Pendrell Corporation – Class A (NASDAQ:PCO) was in 8 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. PCO investors should pay attention to a decrease in support from the world’s most elite money managers lately. There were 10 hedge funds in our database with PCO positions at the end of the previous quarter.
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Consequently, we’re going to take a look at the key action encompassing Pendrell Corporation – Class A (NASDAQ:PCO).
What have hedge funds been doing with Pendrell Corporation – Class A (NASDAQ:PCO)?
Heading into Q2, a total of 8 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of -20% from the first quarter. With the smart money’s sentiment swirling, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings substantially.
Seeing as Pendrell Corporation – Class A (NASDAQ:PCO) has witnessed declining sentiment from the aggregate hedge fund industry, we can see that there is a sect of funds that slashed their entire stakes at the end of the first quarter. At the top of the heap, John Kleinheinz’s Kleinheinz Capital Partners dumped the largest stake of the 450+ funds we watch, valued at close to $5.7 million in stock., and Ken Griffin of Citadel Investment Group was right behind this move, as the fund sold off about $0.1 million worth. These bearish behaviors are intriguing to say the least, as total hedge fund interest was cut by 2 funds at the end of the first quarter.
What have insiders been doing with Pendrell Corporation – Class A (NASDAQ:PCO)?
Insider buying is best served when the company in question has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the latest 180-day time frame, Pendrell Corporation – Class A (NASDAQ:PCO) has experienced zero unique insiders purchasing, and 1 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Let’s also take a look at hedge fund and insider activity in other stocks similar to Pendrell Corporation – Class A (NASDAQ:PCO). These stocks are NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:NTLS), USA Mobility Inc (NASDAQ:USMO), Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), and UTStarcom Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:UTSI). This group of stocks are in the wireless communications industry and their market caps are similar to PCO’s market cap.
