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Valhi Inc. (VHI) Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons buys 2,149 Shares

Feb 09, 2012 | About:
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Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner of Valhi Inc. (VHI) Harold C Simmons buys 2,149 shares of VHI on 02/09/2012 at an average price of $56.77 a share.

Valhi Inc. has a market cap of $6.3 billion; its shares were traded at around $56.88 with a P/E ratio of 35.5 and P/S ratio of 4. 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:


  • Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 2,498 shares of VHI stock on 02/08/2012 at the average price of 54.73. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,842,342 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.93% since.
  • Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 800 shares of VHI stock on 02/03/2012 at the average price of 54.25. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,839,844 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 4.85% since.
  • Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 4,000 shares of VHI stock on 02/02/2012 at the average price of 54.41. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,839,044 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 4.54% since.
  • Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 2,524 shares of VHI stock on 01/26/2012 at the average price of 55.25. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,833,044 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.95% since.
  • Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 2,524 shares of VHI stock on 01/26/2012 at the average price of 55.25. Harold C Simmons owns at least 107,833,044 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.95% since.


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

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Why CEOs Are Buying Stocks Of Their Own Companies?

  1. As legendary investor Peter Lynch said: "Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise."
  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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