What Do Hedge Funds Think of Owens Realty Mortgage Inc (ORM)?

We will take a look at Rightside Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NAME), Dipexium Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DPRX), Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESIO), and Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ). This group of stocks’ market values are closest to ORM’s market value.

As you can see these stocks had an average of 7.25 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $23 million. That figure was $15 million in ORM’s case. Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESIO) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ) is the least popular one with only 4 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks Owens Realty Mortgage Inc (NYSEMKT:ORM) is even less popular than DQ. Considering that hedge funds aren’t fond of this stock in relation to other companies analyzed in this article, it may be a good idea to analyze it in detail and understand why the smart money isn’t behind this stock. This isn’t necessarily bad news. Although it is possible that hedge funds may think the stock is overpriced and view the stock as a short candidate, they may not be very familiar with the bullish thesis. In either case more research is warranted.