Is Time Warner Inc (TWX) A Good Stock To Buy?

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As industrywide interest jumped, specific money managers were leading the bulls’ herd. Corvex Capital, managed by Keith Meister, established a position in Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX). Corvex Capital had $68.8 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Benjamin A. Smith’s Laurion Capital Management also made an $51.6 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new TWX investors: Steven Tananbaum’s GoldenTree Asset Management, Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital, and James Dinan’s York Capital Management.

Let’s go over hedge fund activity in other stocks similar to Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX). These stocks are Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TEF), America Movil SAB de CV (ADR) (NYSE:AMX), Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS), and Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX). This group of stocks’ market valuations are closest to TWX’s market valuation.

Ticker No of HFs with positions Total Value of HF Positions (x1000) Change in HF Position
TEF 5 10456 -1
AMX 12 239063 -2
RBS 6 7977 -7
ESRX 58 3434031 -4

As you can see these stocks had an average of 20.25 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $923 million. That figure was $4321 million in TWX’s case. Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand, Telefonica S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TEF) is the least popular one. In comparison, Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) with 69 bullish hedge fund positions is even more popular than Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX). Further research may indicate that this stock could make for a good addition to your portfolios.

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