Big U.S. hedge funds show confidence in FAANG stocks again
After initially withdrawing shares from the FAANG components - Facebook Inc (FB), Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), Netflix Inc (NFLX) and Alphabet Inc (GOOG, GOOGL) - it seems that some of the highest-profile U.S. hedge fund investors and money managers fell back in love with FAANGs again during the first quarter.
According to regulatory filings released on Wednesday, prominent hedge fund managers including names like Tiger Global Management LLC have changed their minds on the FAANG stocks and are reinvesting.
Tiger increased its Facebook stake by 64.5% to 8.8 million class A shares during the first quarter. It also boosted its stake in streaming company Netflix by 42.8% to 2.1 million shares. Soros Fund Management LLC opened a new stake in Netflix, holding 50,000 shares, at the end of March 2019. T. Rowe Price also added Facebook shares during the first quarter, increasing its stake by 19% to 107.9 million shares, as of the end of first quarter.
With these additions, Netflix shares gained 2.7% to close at $354.99 and Facebook gained 3.1% to close at $186.27.
Netflix has surged 33% year to date, despite threats from the upcoming Disney+ (DIS). On the other hand, Facebook surged more than 40% in 2019 owing to growth in ad sales.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc said it owned $860.6 million of Amazon shares at the end of March revealing that Berkshire took a stake in the first quarter totaling 483,300 shares.
Quarterly disclosures of hedge fund managers’ stock holdings are revealed by the 13F filings of the fund houses with the SEC. It is one of the few publicly available documents that helps in tracking what the managers are buying and selling, but with the disclosures coming 45 days after the end of each quarter it’s likely not to reflect the current positions.
META's Stochastic Oscillator stays in overbought zone for 2 days
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Bearish Trend Analysis
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where META declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
META broke above its upper Bollinger Band on January 06, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on January 03, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on META as a result. In of 87 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for META just turned positive on January 07, 2025. Looking at past instances where META's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 49 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
META moved above its 50-day moving average on January 02, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where META advanced for three days, in of 327 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 329 cases where META Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 91, placing this stock better than average.
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The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. META’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (8.177) is normal, around the industry mean (11.194). P/E Ratio (33.034) is within average values for comparable stocks, (48.888). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.115) is also within normal values, averaging (3.441). Dividend Yield (0.001) settles around the average of (0.026) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (9.569) is also within normal values, averaging (19.660).
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
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