Is UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL) undervalued? Prominent investors are getting more optimistic. The number of bullish hedge fund bets advanced by 3 lately.
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Keeping this in mind, let’s take a gander at the recent action encompassing UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL).
Hedge fund activity in UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL)
Heading into 2013, a total of 5 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 150% from the third quarter. With hedge funds’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings meaningfully.
Of the funds we track, Whitebox Advisors, managed by Andy Redleaf, holds the largest position in UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL). Whitebox Advisors has a $3.7 million position in the stock, comprising 0.2% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Millennium Management, managed by Israel Englander, which held a $0.8 million position; less than 0.1%% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Remaining peers with similar optimism include Phil Frohlich’s Prescott Group Capital Management, Jim Simons’s Renaissance Technologies and Mark A. Nordlicht’s Platinum Management.
With a general bullishness amongst the heavyweights, specific money managers have jumped into UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL) headfirst. Millennium Management, managed by Israel Englander, established the biggest position in UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL). Millennium Management had 0.8 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Phil Frohlich’s Prescott Group Capital Management also initiated a $0.7 million position during the quarter. The other funds with brand new UNXL positions are Jim Simons’s Renaissance Technologies and Mark A. Nordlicht’s Platinum Management.
What have insiders been doing with UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL)?
Bullish insider trading is at its handiest when the company in question has seen transactions within the past half-year. Over the latest half-year time frame, UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and 7 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s check out hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to UniPixel Inc (NASDAQ:UNXL). These stocks are Vicor Corp (NASDAQ:VICR), Orbotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:ORBK), Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR) (NASDAQ:SIMO), CTS Corporation (NYSE:CTS), and KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM). This group of stocks are the members of the diversified electronics industry and their market caps are closest to UNXL’s market cap.
