What’s a smart Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS) investor to do?
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Thus, we’re going to discuss the recent info about Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS).
What have hedge funds been doing with Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS)?
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 16 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 7% from one quarter earlier. With the smart money’s capital changing hands, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings significantly.
As one would understandably expect, certain bigger names have jumped into Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS) headfirst. Omega Advisors, managed by Leon Cooperman, established the most outsized position in Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS). Omega Advisors had 194.7 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Brian Jackelow’s SAB Capital Management also initiated a $56.8 million position during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new ATLS investors: Remy Trafelet’s Trafelet Capital, Wayne Cooperman’s Cobalt Capital Management, and Matt McLennan’s First Eagle Investment Management.
What do corporate executives and insiders think about Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS)?
Bullish insider trading is best served when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past 180 days. Over the latest six-month time frame, Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also take a look at the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS). These stocks are Inergy, L.P. (NYSE:NRGY), Suburban Propane Partners LP (NYSE:SPH), Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (NYSE:PNY), Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX), and WGL Holdings Inc (NYSE:WGL). This group of stocks are the members of the gas utilities industry and their market caps match ATLS’s market cap.
