Talisman Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:TLM) shareholders have witnessed an increase in support from the world’s most elite money managers lately.
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Consequently, we’re going to take a look at the latest action regarding Talisman Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:TLM).
What have hedge funds been doing with Talisman Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:TLM)?
Heading into 2013, a total of 16 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 7% from the third quarter. With hedge funds’ sentiment swirling, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were upping their stakes meaningfully.
According to our comprehensive database, Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors had the most valuable position in Talisman Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:TLM), worth close to $138 million, comprising 0.7% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Doug Silverman of Senator Investment Group, with a $43 million position; 0.9% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Other peers that hold long positions include Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management and Jeffrey Vinik’s Vinik Asset Management.
As one would reasonably expect, some big names have jumped into Talisman Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:TLM) headfirst. Senator Investment Group, managed by Doug Silverman, assembled the largest position in Talisman Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:TLM). Senator Investment Group had 43 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. SAC Subsidiary’s CR Intrinsic Investors also initiated a $5 million position during the quarter. The other funds with new positions in the stock are Jim Simons’s Renaissance Technologies, Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital, and John Burbank’s Passport Capital.
What do corporate executives and insiders think about Talisman Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:TLM)?
Insider purchases made by high-level executives is particularly usable when the company we’re looking at has seen transactions within the past 180 days. Over the latest half-year time period, Talisman Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:TLM) has seen zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the results demonstrated by the aforementioned time-tested strategies, retail investors must always pay attention to hedge fund and insider trading sentiment, and Talisman Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:TLM) is no exception.
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