Is Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R) the right pick for your portfolio? Investors who are in the know are taking a pessimistic view. The number of long hedge fund bets dropped by 1 lately.
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Keeping this in mind, we’re going to take a glance at the key action regarding Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R).
What does the smart money think about Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R)?
At the end of the fourth quarter, a total of 14 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of -7% from one quarter earlier. With hedge funds’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of key hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings meaningfully.
Of the funds we track, David Dreman’s Dreman Value Management had the biggest position in Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R), worth close to $35.3 million, accounting for 1% of its total 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by AQR Capital Management, managed by Cliff Asness, which held a $15.3 million position; 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining hedge funds with similar optimism include Robert Bishop’s Impala Asset Management, David Keidan’s Buckingham Capital Management and Israel Englander’s Millennium Management.
Due to the fact that Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R) has faced bearish sentiment from hedge fund managers, we can see that there is a sect of funds who were dropping their entire stakes in Q4. It’s worth mentioning that Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors said goodbye to the largest position of all the hedgies we watch, comprising about $7.8 million in call options, and Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies was right behind this move, as the fund dumped about $7.4 million worth. These bearish behaviors are interesting, as aggregate hedge fund interest fell by 1 funds in Q4.
What have insiders been doing with Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R)?
Insider trading activity, especially when it’s bullish, is most useful when the primary stock in question has seen transactions within the past six months. Over the last 180-day time frame, Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and 8 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s check out hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R). These stocks are GATX Corporation (NYSE:GMT), AMERCO (NASDAQ:UHAL), Air Lease Corp (NYSE:AL) and Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR). This group of stocks are in the rental & leasing services industry and their market caps resemble R’s market cap.
