Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: VICL, EXA, UCBA, YORW, MGI

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Jan 21, 2013
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CFOs is illustrated in the chart below:



Vical Incorporated (VICL, Financial): Senior Vice President, CFO, Secretary Jill Marie Broadfoot Bought 27,060 Shares

Senior Vice President, CFO, Secretary of Vical Incorporated (VICL) Jill Marie Broadfoot bought 27,060 shares on 01/11/2013 at an average price of $0.01. Vical Incorporated, or the Company, a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in April 1987 and has devoted substantially all of its resources since that time to its research and development programs. Vical Incorporated has a market cap of $300.611 million; its shares were traded at around $3.48 with and P/S ratio of 16.7785.

Vical Incorporated reported financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012. Revenues were $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2012 compared with $26.6 million for the third quarter of 2011. Net loss was $7.7 million for the third quarter of 2012, compared with net income of $16.4 million for the third quarter of 2011.

President and CEO Vijay B. Samant, Senior Vice President, CFO, Secretary Jill Marie Broadfoot, and Executive Vice President, Product Development Alain P. Rolland Ph.D. bought shares of VICL stock.

Exa Corp (EXA, Financial): COO and CFO Edmond L. Furlong Bought 21,971 Shares

COO and CFO of Exa Corp (EXA) Edmond L. Furlong bought 21,971 shares during the past week at an average price of $9.57. Exa Corp is incorporated in the state of Delaware. The company was founded in 1991 and began its operations in 1992. Exa Corp has a market cap of $134.565 million; its shares were traded at around $10.04 with a P/E ratio of 10.1215 and P/S ratio of 2.7405.

Exa Corporation announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, which ended Oct. 31, 2012. Total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, which ended Oct. 31, 2012, was $12.7 million, an increase of 9% from the comparable period in fiscal 2012.

CEO and President Stephen A. Remondi, COO and CFO Edmond L. Furlong, and Stephen P. Sarno bought shares of EXA stock.

United Community Bancorp (UCBA, Financial): Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Vicki A. March Bought 625 Shares

Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of United Community Bancorp (UCBA) Vicki A. March bought 625 shares on 01/09/2013 at an average price of $8. United Community Bancorp was organized as a federal corporation upon completion of United Community Bank's reorganization into the mutual holding company form of organization on March 30, 2006. United Community Bancorp has a market cap of $50.7255 million; its shares were traded at around $9.85 with a P/E ratio of 24.6914 and P/S ratio of 2.6788. The dividend yield of United Community Bancorp stocks is 5.1%.

President and CEO William F. Ritzmann, Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Vicki A. March, and Senior Vice President W. Michael McLaughlin bought shares of UCBA stock.

York Water Company (YORW, Financial): CFO Kathleen M. Miller Bought 199 Shares

CFO of York Water Company (YORW) Kathleen M. Miller bought 199 shares on 01/16/2013 at an average price of $16.83. York Water Company is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1816. York Water Company has a market cap of $235.913 million; its shares were traded at around $18.25 with a P/E ratio of 25.974 and P/S ratio of 5.7045. The dividend yield of York Water Company stocks is 2.95%. York Water Company had an annual average earnings growth of 6.6% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated York Water Company the business predictability rank of 5-star.

The York Water Company announced the company's financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2012. The Company reported that third quarter operating revenues of $11,025,000 increased $574,000 and net income of $2,760,000 increased $396,000 compared to the third quarter of 2011. Earnings per share of $0.22 for the three-month period increased $0.03 compared to the same period last year.

President and CEO Jeffrey R. Hines, CFO Kathleen M. Miller and Vice President Operations John H. Strine bought shares of YORW stock.

MoneyGram International Inc. (MGI, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO W. Alexander Holmes Bought 145 Shares

Executive Vice President and CFO of MoneyGram International Inc. (MGI) W. Alexander Holmes bought 145 shares on 01/15/2013 at an average price of $13.68. MoneyGram International Inc is a Delaware Corporation. MoneyGram International Inc. has a market cap of $826.197 million; its shares were traded at around $14.26 with a P/E ratio of 11.4 and P/S ratio of 0.7809.

MoneyGram International Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, 2012. Total revenue of $338.6 million increased 5 percent compared to $321.9 million in the third quarter of 2011.

Chairman and CEO Pamela H. Patsley, Executive Vice President and CFO W. Alexander Holmes and Executive Vice President HR & Corporate Services Steven Piano bought shares of MGI stock.

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