Published on 23 Dec 2019 on Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance

Do Hedge Funds Love Marlin Business Services Corp. (MRLN)?

In this article we will take a look at whether hedge funds think Marlin Business Services Corp. (NASDAQ:MRLN) is a good investment right now. We check hedge fund and billionaire investor sentiment before delving into hours of research. Hedge funds spend millions of dollars on Ivy League graduates, unconventional data sources, expert networks, and get tips from investment bankers and industry insiders. Sure they sometimes fail miserably, but their consensus stock picks historically outperformed the market after adjusting for known risk factors.

Marlin Business Services Corp. (NASDAQ:MRLN) shares haven't seen a lot of action during the first quarter. Overall, hedge fund sentiment was unchanged. The stock was in 5 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of March. At the end of this article we will also compare MRLN to other stocks including 1st Constitution Bancorp (NASDAQ:FCCY), Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), and GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (NYSE:GSB) to get a better sense of its popularity.