S&W Seed Company (SANW): How Does It Stack Up Against Its Peers?

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As one would reasonably expect, specific money managers have jumped into S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:SANW) headfirst. Cove Street Capital created the most valuable position in S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:SANW). Cove Street Capital had $0.5 million invested in the company at the end of the third quarter. Sander Gerber’s Hudson Bay Capital Management also initiated a $0.2 million position during the quarter. The other fund with a brand new SANW positions was Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group.

Let’s check out hedge fund activity in other stocks similar to S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:SANW). We will take a look at Covisint Corp (NASDAQ:COVS), RedHill Biopharma Ltd – ADR (NASDAQ:RDHL), Manitex International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTX), and Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc (NASDAQ:ALSK). This group of stocks’ market values resemble SANW’s market value.

Ticker No of HFs with positions Total Value of HF Positions (x1000) Change in HF Position
COVS 5 18870 0
RDHL 3 18696 0
MNTX 4 13779 4
ALSK 4 2913 4

As you can see these stocks had an average of 4 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $14 million. That figure was $29 million in SANW’s case. Covisint Corp (NASDAQ:COVS) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand RedHill Biopharma Ltd – ADR (NASDAQ:RDHL) is the least popular one with only 3 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ:SANW) 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.

Disclosure: None

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