Hedge Funds Are Snapping Up Time Warner Inc (TWX); Could It Face Activist Pressure?

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Let’s check out hedge fund activity in other stocks – not necessarily in the same industry as Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) but similarly valued. These stocks are Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD), Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS), and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:MFG). This group of stocks’ market values resemble TWX’s market value.

Ticker No of HFs with positions Total Value of HF Positions (x1000) Change in HF Position
OXY 44 1344636 0
EPD 20 173708 -1
RBS 8 16988 2
MFG 5 15409 -1

As you can see these stocks had an average of 19 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $388 million. That figure was $3.53 billion in TWX’s case. Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:MFG) is the least popular one with only 5 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) is considerably more popular among hedge funds. Considering that hedge funds are fond of this stock in relation to its market cap peers, it may be a good idea to analyze it in more detail and potentially include it in your portfolio.

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