RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI) was in 5 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012. RTI investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund sentiment of late. There were 3 hedge funds in our database with RTI holdings at the end of the previous quarter.
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With all of this in mind, it’s important to take a glance at the recent action encompassing RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI).
How are hedge funds trading RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI)?
At year’s end, a total of 5 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of 67% from the third quarter. With hedge funds’ capital changing hands, there exists a few key hedge fund managers who were upping their stakes significantly.
When looking at the hedgies we track, Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates had the largest position in RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI), worth close to $20.2 million, accounting for 0.1% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is D E Shaw, managed by D. E. Shaw, which held a $8.6 million position; the fund has less than 0.1%% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Remaining hedgies that hold long positions include Richard Driehaus’s Driehaus Capital, Cliff Asness’s AQR Capital Management and Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group.
With a general bullishness amongst the heavyweights, specific money managers were breaking ground themselves. Driehaus Capital, managed by Richard Driehaus, assembled the most valuable position in RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI). Driehaus Capital had 0.8 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Cliff Asness’s AQR Capital Management also made a $0.3 million investment in the stock during the quarter.
What do corporate executives and insiders think about RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI)?
Insider buying is best served when the primary stock in question has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the last half-year time frame, RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI) has seen 1 unique insiders purchasing, and 5 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s also take a look at hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE:RTI). These stocks are Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT), Newport Corporation (NASDAQ:NEWP), Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc (NYSE:WAIR), Susser Petroleum Partners LP (NYSE:SUSP), and DXP Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ:DXPE). This group of stocks are the members of the industrial equipment wholesale industry and their market caps resemble RTI’s market cap.
