Is Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK) ready to raly soon? Money managers are getting less bullish. The number of long hedge fund positions dropped by 1 recently.
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With these “truths” under our belt, it’s important to take a gander at the latest action regarding Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK).
Hedge fund activity in Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK)
In preparation for this year, a total of 17 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of -6% from the third quarter. With hedgies’ capital changing hands, there exists a select group of key hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes substantially.
When looking at the hedgies we track, Dorsal Capital Management, managed by Ryan Frick and Oliver Evans, holds the most valuable position in Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK). Dorsal Capital Management has a $37 million position in the stock, comprising 4.9% of its 13F portfolio. On Dorsal Capital Management’s heels is Adage Capital Management, managed by Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson, which held a $33 million position; the fund has 0.1% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Other peers that hold long positions include Donald Chiboucis’s Columbus Circle Investors, Clint Carlson’s Carlson Capital and Drew Cupps’s Cupps Capital Management.
Because Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK) has faced a declination in interest from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, we can see that there is a sect of money managers who were dropping their entire stakes heading into 2013. At the top of the heap, Robert B. Gillam’s McKinley Capital Management dropped the biggest stake of the 450+ funds we track, valued at close to $2 million in stock., and John Overdeck and David Siegel of Two Sigma Advisors was right behind this move, as the fund sold off about $1 million worth. These transactions are important to note, as total hedge fund interest dropped by 1 funds heading into 2013.
What have insiders been doing with Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK)?
Insider trading activity, especially when it’s bullish, is best served when the company in focus has seen transactions within the past half-year. Over the latest six-month time period, Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK) has experienced zero unique insiders purchasing, and 6 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the results shown by the aforementioned studies, retail investors must always monitor hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTEK) applies perfectly to this mantra.
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