How Verso Corporation (VRS) Stacks Up Against Its Peers

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Let’s also examine hedge fund activity in other stocks – not necessarily in the same industry as Verso Corporation (NYSE:VRS) but similarly valued. We will take a look at Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC – ADR (NASDAQ:ADAP), Daqo New Energy Corp (NYSE:DQ), New Home Company Inc (NYSE:NWHM), and Great Panther Silver Ltd (USA) (NYSEAMEX:GPL). All of these stocks’ market caps resemble VRS’s market cap.

Ticker No of HFs with positions Total Value of HF Positions (x1000) Change in HF Position
ADAP 12 33285 -2
DQ 6 27543 2
NWHM 5 27999 0
GPL 7 4377 7

As you can see these stocks had an average of 8 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $23 million. That figure was $68 million in VRS’s case. Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC – ADR (NASDAQ:ADAP) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand New Home Company Inc (NYSE:NWHM) is the least popular one with only 5 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks Verso Corporation (NYSE:VRS) is 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 detail and potentially include it in your portfolio.

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