Shares of health care technology provider Cerner (CERN) jumped Tuesday after the company said it had reached an agreement with activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP to appoint...
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April 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP said on Friday it will no longer urge shareholders to oppose Bristol-Myers Squibb Co’s plans to buy Celgene Corp, even...
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March 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Hedge funds are known to underperform the bull markets but that's not because they are terrible at stock picking.
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March 27 - Hedge Funds, News
The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data.
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December 8 - Hedge Funds, News
Quantitative funds are gaining more ground among hedge funds in terms of trading volume and inflow of capital.
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December 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing
The 10 biggest companies that support Trump are mostly composed of giant retail stores based in the U.S.
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April 22 - Lists, News
Is The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) a good investment right now? We check hedge fund and billionaire investor sentiment before delving into hours of research.
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November 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Founded in 2001 by John Horseman, Horseman Capital Management is currently managing approximately 2.7 billion worth of assets.
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August 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
When choosing securities based on insider trading metrics, retail investors would be wise to pay close attention to several key features that can differentiate informative insider...
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May 24 - Insider Trading, News
Intermede Investment Partners is a London-based hedge fund that focuses on a single strategy - global equity.
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May 14 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
It is already common knowledge that inside selling does not serve as a perfect indicator of future stock performance, mainly due to the increased usage of stock-based compensation...
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March 11 - Insider Trading, News
The ensuing volatile markets have cast a serious dent in the portfolios of most hedge funds.
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February 17 - Hedge Funds, News
It is no secret that insider selling at certain companies may raise red flags to current and potential investors of those companies.
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December 1 - Insider Trading, News
Hedge funds run by legendary names like Nelson Peltz and David Tepper make billions of dollars a year for themselves and their super-rich accredited investors (you’ve got to...
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December 1 - Hedge Funds, News
Despite some choppy trading in the first hour after the bell, U.S stocks have turned positive and are pushing higher this morning, helped by a wave of positive quarterly reports...
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November 17 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News, Tech
The broader market sell-off that occurred during the third quarter lowered the valuations of most U.S-listed companies, which became a more attractive destination for the capital...
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October 22 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
In a research note to clients published recently, Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) initiated coverage on several stocks from the retail sector.
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October 11 - Hedge Funds, News
MKM Partners initiated or updated its coverage on several clothing retailers earlier in the morning, with four of them being assigned a 'Buy' rating.
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September 17 - Hedge Funds, News
Recently, my Fool colleague John Maxfield highlighted data from M&T Bank showing that the top-performing S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) components over the past three decades were all...
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September 23 - News
Midwestern women's retailer Christopher & Banks Corporation (NYSE:CBK) has a new CEO, a new product strategy, and plans for new stores, all of which have stoked investors' enthusiasm...
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September 17 - News
In an industry where single-digit sales growth is the norm, retailers have pulled in double-digit growth from online stores, which makes e-commerce one of the hottest trends in...
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September 10 - News
If the markets needed any more proof that off-price retailers are likely to outperform the market, then they surely got it with the latest results from The TJX Companies, Inc...
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September 6 - News
Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) is an off-price apparel and home-fashion retailer in the United States.
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September 3 - News
When the economy tanks, people look to cut back wherever possible, whether it's no longer eating out, no more movie-theater visits, or no more visits to the department stores.
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August 26 - News
To the average investor, there are plenty of gauges market participants can use to monitor the equity markets.
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August 23 - News
Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) has been a decent investment since the start of 2013--up 15%--but some investors may have been wishing for more.
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August 22 - News
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be bloated, old financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 22 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
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August 20 - News
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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August 20 - News
Here at The Motley Fool, we prefer to invest in companies, not just trade stocks, and think about where a business might be headed five or 10 years down the road as opposed to...
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August 19 - News
Department stores appear to be good investments as we approach their earnings release dates.
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August 5 - News
It’s no secret that the U.S. economy has been slow to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression.
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August 1 - News
The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX), the owner of the TJ Maxx and Marshalls concepts, is the biggest discount retailer in the United States.
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July 30 - News
Every week for the past year we've examined a CEO, or pair of co-CEOs, who's done an exemplary job of managing the company and delivering for shareholders, providing a fun and...
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July 25 - News
Since the beginning of the year, Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) has delivered good returns to its shareholders, up 23%--higher than the S&P 500’s return of more than 18.60%.
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July 24 - News
With all the controversy over at The Men's Wearhouse, Inc.
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July 1 - News
When analyzing a company’s growth potential, one of the key things to consider is its industrial growth.
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June 28 - News
As the market has rallied to all-time highs and valuations have expanded, finding bargains has become harder to come by.
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June 28 - News
A confession: There's not really a Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) on Wall Street proper.
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June 13 - News
Recently, Yahoo! Shine featured a slideshow of celebrities shopping in the darnedest places: TJ Maxx, owned by The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE...
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June 12 - News
Imagine that you own stock in a company that is about to report its quarterly earnings.
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June 11 - News
Although the apparel retail segment is not expected to outperform the market, some companies have survived and even benefited from the last economic crisis and now stand in considerably...
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June 10 - News
The first quarter earnings season for retail has certainly been a bit of a mixed bag. Two of the largest retailers in the US, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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June 3 - News
While the e-commerce revolution is disrupting many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, there are still some "physical" retailers that continue to show solid growth.
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May 30 - News
I had to agree. All the pricey designer clothes we would never pay retail for were there.
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May 30 - News
The retail sector has been one of the hardest to call in recent years. The bifurcation in prospects between the haves and have-nots in the U.S.
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May 28 - News
In early March -- following Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT)'s fourth-quarter 2012 earnings call -- I wrote that while the company has reasonably good long-term opportunities, ...
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May 24 - News
In the financial world, there are plenty of gauges shareholders can use to track the equity markets. A pair of the best are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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May 24 - News
At the moment, there are a multitude of gauges shareholders can use to track stocks. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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May 24 - News
