Do Hedge Funds Like Priceline.com Inc (PCLN)?

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After several tireless days we have finished crunching the numbers from the nearly 800 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 December 31. The results of that effort will be put on display in this article, as we share valuable insight into the smart money sentiment towards Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN).

Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) has seen a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money lately. PCLN was in 85 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of December. There were 86 hedge funds in our database with PCLN holdings at the end of the previous quarter. At the end of this article we will also compare PCLN to other stocks including Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), BHP Billiton plc (ADR) (NYSE:BBL), and Simon Property Group, Inc (NYSE:SPG) to get a better sense of its popularity.

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