Third Point Confirms EssilorLuxottica Stake, Still Talking with Sony: Letter (Reuters) BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb said......
(read more)October 24 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
We at Insider Monkey have gone over 730 13F filings that hedge funds and prominent investors are required to file by the SEC The 13F filings show the......
(read more)October 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hedge funds run by legendary names like George Soros and David Tepper make billions of dollars a year for themselves and their super-rich accredited investors......
(read more)June 7 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
How do we determine whether U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) makes for a good investment at the moment? We analyze the sentiment of a select group of the very......
(read more)March 27 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Is U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) a good investment right now? We check hedge fund and billionaire investor sentiment before delving into hours of research.......
(read more)December 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Dividend stocks are an important part of a value investor’s portfolio, because they represent quality companies with stable cash flow and reflect......
(read more)June 14 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News, Retirement - Comments
Quantitative investing is gaining more and more ground amid strong results that keeps convincing investors to switch away from traditional hedge funds......
(read more)May 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
Founded in 1985, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is a Toronto-based financial holding company. It is run by Prem Watsa, who is also known as Canada’......
(read more)February 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Do you know which are the 16 biggest commercial banks in New York City? Let’s start with what is a commercial bank. A commercial bank is an institution......
(read more)February 2 - Lists, News - Comments
Before we spend days researching a stock idea we’d like to take a look at how hedge funds and billionaire investors recently traded that stock.......
(read more)November 28 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Castine Capital Management is a Boston-based investment firm managed by Paul Magidson, Jonathan Cohen and Ostrom Enders. Castine’s equity portfolio......
(read more)November 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Gabalex Capital Management is a long/short equity hedge fund based in New York. The firm was founded in 2008 by two former Bear Stearns employees, Nigel......
(read more)November 11 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Crude futures are in the green today after yesterday’s API report showed a surprise draw in inventories. Not surprisingly, the major index futures......
(read more)October 19 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
After falling sharply over the past few trading sessions, crude futures are now in the green as traders position themselves for the upcoming informal......
(read more)September 15 - Market Movers, News - Comments
It’s been a busy week for banking stocks as many have reported earnings results for their latest fiscal quarters. Similarly, sector and macro events......
(read more)July 16 - Earnings Report, Economy, News - Comments
After opening in the green, the three major indexes are close to flat today, as volatility remains low. Among the stocks traders are talking about on......
(read more)July 15 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.1% per year from 1965-2015, generating an overall gain of 1,598,284% compared......
(read more)May 18 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.1% per year from 1965-2015, generating an overall gain of 1,598,284% compared......
(read more)April 26 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Investing in small cap stocks has historically been a way to outperform the market, as small cap companies typically grow faster on average than the blue......
(read more)December 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
John Horseman founded Horseman Capital, a London-based long/short equity hedge fund, about a decade-and-a-half ago. The fund has grown by leaps-and-bounds......
(read more)October 24 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The third-quarter earnings season is now well under way, but it has not turned out to be as gloomy as analysts previously anticipated just yet. Statistics......
(read more)October 21 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Global stock markets rallied yesterday on the back of increasing expectations of more policy easing from the Chinese government and strong German trade......
(read more)September 9 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Investing legend Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway has recently filed its 13F for the quarter ended June 30, revealing a U.S. equity portfolio......
(read more)August 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) reported its financial results for the second quarter this morning. The financial services holding company reported earnings......
(read more)July 15 - Earnings Report, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Very few people in the finance world would need an introduction to Warren Buffett, the founder of Berkshire Hathaway. When Buffett shows interest in......
(read more)June 23 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
We have extricated the top five companies that have the blessings of two of the best value investors in business today, Donald Yacktman (pictured) and......
(read more)June 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
A few days ago, Matthew Lindenbaum’s Basswood Capital, filed a Schedule 13F with the SEC, disclosing his long equity positions as of June 30, 2014......
(read more)July 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Lou Simpson, a former understudy of Warren Buffett, is the manager of SQ Advisors. Simpson has enjoyed great success running GEICO, returning an average......
(read more)March 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Chanos takes on Buffett, calls Exxon and fellow oil majors a ‘value trap’ (MarketWatch) When the “Oracle of Omaha” talks, people listen......
(read more)November 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We found 5 profitable stocks among Warren Buffett’s holdings – are they right for value investors? High profile management changes are in the......
(read more)October 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Warren Buffett strategy: If his recent impersonation of Breaking Bad’s Heisenberg has shown us anything, it is now clearer than ever that Warren Buffett......
(read more)October 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Warren Buffett is synonymous with value investing and investment success. Buffett has consistently delivered profits to his investors in Berkshire......
(read more)October 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Donaldson, Andrew Cecere: On Monday, Andrew Cecere, director at Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI), started a position at the company, acquiring 103......
(read more)October 2 - Insider Trading, News - Comments
Warren Buffett is synonymous with value investing and investment success. Buffett has consistently delivered profits to his investors in Berkshire Hathaway......
(read more)September 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Source: Tax Credits. Many investors shy away from investing in banks because they seem too complex or too difficult to understand, as they often have......
(read more)September 21 - News - Comments
Risk is cool and sexy. It’s also what destroys financial institutions and gets executives fired. At the end of last week, I wrote an article about......
(read more)September 19 - News - Comments
There are two ways a bank can cannibalize revenue and, by implication, shareholder return: They can underwrite bad loans and/or operate inefficiently &#......
(read more)September 17 - News - Comments
Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer sits down with Rick Engdahl for a side-of-desk interview about banks. Are they really that hard to understand? Can......
(read more)September 17 - News - Comments
Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer sits down with Rick Engdahl for a side-of-desk interview about banks. Are they really that hard to understand? Can......
(read more)September 13 - News - Comments
Source: Wikimedia Commons. There are good banks. There are great banks. And then there’s U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), the nation’s largest regional......
(read more)September 11 - News - Comments
If you own shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), then it’s likely you’ve wondered why it always seems to be so far behind its nearest......
(read more)September 10 - News - Comments
Many investors and market watchers claim that quarterly 13Fs from hedge funds are of limited use to mom-and-pop traders. However, we have done extensive......
(read more)September 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Most investors know JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) is a well-run bank — recent setbacks aside. But gauging precisely how well-run it is can......
(read more)September 3 - News - Comments
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock’s current yield but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends. That&#......
(read more)August 30 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
The nation’s banks are headed in the right direction. Earlier today, the FDIC released its quarterly banking profile, a comprehensive look at the......
(read more)August 30 - News - Comments
Over the past several years, Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) has transformed from a credit card juggernaut to a more traditional bank. If you&#......
(read more)August 28 - News - Comments
Investors seeking premier Main Street banking stocks with excellent long-term income and capital appreciation prospects, without the Wall Street razzle......
(read more)August 27 - News - Comments
At the moment, there are many metrics market participants can use to monitor stocks. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading......
(read more)August 26 - News - Comments
There are a number of things we look for when hedge funds and other major investors release their quarterly 13F filings. Of course, any new picks from......
(read more)August 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
