Steven Cohen Buys Trillium Therapeutics and Boosts Stake in Smith & Wesson Corp

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Apr 24, 2015
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After Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) of Point72 (formerly SAC Capital Advisors) started a new position in Conn’s Inc. (CONN, Financial) on April 21, he started a new position in Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (TRIL, Financial) and boosted his stake in Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (SWHC, Financial) on April 22.

Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (TRIL, Financial)

Cohen purchased 378,050 shares of Trillium Therapeutics, which equals 5.6% of shares outstanding. Year to date, the stock’s price has gained 146% to close at $22.16 per share on Thursday.

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Trillium Therapeutics develops cancer therapies. Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) on March 31, 2004, as Neurogenesis Biotech Corp. Trillium Therapeutics Inc. has a market cap of $98.300 million; its shares were traded at around $22.16.

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (SWHC, Financial)

Cohen boosted his stake in Smith & Wesson Holding by 187.2% to 2,698,899 shares from 939,691 shares held at the end of the fourth quarter. After the increase, the holding represents 5% of the company.

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Smith & Wesson is a gun and firearm manufacturing company. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp is a Nevada corporation. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp has a market cap of $801.60 million; its shares were traded at around $14.91 with a P/E ratio of 16.0 and P/S ratio of 1.5.

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