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Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) was in 35 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of September. COG has seen a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money lately. There were 36 hedge funds in our database with COG holdings at the end of the previous quarter. At the end of this article we will also compare COG to other stocks including Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (USA) (NYSE:AEM), Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE:PFG), and Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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With all of this in mind, we’re going to take a look at the latest action surrounding Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG).
What have hedge funds been doing with Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG)?
At Q3’s end, a total of 35 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, a change of -3% from one quarter earlier. With the smart money’s capital changing hands, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes considerably (or already accumulated large positions).
According to Insider Monkey’s hedge fund database, Viking Global, managed by Andreas Halvorsen, holds the biggest position in Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG). Viking Global has a $928.8 million position in the stock, comprising 4% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Stelliam Investment Management, managed by Ross Margolies, which holds a $142.5 million position; 4.8% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining peers that are bullish encompass Zach Schreiber’s Point State Capital, Robert Pitts’ Steadfast Capital Management and Kamyar Khajavi’s MIK Capital.
