Insider buying is particularly usable when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past 180 days. Over the latest half-year time frame, Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) has experienced 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 Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED). These stocks are Chemed Corporation (NYSE:CHE), Addus Homecare Corporation (NASDAQ:ADUS), Almost Family, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFAM), LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG), and Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:GTIV). All of these stocks are in the home health care industry and their market caps are closest to AMED’s market cap.
