Hedge Funds Aren’t Crazy About Amdocs Limited (NYSE:DOX) Anymore

Is Amdocs Limited (NYSE:DOX) a good investment now? Money managers are getting less bullish. The number of bullish hedge fund positions were cut by 7 lately.

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With all of this in mind, it’s important to take a glance at the latest action encompassing Amdocs Limited (NYSE:DOX).

How have hedgies been trading Amdocs Limited (NYSE:DOX)?

At year’s end, a total of 17 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of -29% from one quarter earlier. With the smart money’s sentiment swirling, there exists a select group of key hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings substantially.

Due to the fact that Amdocs Limited (NYSE:DOX) has faced bearish sentiment from hedge fund managers, it’s easy to see that there is a sect of funds that elected to cut their entire stakes heading into 2013. At the top of the heap, Mark Travis’s Intrepid Capital Management dropped the biggest investment of the 450+ funds we track, valued at an estimated $25 million in stock.. Chuck Royce’s fund, Royce & Associates, also said goodbye to its stock, about $10 million worth. These bearish behaviors are important to note, as total hedge fund interest was cut by 7 funds heading into 2013.

What do corporate executives and insiders think about Amdocs Limited (NYSE:DOX)?

Insider buying is best served when the company we’re looking at has seen transactions within the past 180 days. Over the latest 180-day time period, Amdocs Limited (NYSE:DOX) has seen zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).

With the returns demonstrated by the aforementioned strategies, retail investors should always watch hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Amdocs Limited (NYSE:DOX) is no exception.

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