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Valhi Inc. (VHI) Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons buys 10,000 Shares

Dec 12, 2011 | About:
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Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner of Valhi Inc. (VHI) Harold C Simmons buys 10,000 shares of VHI on 12/12/2011 at an average price of $57.75 a share.

Valhi Inc. has a market cap of $6.59 billion; its shares were traded at around $57.1 with a P/E ratio of 37.1 and P/S ratio of 4.1. The dividend yield of Valhi Inc. stocks is 0.9%.


This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of VHI. For the complete insider trading history of VHI, click here.




Directors and Officers Recent Trades:


  • , Director, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 518 shares of VHI stock on 12/01/2011 at the average price of 60.75. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,792,829 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 6.01% since.
  • , Director, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 663 shares of VHI stock on 11/23/2011 at the average price of 53.5. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,792,311 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6.73% since.
  • , Director, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 2,000 shares of VHI stock on 11/22/2011 at the average price of 54. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,791,648 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.74% since.
  • , Director, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 5,000 shares of VHI stock on 11/18/2011 at the average price of 56. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,789,648 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.96% since.
  • , Director, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 10,000 shares of VHI stock on 11/17/2011 at the average price of 56.38. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,784,648 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.28% since.


For the complete insider trading history of VHI, click here.

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  2. TOP EXECUTIVES like CEOs and CFOs are savvy buyers of their companies' shares. One long-term study showed that they beat the market on average by six percentage points a year.
  3. Another study found that the aggregated activities of insiders can serve as a good indicator to locate market bottoms. Insiders as a whole are smart investors of their own companies.

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