Renaissance Technologies

Tracking hedge funds moves is central to many investment strategies, as it may provide with interesting, research-backed ideas. So, let’s take a look at some of the most relevant transactions in the past couple of days. Emanuel J. Friedman Emanuel J. Friedman’s EJF Capital is...

On Friday, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies filed its Form 13F for the second quarter of the year, disclosing its long equity positions as of June 30, 2015. So, let’s take a look at the firm’s portfolio and some of its most interesting moves and positions. After 479 new...

Shares of Cyberonics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBX) are climbing on Wednesday afternoon, as the company readies to announce its fourth quarter financial results before the market opens on Thursday. According to Estimize, this could be a record-setting quarter, as the crowd is projecting consensus...

Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) is scheduled to announce Q1 2016 financial results, scheduled for after the market closes on Tuesday. According to Estimize, expectations point towards the weakest earnings in years. The company’s earnings respond to a cycle, peaking in the fourth quarter and...

Sidoti & Co. analysts seem to have changed their minds about Misonix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSON). The firm downgraded the stock in October, but upgraded it again last week, from Neutral to a Buy rating. The stock rose more than 10 percent last Friday and is up 15 percent over the past week...

LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) hit a 52-week high of $243.25 on Friday, following an Outperform rating from Wells Fargo; The firm on Thursday initiated coverage with a valuation range of $260 to $270. LinkedIn is not the only Internet stock that hit a 52-week high recently. Below are a few...

Goldman Sachs added Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) to its Conviction Buy list on Thursday, raising its price target from $30.00 to $33.00. The stock reacted positively to the news and rose more than 2 percent on Thursday. Jefferies, too, appears to like this $7.4 billion market cap medical...

Q3 SEC 13F filings from large fund managers show significant interest in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA). Below are fund manager's Alibaba ownership stakes from the 13F filings. Third Point 7.2 million shares acquired. Valued at $639.72 million as of end of Q3 and would be worth...

By Robert Baillieul, Insider Monkey Staff Writer Severe drought and record heat is wreaking havoc on the mid-west food harvest. Lower farm yields and dwindling inventories have resulted in a 50% surge in corn prices over the past month with little relief in sight. But record food prices have...

When examining the investment merits of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), it is not hard to see why the company has become THE darling of Wall Street. Everyone is making money in this name. Furthermore, it looks like this story is far from over. Everything continues to line up for the stock and it looks like...

On today's Fast Money Halftime Report, mediator Melissa Lee was granted a rare interview with Hedge Fund Legend, Jim Simons, founder and CEO of Renaissance Technologies, a $15 billion hedge fund. He shed some light on the market conditions today saying that the stock market most likely wont go...