What Do Hedge Funds Think of Newpark Resources Inc (NR)?

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Newpark Resources Inc (NYSE:NR) was in 12 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of September. NR has experienced a decrease in hedge fund sentiment in recent months. There were 14 hedge funds in our database with NR holdings at the end of the previous quarter. At the end of this article we will also compare NR to other stocks including BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:BBEP), Medley Capital Corp (NYSE:MCC), and Centrue Financial Corp (NASDAQ:CFCB) to get a better sense of its popularity.

With all of this in mind, let’s take a gander at the latest action encompassing Newpark Resources Inc (NYSE:NR).

How have hedgies been trading Newpark Resources Inc (NYSE:NR)?

Heading into Q4, a total of 12 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, a change of -14% from the second quarter. With the smart money’s capital changing hands, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes significantly (or already accumulated large positions).

Of the funds tracked by Insider Monkey, Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates has the most valuable position in Newpark Resources Inc (NYSE:NR), worth close to $10.2 million, comprising 0.1% of its total 13F portfolio. The second most bullish fund manager is Renaissance Technologies, led by Jim Simons, holding a $5 million position; less than 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining peers that hold long positions encompass Israel Englander’s Millennium Management, John Overdeck and David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors and Cliff Asness’s AQR Capital Management.