Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) was in 11 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. NX investors should pay attention to a decrease in hedge fund interest of late. There were 12 hedge funds in our database with NX positions at the end of the previous quarter.
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Now, let’s take a look at the latest action encompassing Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX).
How are hedge funds trading Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX)?
In preparation for this quarter, a total of 11 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of -8% from the previous quarter. With the smart money’s sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of key hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings substantially.
When looking at the hedgies we track, Royce & Associates, managed by Chuck Royce, holds the biggest position in Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX). Royce & Associates has a $45.9 million position in the stock, comprising 0.1% of its 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Odey Asset Management Group, managed by Crispin Odey, which held a $32.8 million position; the fund has 1.1% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other hedge funds that are bullish include D. E. Shaw’s D E Shaw, Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group and Michael Price’s MFP Investors.
Because Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) has experienced bearish sentiment from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, we can see that there was a specific group of money managers who were dropping their positions entirely at the end of the first quarter. It’s worth mentioning that Jeffrey Gates’s Gates Capital Management cut the biggest stake of the “upper crust” of funds we watch, worth an estimated $22.2 million in stock., and Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson of Adage Capital Management was right behind this move, as the fund cut about $17.8 million worth. These moves are intriguing to say the least, as total hedge fund interest dropped by 1 funds at the end of the first quarter.
How have insiders been trading Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX)?
Bullish insider trading is particularly usable when the company in focus has experienced transactions within the past six months. Over the latest 180-day time frame, Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s also review hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX). These stocks are Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOG), Headwaters Inc (NYSE:HW), Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI), Griffon Corporation (NYSE:GFF), and AAON, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAON). This group of stocks are the members of the general building materials industry and their market caps are closest to NX’s market cap.
