Is Winthrop Realty Trust (FUR) A Good Stock To Buy?

Seeing as Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR) has witnessed bearish sentiment from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, it’s easy to see that there lies a certain “tier” of hedge funds that elected to cut their full holdings by the end of the third quarter. Interestingly, David M. Markowitz’s Oskie Capital Management cut the largest investment of all the hedgies watched by Insider Monkey, worth about $6.4 million in stock, and John Reilly’s South Ferry Capital Management was right behind this move, as the fund cut about $4.1 million worth. These bearish behaviors are important to note, as total hedge fund interest dropped by 1 funds by the end of the third quarter.

Let’s check out hedge fund activity in other stocks similar to Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR). These stocks are CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE:CBZ), Shopify Inc (NYSE:SHOP), Francesca’s Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN), and Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO). This group of stocks’ market valuations are similar to FUR’s market valuation.

As you can see these stocks had an average of 13.25 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $82 million. That figure was $134 million in FUR’s case. Francesca’s Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FRAN) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Shopify Inc (NYSE:SHOP) is the least popular one with only 10 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR) 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.