Polypore Inc. (PPO)

Activist investors like Dan Loeb and Carl Icahn get most of the attention in the financial blogosphere, but there are plenty of lesser-known guys you should know about too.

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been one of the best ways to cash in on the growing demand for electric cars.

Now, according to many traders, hedge funds are seen as useless, old investment tools of a forgotten age.

Now, according to many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be overrated, outdated financial vehicles of a forgotten age.

In the financial world, there are a multitude of methods investors can use to track stocks. Some of the best are hedge fund and insider trading interest.

In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to monitor Mr. Market. A pair of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.

Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE:PPO) has experienced a decrease in hedge fund interest of late.

As technological advances drive society forward at a staggering pace, and as people add an assortment of gizmos and gadgets to their repertoires, there is one component that hasn't kept up.

Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE:HI) was in 12 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. HI has seen a decrease in hedge fund sentiment recently.