After several tireless days we have finished crunching the numbers from the more than 700 13F filings issued by the elite hedge funds and other investment firms that we track at Insider Monkey, which disclosed those firms’ equity portfolios as of September 30. The results of that effort will be put on display in this article, as we share valuable insight into the smart money sentiment towards Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR).
Is Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) a worthy investment right now? Prominent investors are turning bullish. The number of bullish hedge fund positions increased by 2 in recent months. The level and the change in hedge fund popularity aren’t the only variables you need to analyze to decipher hedge funds’ perspectives. A stock may witness a boost in popularity but it may still be less popular than similarly priced stocks. That’s why at the end of this article we will examine companies such as Zafgen Inc (NASDAQ:ZFGN), PharMerica Corporation (NYSE:PMC), and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAWW) to gather more data points.
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With all of this in mind, let’s take a gander at the latest action regarding Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR).
What does the smart money think about Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR)?
Heading into Q4, a total of 19 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, a change of 12% from one quarter earlier. With the smart money’s positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes substantially (or already accumulated large positions).
According to publicly available hedge fund and institutional investor holdings data compiled by Insider Monkey, Ron Gutfleish’s Elm Ridge Capital has the number one position in Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR), worth close to $15.8 million, accounting for 2.3% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Paul Marshall and Ian Wace of Marshall Wace LLP, with a $11 million position; the fund has 0.1% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other members of the smart money that hold long positions encompass Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies, Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates and Israel Englander’s Millennium Management.
