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A Board Member Bought Almost $500,000 Worth of Darden
According to a filing with the SEC, William Lewis Jr., who serves on the Board of Directors at Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Hedge Fund Cantillon Capital Management’s Stock Picks for 2013
William von Mueffling founded Cantillon Capital Management in 2003 after a very successful stint at Lazard.
Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s High Upside Potential Picks Include Apple Inc. (AAPL)
One way to estimate a stock’s upside potential- while, to some degree, restricting oneself to fairly reasonable earnings projections- is to use the PEG ratio, which is derived...
Billionaire Ken Fisher’s Latest Stock Picks Include Pfizer and Visa
Fisher Asset Management, which is managed by billionaire investor/author/Forbes columnist Ken Fisher, has released its 13F filing for December 2012, disclosing many of its long...
Is Cisco a Value Stock for 2013?
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)’s impressive financial performance and fairly cheap valuation have made it a popular stock pick for 2013.
Billionaire Dan Loeb Ambushes Ackman On Herbalife Ltd. (HLF)
In December, billionaire Bill Ackman of Pershing Square (check out Ackman's stock picks) gave an exhaustive short presentation on Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF).
Royce & Associates Has Been Buying EnerSys
Royce & Associates now owns 2.7 million shares of EnerSys (NYSE:ENS), according to a recent 13G filed with the SEC.
Wintergreen Advisors’ Top Stock Picks Include Altria Group
It’s supposed to be hard to find good companies with excellent management teams selling at cheap prices, and David Winters of Wintergreen Advisors has a history of dealing with...
Michael Price’s Cheap Stock Picks Include Intel (INTC)
Michael Price founded MFP Investors in 1998, two years after selling Heine Securities for $670 million.
Insiders Bought Genuine Parts, FutureFuel, and More
Studies show that on average stocks bought by insiders tend to outperform the broader market (learn more about studies on insider trading).
An Insider Bought Shares of Genuine Parts
John Holder, a Board member at auto parts company Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC), bought 1,000 shares on December 31st at an average price of $63.03 per share.
Hedge Fund Manager Charles Akre’s Top Stock Picks Include Mastercard
Chuck Akre has been managing money through one vehicle or another since 1989. For some time Akre operated the FBR Focus fund before relaunching as the Akre Focus fund in 2009.
Hedge Fund Manager Ricky Sandler’s Top Stock Picks Include Google Inc (GOOG)
Ricky Sandler founded Eminence Capital in 1998, at the age of 30.
J.P. Morgan’s Best Ideas for 2013 Include Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Just in time for the new year, chief U.S. equities strategist at J.P. Morgan Tom Lee appeared on CNBC on December 31st to discuss the firm’s outlook for 2013.
Billionaire Steve Cohen’s High Upside Potential Stock Picks Include Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Billionaire Steve Cohen and his hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors have been in the news recently as the government investigates related hedge funds for suspicious trading activity...
Is Intel Corporation (INTC) a Buy for 2013?
The shift in consumer patterns away from PCs and towards smartphones and tablets has been a big trend in the last few years.
An Insider Bought John Wiley
According to a filing with the SEC, Bradford Wiley II, who serves on the Board of Directors at John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE:JW.A), bought 12,000 shares of stock on December 18th...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Altria Group, Inc. (MO) Among Jim Simons’ Top Defensive Picks
Billionaire Jim Simons and his firm Renaissance Technologies filed its third quarter 13F, where notable investors and hedge funds are required to disclose their quarterly public...
Wal-Mart, DirecTV, and More: Warren Buffett’s Favorite Services Stocks
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway filed its 13F for the third quarter of the year in November, disclosing many of its long equity positions from the end of September.
Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Retail Stocks: Tiffany, Kors, and More
SAC Capital Advisors, managed by billionaire Steve Cohen, filed its 13F for the third quarter of 2012 last month.
Billionaire Ken Fisher Likes Apple Inc. (AAPL), Cisco, and More Cheap Stocks
“Buy value stocks” is common investment advice, but it’s often difficult to tell whether a low-priced stock is that way because the market doesn’t recognize its potential...
Chimera, NetApp, and More: Billionaire Paul Singer’s New Stock Picks
Paul Singer founded Elliott 35 years ago, and the fund’s success over that time- including as it has increased in size- has made him a billionaire and helped Elliott be one ...
A Board Member Bought Over $200,000 Of Clorox Stock
According to a filing with the SEC, George Harad, a Board member at The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX), bought 2,000 shares of the stock on December 10th at an average price of $75...
Dean Foods, Bruker, and More Stocks With Recent Insider Purchases
Our database of insider trading filings allows us to pick out companies that have seen recent insider purchases- studies show that on average stocks bought by insiders tend to...
Ken Fisher & Jim Simons: Two Billionaires Bulking Up On Drugs
Billionaires Ken Fisher and Jim Simons are two of the top names in the money management business.
Ex-CEO of Dean Foods Bought More Shares
Gregg Engles, the former CEO of Dean Foods Company (NYSE:DF), bought 10,000 shares of the company’s stock on December 6th at an average price of $17.25 per share.
Stephen Mandel Is Clearing Out The Local Dollar Tree
Billionaire Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital had not owned any shares of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) at the beginning of July.
An Insider Bought Occidental Petroleum, Should You?
According to a filing with the SEC, Avedick Poladian bought 5,000 shares of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) on December 4th at an average price of $73.43 per share...
Royce & Associates Bought These Three Stocks
Royce & Associates was founded by Chuck Royce in 1972.
Billionaire Steve Cohen Bought Medical Device Stock ArthroCare
SAC Capital Advisors isn’t going to let the current speculation and investigation into insider trading by past employees of the fund interfere with its investing activities.
Chemtura, Loews, and More: Insiders Bought These Stocks Recently
In theory, insiders should be reluctant to buy stock in the company and so give their personal financial situation more exposure to negative surprises.
It’s More Insurance, Energy, and Hotels for This Loews Insider
According to a filing with the SEC, a member of the Board of Directors at Loews Corporation (NYSE:L) purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock on November 29th at an average...
How Did Hedge Funds’ Top Small Cap Picks Do?
Hedge funds spend lots of money hiring bright people to do exhaustive research on a broad universe of stocks- not just the megacaps that dominate financial journalism.
Insiders Bought These Seven Stocks In November
Studies show that, on average, stocks that are bought by insiders tend to outperform the market (read more about studies on insider trading).
Does Research In Motion’s 34% Week Make It A Buy?
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) rose 34% during Thanksgiving week as analysts provided high sales targets for the new BlackBerry, an achievement which would reverse a...
This Hedge Fund Thinks A Turnaround In Coal Is Here
Maybe Dmitry Balyasny’s Balyasny Asset Management expects Santa to have a long naughty list this year, but more likely it expects steel producers like United States Steel Corporation...
Apple Inc (AAPL), Google Inc (GOOG) Among the Stocks RenTech Downsized In Q3
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was just one of the top-name stocks that Renaissance Technologies was dumping during the third quarter.
How Does Microsoft Need To Do Vs. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL)?
It’s a special time of the software cycle for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT): new versions of Windows and Office are set to roll out, and while the company has survived...
Which Hedge Funds Have Been Killed by Apple Inc (AAPL)’s Decline?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a darling of the hedge fund industry. It's no secret.
Don’t Panic Over Low Sales At McDonald’s
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) dipped slightly on higher than normal volume after the restaurant- which had topped our rankings of the most popular restaurant stocks among...
This $26 Billion Stock Has a Beta of Zero
Well, we guess that people buy Cheerios no matter what. General Mills, Inc.
Is It Smart To Stock Up On Gun Stocks?
Sometimes, journalists’ explanations of movements in asset prices are easily mocked: “stocks rise as investors become more confident about Europe” one day, followed the ...
George Soros’ 7 Favorite Dividend Stock Picks
George Soros is the founder and chairman of hedge fund Soros Fund Management LLC.
Can Caterpillar Rebound?
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is down 13% in the last six months, bringing the stock price to a 9% decline for 2012.
Royce & Associates Goes Back To School With Scholastic
According to a 13G filed with the SEC, as of October 31st Royce & Associates, a fund managed by Chuck Royce which tends to invest in smaller-cap value stocks (see stocks that ...
Should You Stock Up on Campbell’s For the Winter?
In our recent analysis of Mead Johnson Nutrition following an insider purchase at that company, we noticed that Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) appeared to be undervalued despite...
Will Buying Pink Slips In Bulk Help UBS?
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is planning to cut 10% of its workforce, but UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) thinks it can do better.
Is Expedia a Buy After Earnings?
Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) popped 15% on October 26th after smoking analyst expectations for revenue and for earnings per share in the third quarter of the year.
How Does Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Look As Surface Launches?
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s first fiscal quarter, which ended in September was considerably worse than the first fiscal quarter of last year.
