LogMeIn Inc (LOGM): Two Mega-Metrics To Keep An Eye On

LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM) was in 12 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012. LOGM has experienced a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money recently. There were 13 hedge funds in our database with LOGM positions at the end of the previous quarter.

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Now, let’s take a peek at the latest action regarding LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM).

Hedge fund activity in LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM)

Heading into 2013, a total of 12 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of -8% from the previous quarter. With the smart money’s positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of key hedge fund managers who were upping their holdings meaningfully.

When looking at the hedgies we track, Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital had the largest position in LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM), worth close to $68.9 million, comprising 2.2% of its total 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is D E Shaw, managed by D. E. Shaw, which held a $15.6 million position; the fund has less than 0.1%% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other hedge funds with similar optimism include Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors, Joseph A. Jolson’s Harvest Capital Strategies and George Soros’s Soros Fund Management.

Seeing as LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM) has experienced falling interest from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, logic holds that there exists a select few hedgies that elected to cut their positions entirely heading into 2013. It’s worth mentioning that Scott Burney’s Bluefin Investment Management said goodbye to the largest investment of all the hedgies we watch, totaling an estimated $7.7 million in stock., and Peter Rathjens, Bruce Clarke and John Campbell of Arrowstreet Capital was right behind this move, as the fund cut about $0.7 million worth. These moves are interesting, as aggregate hedge fund interest dropped by 1 funds heading into 2013.

How are insiders trading LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM)?

Bullish insider trading is best served when the company in focus has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the latest 180-day time period, LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM) has seen 2 unique insiders purchasing, and 1 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).

Let’s check out hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM). These stocks are NQ Mobile Inc (ADR) (NYSE:NQ), Incontact Inc (NASDAQ:SAAS), AutoNavi Holdings Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMAP), Responsys Inc (NASDAQ:MKTG), and E2open Inc (NASDAQ:EOPN). This group of stocks are the members of the application software industry and their market caps resemble LOGM’s market cap.

With the returns demonstrated by the aforementioned research, retail investors must always watch hedge fund and insider trading activity, and LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ:LOGM) shareholders fit into this picture quite nicely.

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