Is Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOU) worth your attention right now? The smart money is turning bullish. The number of bullish hedge fund bets advanced by 10 recently.
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Consequently, we’re going to take a gander at the recent action regarding Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOU).
How have hedgies been trading Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOU)?
Heading into 2013, a total of 16 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 167% from the third quarter. With hedgies’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of key hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings substantially.
When looking at the hedgies we track, Brett Barakett’s Tremblant Capital had the largest position in Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOU), worth close to $32 million, comprising 1.5% of its total 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by First Eagle Investment Management, managed by Jean-Marie Eveillard, which held a $12 million position; the fund has 0% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Other peers that hold long positions include Robert Emil Zoellner’s Alpine Associates, Clint Carlson’s Carlson Capital and Sander Gerber’s Hudson Bay Capital Management.
As aggregate interest increased, specific money managers have been driving this bullishness. First Eagle Investment Management, managed by Jean-Marie Eveillard, created the most outsized position in Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOU). First Eagle Investment Management had 12 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Robert Emil Zoellner’s Alpine Associates also made a $9 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new CBOU investors: Clint Carlson’s Carlson Capital, Sander Gerber’s Hudson Bay Capital Management, and Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO Investors.
How are insiders trading Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOU)?
Insider buying is most useful when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past six months. Over the last 180-day time frame, Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOU) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the results exhibited by Insider Monkey’s time-tested strategies, everyday investors must always watch hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOU) is an important part of this process.
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