Should energy focused investors take a chance on Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU)?
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Furthermore, let’s analyze the newest info surrounding Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU).
How have hedgies been trading Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU)?
Heading into Q3, a total of 33 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of 3% from one quarter earlier. With hedgies’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a select group of key hedge fund managers who were upping their holdings significantly.
Consequently, specific money managers were breaking ground themselves. Berkshire Hathaway, managed by Warren Buffett, assembled the biggest position in Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU). Berkshire Hathaway had 524 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors also made a $163.2 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The other funds with new positions in the stock are Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group, Daniel Bubis’s Tetrem Capital Management, and Brian Ashford-Russell and Tim Woolley’s Polar Capital.
What have insiders been doing with Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU)?
Insider buying made by high-level executives is particularly usable when the company in focus has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the latest six-month time frame, Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU) has experienced 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 Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU). These stocks are Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA), EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG), Canadian Natural Resource Ltd (USA) (NYSE:CNQ), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD), and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC). All of these stocks are in the independent oil & gas industry and their market caps resemble SU’s market cap.
| Company Name | # of Hedge Funds | # of Insiders Buying | # of Insiders Selling |
| Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) | 44 | 5 | 1 |
| EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) | 48 | 0 | 8 |
| Canadian Natural Resource Ltd (USA) (NYSE:CNQ) | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) | 65 | 0 | 2 |
Using the returns shown by Insider Monkey’s studies, average investors should always watch hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU) shareholders fit into this picture quite nicely.
