Were Hedge Funds Right About Barnes Group Inc. (B)? Before we spend countless hours researching a company, we like to analyze what insiders, hedge funds and billionaire investors think of the stock first. This is a necessary first step in our investment process because our research has shown that the elite investors’ consensus returns have been exceptional. In the following paragraphs, we find out what the billionaire investors and hedge funds think of Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:B). Is Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:B) worth your attention right now? Hedge funds were becoming more confident. The number of bullish hedge fund positions moved up by 6 lately. Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:B) was in 18 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of March. The all time high for this statistic is 19. Our calculations also showed that B isn’t among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q1 rankings).