Christopher Kiper’s Legion Partners Asset Management’s Return, AUM, and Holdings
Back in April 2012, Ted White and Christopher Kiper decided it was time to launch their own activist hedge fund, and they called it Legion Partners Asset...
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Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ray Dalio, Nelson Peltz, Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), Xeris Pharmaceuticals Inc (XERS), Carolina Financial Corporation (CARO), and More
‘Pain + Reflection = Progress’: Here are 13 Brilliant Quotes from Hedge-fund Legend Ray Dalio (Business Insider) Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio, who...
Exelixis, Symantec, Weight Watchers International and More: Here’s Why These Stocks Are Moving
Seeing as how several stocks are on the move due to earnings today, let’s take a look at some of the more notable ones, including that of Exelixis...
Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Alex Denner, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Point72 Asset Management, United Cannabis Corp (CNAB), Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (CY), and More
Ironwood Pharma May Satisfy Activist Denner with Split-up Plan, but He Still Seeks Board Seat (CNBC) Ironwood Pharmaceuticals’ stock rose Tuesday...
Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Bill Ackman, David Einhorn, John Paulson, Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), Continental Resources, Inc. (CLR), Entercom Communications Corp. (ETM), and More
Ackman, Einhorn Bets Are Working Out So Far — in March Madness (Bloomberg) Bill Ackman and David Einhorn are back on top. At least when it comes...
Markets Snapshot: 34 Key Stories To Read About The Financial Markets Today
1. U.S. Stock Market: “Wall Street kept losses on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged following its two...
10 Best Performing Weight Loss Companies And Their Programs
The 10 best performing weight loss companies have found success in an increasingly competitive environment, one which is pitting supplement providers,...
Weight Watchers, LendingClub: Why These 5 Stocks Are Making Morning Headlines
Although investors are still on edge after Friday’s sharp fall, Monday’s positive price action in the S&P 500 and Dow have soothed fears...
Big Hedge Funds Washed Their Hands of These Companies in Q1
The latest round of 13F filings was wrapped up (for the most part) on Monday, as thousands of hedge funds reported the content of their equity portfolios...
Headline-Making Stocks of the Day: Zynga, Fox, Metlife, More
The markets have rallied on Thursday following a 3% jump in oil prices. Many of the major companies making headlines today are due to the announcement...
Are Weight Management Stocks A Good Investment?
It is no surprise to anyone that obesity represents a major global health concern. According to fresh statistics, approximately 2.1 billion people, or...
Hedge Funds Regret Buying These Stocks in Q4
Hedge funds are able to charge their clients high fees because of their ability to deliver superior returns and outperform benchmarks. However, this...
Why These Five Stocks Are Making Big Moves Today
Following one of the best trading weeks so far in 2016, the U.S stock market is advancing further on Monday on the back of a growth in oil prices. In...
Horseman Capital Management Emerging as One of the Best Performing Funds; Here Are Its Notable Q4 Moves
While many hedge funds generated negative returns for their investors in 2015 and are off to a similar start in 2016, London-based Horseman Capital Management...
What Is Driving These Stock’s Growth Today?
The major US indices inched down on Wednesday amid a decline in oil prices. Nevertheless, a number of stocks are registering considerable gains on strong...
Want to Invest Like a Hedge Fund? Have a Look at These 3 Stocks Favored by Top Money Managers
Benjamin Graham divided investors into two types: defensive investors and enterprising investors. A few would disagree that hedge funds reside the ‘...
3 Stocks That Are Tearing It Up This Weekend
An eclectic mix of stocks are making noise this weekend after closing the week with a bang. One stock is flying high after its company’s latest...
These Four Stocks Are in Spotlight on Friday and Here’s Why
The Dow Jones Industrial Average remains close an hour before the closing bell, while the S&P 500 is heading towards ending the day in the red....
What’s The Deal With These Stocks Getting Pounded Today?
Amid a strong day for the market which has seen several major companies post earnings beats and shares of Ferrari NV (NYSE:RACE) race out of the IPO...
Why Are These Stocks Shining Bright Today?
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW), Fitbit Inc. (NYSE:FIT), Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRBP), Team Health Holdings LLC (...
Is the Market Overreacting to the News that Sent These Four Stocks Lower Today?
With markets inching down on Monday, several stocks dropped below the average on the back of various news. Among the top losers at the beginning of the...
Why Are These Stocks Surging?
At a time when the S&P is roughly flat, shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW), Cempra Inc (NASDAQ:CEMP), Diebold Inc (NYSE:DBD...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW)’s Shares Putting A Lot Of Weight On Amid Takeover Rumors
One of the leading weight-loss brands on the planet, Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW), has seen a major reduction in its share price over...
Stocks That Took A Nosedive Yesterday: Yelp Inc (YELP), Vipshop Holdings Ltd – ADR (VIPS), Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW)
Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Vipshop Holdings Ltd – ADR (NYSE:VIPS), and Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) were among the most prominent stocks...
Weight Watchers (WTW)’ Horrid Q1 Not Enough to Stop North Tide Capital From Double Digit Returns
Conan Laughlin’s North Tide Capital posted impressive first quarter returns of 10.1% from its 14 long positions in companies valued at $1 billion or...
Conan Laughlin’s North Tide Capital Loves These Stocks
Boston-based North Tide Capital was founded by Conan Laughlin in 2011. The fund focuses on the healthcare industry and has an estimated about $850 million...
Hedge Fund News: Phil Falcone, John Paulson & Thomas Kempner
Falcone Accused of Using Company Assets in Cash Crunch (NYTimes) An investor has accused the hedge fund billionaire Philip A. Falcone of using his publicly...
Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI), Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), Outerwall Inc (OUTR): Avoid These 3 Value Traps
There’s more to value investing than just screening for stocks with low P/E ratios. Often, companies are valued at low multiples for a good reason...
Yelp Inc (YELP), Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), Garmin Ltd. (GRMN): Killer Apps Are Attacking these Companies
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) has been shedding market cap faster than clients drop pounds. Since the fourth quarter of 2012, it’...
Community Health Systems (CYH), Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (ALU): Shorts Are Piling Into These Stocks. Should You Be Worried?
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long...
Nike Inc (NKE): Too Much Weight Hard to Handle for Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW)?
While investors consider companies being torn down by the upsurge of tablets and smartphones, they generally tend to concentrate on PC manufacturing companies...
Here is What Hedge Funds Think About Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW)
Should Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) investors track the following data? To the average investor, there are plenty of gauges market...
Hedge Funds Are Buying VCA Antech Inc (WOOF)
In the eyes of many investors, hedge funds are viewed as useless, old financial tools of a forgotten age. Although there are In excess of 8,000 hedge...
Is Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (ULTA) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) investors: listen up. At the moment, there are a multitude of indicators shareholders can use...
H&R Block, Inc. (HRB): Insiders Aren’t Crazy About It But Hedge Funds Love It
Is H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) a buy? In the eyes of many market players, hedge funds are assumed to be overrated, outdated investment vehicles of...
NutriSystem Inc. (NTRI), Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW): A Smartphone-Induced Crash Diet Crushed This Company’s Bottom Line
When investors think of companies taken down by the rise of smartphones and tablets, they generally think about PC manufacturers like Hewlett-Packard...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), NutriSystem Inc. (NTRI): How to Play the Health-Conscious Consumer
You can play the health-conscious consumer trend in many different ways. Investing in Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) might not be the...
Organovo Holdings Inc (ONVO), Jive Software Inc (JIVE) & Last Week’s Biggest Losers
There’s never a shortage of losers in the stock market. Let’s take a closer look at five of this past week’s biggest sinkers. Company...
Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADS): Don’t Be Fooled by These Destructive Buybacks
Returning capital to shareholders is usually interpreted as a shareholder-friendly action — and it often deserves this interpretation. However,...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), NutriSystem Inc. (NTRI), Medifast, Inc. (MED): Three Weight Loss Companies Just Got A Huge Boost
Up until now, weight loss was a personal issue and social stigma. That’s all about to change since the American Medical Association (AMA) has voted...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW): Avoid This Debt-Laden Company
The weight-loss industry is big. In the United States alone weight-loss companies record about $20 billion in annual revenue, and at any given time over...
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), United States Steel Corporation (X): One Simple Trick to Boost Your Returns
From highly-innovative companies like Apple to cyclical companies like U.S. Steel, investors will seemingly invest in anything as long as it might provide...
Why I’m Buying Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW)
A historic view of recurring themes in major wartime conflicts, our puzzling tendency to continuously overeat, and the pie-in-the-sky popularity of Charles...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW): Hedge Funds and Insiders Are Bearish, What Should You Do?
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) investors should be aware of a decrease in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds lately....
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (CRUS), Zagg Inc (ZAGG), Cellcom Israel Ltd (CEL): 3 Cheap Stocks You Need To Buy Now
Everyone in the stock market needs an investing strategy that grows with each investment. Over the years I have honed my investment strategy to identify...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW): Lose Weight and Make Money!
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) has consistently disappointed investors over the past year. From poorly timed buybacks to disastrous investments...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), Life Time Fitness, Inc. (LTM): Recent Dip Provides Buying Opportunity for This Stock
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW) is among the many stocks that have experienced sharp price increases over the last six months. However...
Lose Weight With Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) Products and Make Money With the Stock
A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article really laid out the inner-workings of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF). Even I had started to wonder if Bill Ackman was...
Herbalife Ltd. (HLF), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARNA), Vivus, Inc. (VVUS): Stocks to Know for the Obesity Epidemic
Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently...
52-Week Low Presents Buying Opportunity for This Name Brand: Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW)
The 52-week low list is a great place to find out-of-favor stocks, but rarely do you find a great brand name trading alongside other deep value stocks...
