Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI) was in 11 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. SRI has seen an increase in enthusiasm from smart money of late. There were 8 hedge funds in our database with SRI positions at the end of the previous quarter.
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Now, we’re going to take a look at the key action encompassing Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI).
What have hedge funds been doing with Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI)?
Heading into Q2, a total of 11 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 38% from the previous quarter. With hedge funds’ sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes meaningfully.
When looking at the hedgies we track, Cannell Capital, managed by J. Carlo Cannell, holds the most valuable position in Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI). Cannell Capital has a $6.5 million position in the stock, comprising 4.2% of its 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is GAMCO Investors, managed by Mario Gabelli, which held a $2.8 million position; the fund has less than 0.1%% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other hedge funds that are bullish include Ken Brodkowitz and Mike Vermut’s Newland Capital, Jim Simons’s Renaissance Technologies and Israel Englander’s Millennium Management.
As industrywide interest jumped, key money managers were breaking ground themselves. D E Shaw, managed by D. E. Shaw, initiated the most outsized position in Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI). D E Shaw had 0.3 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Peter Algert and Kevin Coldiron’s Algert Coldiron Investors also initiated a $0.3 million position during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new SRI investors: Neil Chriss’s Hutchin Hill Capital and Glenn Russell Dubin’s Highbridge Capital Management.
What do corporate executives and insiders think about Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI)?
Bullish insider trading is at its handiest when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past six months. Over the latest six-month time period, Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI) has seen 2 unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the returns exhibited by our research, everyday investors must always monitor hedge fund and insider trading sentiment, and Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI) is an important part of this process.
