Should Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) investors track the following data?
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Keeping this in mind, let’s examine the recent info about Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE).
How have hedgies been trading Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE)?
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 20 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of 33% from the previous quarter. With hedge funds’ sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their stakes significantly.
When using filings from the hedgies we track, PAR Capital Management, managed by Paul Reeder and Edward Shapiro, holds the largest position in Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE). PAR Capital Management has a $61.5 million position in the stock, comprising 1.7% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is D E Shaw, managed by D. E. Shaw, which held a $27.6 million position; 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Some other hedge funds with similar optimism include Robert B. Gillam’s McKinley Capital Management, Joel Greenblatt’s Gotham Asset Management and John Overdeck and David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors.
Now, certain money managers have been driving this bullishness. PAR Capital Management, managed by Paul ReederáandáEdward Shapiro, created the biggest position in Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE). PAR Capital Management had 61.5 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. D. E. Shaw’s D E Shaw also made a $27.6 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new SAVE investors: Robert B. Gillam’s McKinley Capital Management, Joel Greenblatt’s Gotham Asset Management, and John Overdeck and David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors.
How are insiders trading Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE)?
Bullish insider trading is most useful when the primary stock in question has seen transactions within the past six months. Over the latest half-year time frame, Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) has experienced zero unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
Using the results shown by our studies, average investors must always keep one eye on hedge fund and insider trading activity, and Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE) applies perfectly to this mantra.
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