President & CEO of Uranerz Energy Corp. (URZ) Glenn Catchpole sells 50,000 shares of URZ on 02/15/2012 at an average price of $2.52 a share.

Uranerz Energy Corp. has a market cap of $196.4 million; its shares were traded at around $2.78 .


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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Exec. VO & COO George J Hartman sold 2,300 shares of URZ stock on 01/31/2012 at the average price of 3. George J Hartman owns at least 751,900 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 7.33% since.
• Director Gerhard F Kirchner sold 10,000 shares of URZ stock on 01/20/2012 at the average price of 2.42. Gerhard F Kirchner owns at least 427,122 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 14.88% since.
• Director Paul F Saxton sold 5,500 shares of URZ stock on 01/03/2012 at the average price of 1.93. Paul F Saxton owns at least 6,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 44.04% since.
• Exec. VP and COO George J Hartman sold 7,382 shares of URZ stock on 10/19/2011 at the average price of 2.01. George J Hartman owns at least 751,900 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 38.31% since.
• Executive VP and COO George J Hartman sold 6,242 shares of URZ stock on 10/17/2011 at the average price of 2.02. George J Hartman owns at least 751,900 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 37.62% since.

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

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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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