Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner of Valhi Inc. (VHI) Harold C Simmons buys 2,000 shares of VHI on 12/21/2012 at an average price of $12.57 a share.

Valhi Inc. has a market cap of $4.19 billion; its shares were traded at around $12.83 with a P/E ratio of 21 and P/S ratio of 2. The dividend yield of Valhi Inc. stocks is 1.7%.


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 2,000 shares of VHI stock on 12/21/2012 at the average price of 12.57. Harold C Simmons owns at least 317,786,511 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.07% since.
• Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 2,000 shares of VHI stock on 12/20/2012 at the average price of 12.35. Harold C Simmons owns at least 324,151,528 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.89% since.
• Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 2,000 shares of VHI stock on 12/18/2012 at the average price of 12.35. Harold C Simmons owns at least 324,149,528 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.89% since.
• Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 739 shares of VHI stock on 12/13/2012 at the average price of 11.86. Harold C Simmons owns at least 324,147,528 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 8.18% since.
• Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Harold C Simmons bought 2,000 shares of VHI stock on 12/12/2012 at the average price of 11.96. Harold C Simmons owns at least 324,146,789 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.27% since.

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

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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