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PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT) saw an increase in enthusiasm from smart money recently. There were 15 funds in our database with long positions in PTCT at the end of September, compared to 15 funds a quarter earlier. At the end of this article we will also compare PTCT to other stocks including Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGYS), Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCBG), and Contango Oil & Gas Company (NYSEAMEX:MCF) to get a better sense of its popularity.
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With all of this in mind, let’s take a gander at the key action surrounding PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT).
What have hedge funds been doing with PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT)?
At Q3’s end, a total of 15 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, up by 15% from the previous quarter. Below, you can check out the change in hedge fund sentiment towards PTCT over the last five quarters. So, let’s review which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
When looking at the institutional investors followed by Insider Monkey, Stephen DuBois’ Camber Capital Management has the biggest position in PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), worth close to $28 million, accounting for 1.2% of its total 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by Jerome Pfund and Michael Sjostrom’s Sectoral Asset Management, which disclosed a $10.9 million position; 1.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining members of the smart money that are bullish comprise D. E. Shaw’s D E Shaw, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies, and Hal Mintz’s Sabby Capital. We should note that none of these hedge funds are among our list of the 100 best performing hedge funds which is based on the performance of their 13F long positions in non-microcap stocks.
