Can Target Keep Beating the Market?
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is up 25% so far in 2012, beating the S&P 500’s gain. Investors believe that a continued weak recovery in the U.S.
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Activist Hedge Fund Takes a 10% Stake in Office Depot
Starboard Value LP, managed by Jeffrey Smith, is estimated to have assets under management in excess of $1 billion, and our records show that the fund has a 13F portfolio worth...
Hedge Fund News: Cliff Asness, John Arnold, David Einhorn
It is the latest in-vogue accessory among hedge-fund managers: a "masked fund." Bridgewater Associates has "ZQPGGAV00000," John Paulson has "Paulson Fund 1" while Cliff Asness...
Hedge Fund News: Steven Cohen, Ray Dalio, Bill Ackman
Hedge-fund manager Paul Singer appears to have fallen short in his effort to pass a state law aimed at bolstering his firm's long-running effort to collect on Argentina's unpaid...
Hedge Fund News: Buffett, Lampert, Klarman, Soros…
Warren Buffett bought oil stocks near the peak of an energy boom, declined to spend $35 million on a growing television station and swapped a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Chase Coleman Raised Stake In TAL Education Group
Tiger Global Management’s Chase Coleman, who was famous for his outstanding 45% return in 2011, boosted his activist stake in TAL Education Group (XRS).
Hedge Funds Gain After First Solar Rises More Than 9%
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) rises 9.60% to $42.49 at 1:07PM EST on Wednesday. One possible cause was a report from Deutsche Bank today.
Top 10 Hedge Funds in 2011
We have been compiling hedge fund returns in 2011 for the past couple of weeks. We gathered returns for more than 60 hedge funds we are tracking.
Steven Cohen Reported 5.7% Passive Stake In Cheniere Energy
Steven Cohen - SAC Capital Advisors disclosed 5.7% passive stake in Cheniere Energy Inc. (LNG) on December 29th.
Insider Trading: Tom Brown Bought More Primus Guaranty
Tom Brown and his Second Curve Capital continued buying Primus Guaranty Ltd (PRSG).
Daniel Gold’s QVT Financial Raised Stake In $OREX
Daniel Gold’s QVT Financial discloses that it now has 5.29 million shares in Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (OREX), corresponding to a 9.82% passive stake.
Hedge Funds Gain After First Solar Rallies
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) rallies today after Bloomberg suggested that the company could be takeover target for GE or Siemens.
Insider Trading: Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital Bought 105 Thousand Shares In Primus Guaranty
Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital continued trading shares in Primus Guaranty Ltd (PRSG).
Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments Disclosed 22.7% Activist Stake In Autozone $AZO
Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments filed 22.7% activist stake in Autozone Inc. (AZO) today, after the firm sold about 422 thousand shares from December 16 to 20.
Hedge Funds Lose Big After United States Steel Corp Dropped 7.62%
United States Steel Corporation (X) dropped $7.62% at 3:28PM EST on Monday following other steel stocks.
Insider Trading: Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital Bought 10 Thousand Shares In $PRS
Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital today reported its insider trading in Primus Guaranty Ltd (PRS).
Carlo Cannell’s Cannell Capital Reduced Its Passive Stake In Standard Register Co
Carlo Cannell’s Cannell Capital today filed 4.9% passive stake in Standard Register Co (SR).
D. E. Shaw Loses Big After InterMune Drops 18%
InterMune Inc. (ITMN) drops 18.64% at 2:05PM EST today.
Dan Loeb’s Third Point Filed 13D After It Sent A Letter To Yahoo
Dan Loeb’s Third Point reported its 5.32% activist stake in Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) on December 13th, after the firm sent a letter to Yahoo’s board of directors.
D. E. Shaw Reportedly in Talks to Buy Large Stake in China’s TEDA
David E. Shaw's $21 billion fund D.E.
Hedge Funds Gain Big After $AVP Rises
Avon Products Inc. (AVP) soars after the company announces it will separate the roles of chairman and CEO in 2012.
These Hedge Funds Lost A Ton Of Money In $FSLR
First Solar Inc. (FSLR) declined nearly 20% after disclosing unexpectedly low sales figures in its FY 2012 guidance.
Hedge Funds Lose Big After $BBY Drops 11%
Best Buy Co. (BBY) lost 11% to $25 at 11:40 AM EST today after the company reported its third quarter earnings.
Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments Reported 23.9% Activist Stake In $AZO
Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments filed 23.9% activist stake in Autozone Inc. (AZO) today. Now ESL Investments has 9.41 million shares in its position.
Peter Kolchinsky’s RA Capital Management Reported Stakes In $DYAX, $POZN, And $SQNM
Peter Kolchinsky’s RA Capital Management reported its passive stake in Dyax Corp (DYAX), Pozen Inc. /NC (POZN), and Sequenom Inc. (SQNM) on December 9th. (more…)
Hedge Funds Earn After Solar Winds Surges 5.92%
SolarWinds, Inc. (SWI) surges 5.92% in trading on Friday. The stock recently shows strong uptrend and has increased by nearly 50% since the end of September.
Clint Coghill’s Coghill Capital Management Reported 9.98% Passive Stake in $GMO
Clint Coghill’s Coghill Capital Management filed SEC 13G earlier today and revealed 9,065,360 shares in General Moly, Inc. (GMO), corresponding to a 9.98% passive stake.
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital Management Filed Positions in $NTCT and $MF
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital Management filed on November 22nd for its stake changes in Netscout Systems Inc. (NTCT) and MF Global Holdings Ltd. (MF).
Larry Robbins’ Glenview Capital Boosted in $URS
Larry Robbins’ Glenview Capital boosted its passive stake in URS Corp (URS) to 5.21%, according to the SEC 13G filing on November 21th.
Insider Trading: Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital And $PRS
Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital reported its insider trading in Primus Guaranty Ltd (PRS) on November 18th.
Insider Trading: Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital Bought More $NTCT
Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital revealed on November 16th that the firm bought 16,175 shares in Netscout Systems Inc. (NTCT).
5 Stocks Jim Cramer Says Buy – $AEP, $AAPL, $DPZ, $FLR, $WIN
Jim Cramer is the host of the wildly popular “Mad Money” show on CNBC.
4 Stocks to Watch – $COG, $AWK, $CEG, $GNRC
What makes a stock worth to watch? It is strong earnings forecasts? A large market cap? Sure, these things can make it interesting but the actual numbers are what matters.
Hedge Funds Lose Big After Ctrip $CTRP Share Prices Fall Over 12%
Ctrip.com (CTRP) share prices fell over 12% on Monday after reporting a disappointing sales outlook for the fourth quarter.
Insider Trading: Tom Brow’s Second Curve Capital Reported for $PRS
Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital reported its insider trading in Primus Guaranty Ltd (PRS) on November 10th.
Mason Hawkins’ Southeastern Asset Management Reports 10.3% Passive Stake in Quicksilver
Mason Hawkins’ Southeastern Asset Management files on November 10th that the firm now takes 17.56 million shares in Quicksilver Resources Inc.
Raging Capital Filed 10.6% Activist Stake in $REXI
Raging Capital filed on November 4th for its 10.6% activist stake in Resource America, Inc. (REXI).
Rehan Jaffer’s H Partners Management Filed Activist Stake in Sealy Corp
Rehan Jaffer’s H Partners Management filed on November 7th for its 14.5% activist stake in Sealy Corp (ZZ).
Insider Trading: Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital Files For $PRS
Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital filed Form 4 for its insider trading in Primus Guaranty Ltd (PRS).
Hedge Funds Make a Bundle After Boston Beer $SAM Grows 14.63% Wed
The Boston Beer Company (SAM) swelled from $86.37 at close on Tuesday to hit $99.01 a share at close on Wednesday.
Insider Trading: HealthCor Management Bought More $EHTH
Arthur B Cohen And Joseph Healey’s HealthCor Management revealed on October 31st that the firm made three insider purchases in eHealth, Inc. (EHTH) after the second quarter.
Insider Trading: Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments sold $AZO and $AN
Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments filed Form 4s on October 26th for its insider sales in Autozone Inc. (AZO) and Autonation Inc. (AN).
Samana Capital Reported 6% Stake in $ONXX
Samana Capital reported 6% passive stake in Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc (ONXX) on October 24th. According to the filing, Samana Capital now possesses 3.84 million shares in ONXX.
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Filed 13D to Discuss Rouse Warrants
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital filed 13D for its 7.7% activist stake in General Growth Properties Inc.
Hedge Funds Lose Big After Netflix $NFLX Share Price Drops 21%
Netflix Inc (NFLX) share prices plummeted over 21% on Monday after the movie rental provider reported that it lost more than 800,000 subscribers in in the third quarter and warned...
Insider Trading: Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments is Selling $AZO
Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments reported its insider sales in Autozone Inc. (AZO) on October 21th.
These Hedge Fund Managers Still Love Obama
President Barack Obama may have his opponents but there are several hedge fund managers that still love him.
Hedge Funds Gain Big After Amlin $AMLN Reports Higher Than Expected
Amlin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) rose 11.13% on Thursday morning after it reported a GAAP loss of 9 cents per share, which was narrower than the 15 cents per share loss estimated...
