Pier 1 Imports Inc (pir) Most Bought Retail-home Furnishings Stock By Number Of Institutions

March 2, 2011 - PRLog -- MFFAIS.com featured their Quarterly Retail-Home Furnishings Industry Rundown. Mffais.com compiles the statistics from recent SEC filings by mutual funds and institutions to determine the positions taken and confidence in stocks by professional mutual fund managers and institutional investors.

Highlights included:

* Pier 1 Imports Inc (PIR) leads industry in number of funds buying shares 35.34% of industry buys

* Dunelm Group Plc (DNLM.L) had the highest overall confidence score (relation of funds buying versus fund selling)

* Kirkland S Inc (KIRK) had second highest number of funds buying shares 27.06% of industry buys

* Cost Plus Inc (CPWM) had the second highest overall confidence score (relation of funds buying versus fund selling)

* The top 30 moves by funds in the industry by value of trade shows:

a) 70.00% buys versus 30.00% sells
b) Dunelm Group Plc (DNLM.L) buys were 33.33% of all activity, 47.61% of number of buys and 82.48% of value of buy trades
c) Pier 1 Imports Inc (PIR) buys were 26.66% of all activity, 38.09% of number of buys and 14.14% of value of buy trades

*  When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most bought industry stock was Kirkland S Inc (KIRK)

*  When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most sold industry stock was Pier 1 Imports Inc (PIR)


For details and the full report, including purchasing history and buying patterns, please visit http://www.mffais.com

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