Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: KMI, GBDC, HAFC, BPFH, MTDR

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Sep 16, 2013
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CEOs is illustrated in the chart below:



Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI, Financial): Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner Richard D. Kinder Bought 500,000 Shares


Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner of Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) Richard D. Kinder bought 500,000 shares on 09/09/2013 at an average price of $35.08. Kinder Morgan Inc. has a market cap of $36.34 billion; its shares were traded at around $35.08 with a P/E ratio of 55.25 and P/S ratio of 4.95. The dividend yield of Kinder Morgan Inc. stocks is 4.30%.

Kinder Morgan recently increased its quarterly cash distribution per common unit to $0.63 ($2.52 annualized) payable on Aug. 14, 2013, to unitholders of record as of July 31, 2013. This represents a 15 percent increase over the second quarter 2012 cash distribution per unit of $0.55 ($2.20 annualized).

John Burbank owns 2,681,823 shares as of 06/30/2013, which accounts for 3.4% of the $3.04 billion portfolio of Passport Capital. George Soros owns 200,000 shares as of 06/30/2013, which accounts for 0.083% of the $9.22 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC. Leon Cooperman owns 5,037,759 shares as of 06/30/2013, which accounts for 2.9% of the $6.53 billion portfolio of Omega Advisors. Steve Mandel owns 12,292,738 shares as of 06/30/2013, which accounts for 2.3% of the $20.53 billion portfolio of Lone Pine Capital. Mario Gabelli owns 234,966 shares as of 06/30/2013, which accounts for 0.056% of the $15.91 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.

VP, HR and Administration James E Street bought 2,750 shares of KMI stock on 09/09/2013 at the average price of $35.73. James E. Street owns at least 2,070,319 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.82% since.

Golub Capital BDC Inc. (GBDC, Financial): CEO, 10% Owner David Golub Bought 31,504 Shares

CEO, 10% Owner of Golub Capital BDC Inc. (GBDC) David Golub bought 31,504 shares on 09/12/2013 at an average price of $17.14. Golub Capital BDC Inc. has a market cap of $682.032 million; its shares were traded at around $17.14 with a P/E ratio of 12.29 and P/S ratio of 6.84. The dividend yield of Golub Capital BDC Inc. stocks is 7.47%.

Golub Capital recently reported its financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2013. Net investment income for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 was $12.0 million, or $0.32 per share, as compared to $10.4 million, or $0.32 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Scott Black owns 69,344 shares as of 06/30/2013, which accounts for 0.14% of the $839 million portfolio of Delphi Management Inc.

Chairman, 10% Owner Lawrence E. Golub bought 31,504 shares of GBDC stock on 09/12/2013 at the average price of $16.95. Lawrence E. Golub owns at least 4,140,347 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.12% since.

Hanmi Financial Corporation (HAFC, Financial): President and CEO Chong Guk Kum Bought 20,000 Shares

President and CEO of Hanmi Financial Corporation (HAFC) Chong Guk Kum bought 20,000 shares on 09/12/2013 at an average price of $16.57. Hanmi Financial Corporation has a market cap of $524.362 million; its shares were traded at around $16.57 with a P/E ratio of 11.17 and P/S ratio of 3.90. The dividend yield of Hanmi Financial Corporation stocks is 0.42%.

Senior Executive Vice President and COO Bonita Lee bought 10,000 shares of HAFC stock on 08/27/2013 at the average price of $16.4. Bonita Lee owns at least 14,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.04% since.

Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. (BPFH, Financial): CEO of BPFH Private Banking Mark D. Thompson Bought 30,000 Shares

CEO of BPFH Private Banking of Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. (BPFH) Mark D. Thompson bought 30,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $10.69. Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $852.649 million; its shares were traded at around $10.69 with a P/E ratio of 16.56 and P/S ratio of 2.66. The dividend yield of Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. stocks is 1.69%.

BPFH recently reported its second quarter 2013 financial results. Excluding the effect of the significant transactions in the second quarter, net income attributable to the company was $15.1 million, or $0.18 per share, versus net Income of $13.2 million, or $0.15 per share in the first quarter of 2013.

Mario Gabelli owns 196,000 shares as of 06/30/2013, which accounts for 0.013% of the $15.91 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.

EVP and CFO David J. Kaye sold 20,000 shares of BPFH stock on 08/14/2013 at the average price of $10.89. David J. Kaye owns at least 100,549 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.84% since.

Matador Resources Co. (MTDR, Financial): Chairman, CEO and President Joseph William Foran Bought 15,000 Shares

Chairman and CEO and President of Matador Resources Co. (MTDR) Joseph William Foran bought 15,000 shares on 09/10/2013 at an average price of $16.93. Matador Resources Co. has a market cap of $1.11 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.93 with a P/E ratio of 46.40 and P/S ratio of 4.68.

EVP, COO and CFO David E. Lancaster bought 1,000 shares of MTDR stock on 09/10/2013 at the average price of $15.25. David E. Lancaster owns at least 299,625 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 11.02% since.