DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI) investors should be aware of an increase in hedge fund sentiment in recent months.
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Consequently, it’s important to take a look at the key action surrounding DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI).
How are hedge funds trading DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI)?
At year’s end, a total of 22 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 10% from the previous quarter. With the smart money’s positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes significantly.
According to our comprehensive database, Christopher Pucillo’s Solus Alternative Asset Management had the most valuable position in DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI), worth close to $45 million, comprising 16.7% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Clovis Capital Management, managed by Scott Scher & Michael Prober, which held a $37 million position; 1.9% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Some other peers that hold long positions include Peter Adam Hochfelder’s Brahman Capital, Jay Petschek and Steven Major’s Corsair Capital Management and Mariko Gordon’s Daruma Asset Management.
As aggregate interest increased, key money managers were leading the bulls’ herd. Daruma Asset Management, managed by Mariko Gordon, initiated the most valuable position in DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI). Daruma Asset Management had 32 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Andrew Sandler’s Sandler Capital Management also initiated a $12 million position during the quarter. The other funds with new positions in the stock are Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson’s Adage Capital Management, Neil Chriss’s Hutchin Hill Capital, and Richard Driehaus’s Driehaus Capital.
How have insiders been trading DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI)?
Bullish insider trading is best served when the company we’re looking at has seen transactions within the past six months. Over the latest 180-day time period, DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and 3 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the results exhibited by our tactics, everyday investors must always monitor hedge fund and insider trading sentiment, and DigitalGlobe Inc (NYSE:DGI) applies perfectly to this mantra.
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