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Equally as crucial, optimistic insider trading activity is another way to analyze the world of equities. Just as you’d expect, there are many stimuli for an executive to sell shares of his or her company, but only one, very clear reason why they would buy. Plenty of academic studies have demonstrated the market-beating potential of this tactic if piggybackers understand what to do (learn more here).
Furthermore, it’s important to examine the latest info for UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW).
What does the smart money think about UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW)?
Heading into Q3, a total of 11 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 0% from the first quarter. With hedge funds’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a select group of key hedge fund managers who were upping their holdings substantially.
As UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW) has witnessed bearish sentiment from the entirety of the hedge funds we track, logic holds that there lies a certain “tier” of funds that slashed their full holdings at the end of the second quarter. Intriguingly, James Dinan’s York Capital Management cut the biggest stake of the 450+ funds we key on, worth about $18.4 million in stock, and Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors was right behind this move, as the fund cut about $0.7 million worth. These moves are important to note, as total hedge fund interest stayed the same (this is a bearish signal in our experience).
Insider trading activity in UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW)
Insider buying is most useful when the company we’re looking at has experienced transactions within the past six months. Over the latest half-year time period, UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW) has seen zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also review the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW). These stocks are Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD), Air Transport Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG), Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc (NYSE:RRTS), Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD), and Hub Group Inc (NASDAQ:HUBG). This group of stocks belong to the air delivery & freight services industry and their market caps resemble UTIW’s market cap.
