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What’s more, we’re going to discuss the newest info for Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUTR).
What does the smart money think about Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUTR)?
In preparation for the third quarter, a total of 11 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of -8% from one quarter earlier. With hedgies’ capital changing hands, there exists a few key hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings significantly.
According to our 13F database, Jim Simons’s Renaissance Technologies had the most valuable position in Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUTR), worth close to $5.8 million, comprising less than 0.1%% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is GAMCO Investors, managed by Mario Gabelli, which held a $5.6 million position; less than 0.1%% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining hedgies with similar optimism include Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates, Kevin Kotler’s Broadfin Capital and Benjamin J Taylor’s Sophrosyne Capital.
Judging by the fact that Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUTR) has witnessed bearish sentiment from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, logic holds that there lies a certain “tier” of money managers that elected to cut their entire stakes heading into Q2. At the top of the heap, Richard Driehaus’s Driehaus Capital dumped the biggest investment of the 450+ funds we watch, valued at close to $3.8 million in stock. Israel Englander’s fund, Millennium Management, also cut its stock, about $1 million worth. These moves are interesting, as aggregate hedge fund interest fell by 1 funds heading into Q2.
What do corporate executives and insiders think about Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUTR)?
Legal insider trading, particularly when it’s bullish, is best served when the company in focus has seen transactions within the past half-year. Over the latest half-year time period, Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUTR) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll go over the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUTR). These stocks are Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc (NASDAQ:ZLTQ), Solta Medical Inc (NASDAQ:SLTM), Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNSN), RTI Biologics Inc. (NASDAQ:RTIX), and Cryolife Inc (NYSE:CRY). This group of stocks belong to the medical appliances & equipment industry and their market caps are similar to CUTR’s market cap.
