Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: JMP, AKAM, FSFR, MRCC, TROX

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Dec 10, 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:



JMP Group Inc. (JMP, Financial): CEO, 10% Owner Joseph A. Jolson Bought 209,808 Shares


CEO, 10% Owner of JMP Group Inc. (JMP) Joseph A Jolson bought 209,808 shares on 12/04/2013 at an average price of $7.48. JMP Group Inc. is a Delaware Corporation. It is a full-service investment banking, asset management and corporate credit management firm. JMP Group Inc. has a market cap of $163.200 million; its shares were traded at around $7.48 with a P/E ratio of 29.70 and P/S ratio of 1.40. The dividend yield of JMP Group Inc. stocks is 2.00%.

JMP recently reported its third quarter 2013 financial results. Adjusted net revenues, which exclude certain non-cash items and non-controlling interests, were $36.2 million, an increase of 25.7% from $28.8 million for the third quarter of 2012.

Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM, Financial): CEO F. Thomson Leighton Bought 25,000 Shares



CEO of Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM) F. Thomson Leighton bought 25,000 shares on 12/05/2013 at an average price of $44.30. Akamai Technologies Inc., was incorporated in Delaware in 1998. Akamai Technologies Inc. has a market cap of $7.9 billion; its shares were traded at around $44.14 with a P/E ratio of 28.50 and P/S ratio of 5.30. Akamai Technologies Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 27.10% over the past 10 years.

Akamai recently reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013. Revenue for the third quarter of 2013 was $396 million, a 15% increase over third quarter 2012 revenue of $345 million, or up 18% adjusted for Advertising Decision Solutions (ADS) divestiture.

PRIMECAP Management owns 82,000 shares as of 09/30/2013, which accounts for 0.0056% of the $76.01 billion portfolio of PRIMECAP Management. John Hussman owns 350,000 shares as of 09/30/2013, which accounts for 0.99% of the $1.82 billion portfolio of Hussman Economtrics Advisors.

CFO James M Benson sold 1,563 shares of AKAM stock on 10/28/2013 at the average price of 24.99. James M Benson owns at least 6,339 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 76.63% since.

Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp (FSFR, Financial): CEO Leonard M. Tannenbaum Bought 50,575 Shares



CEO of Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp (FSFR) Leonard M. Tannenbaum bought 50,575 shares during the past week at an average price of $13.43. Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp is a business development company formed in May 2013 as a Delaware corporation and structured as an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp has a market cap of $89.700 million; its shares were traded at around $13.43. The dividend yield of Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp stocks is 0.10%.

CFO Alexander C. Frank bought 1,000 shares of FSFR stock on 08/09/2013 at the average price of $13.95. Alexander C. Frank owns at least 1,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.73% since.

Monroe Capital Corp (MRCC, Financial): Chairman, President and CEO Theodore L. Koenig Bought 34,700 Shares

Chairman, President and CEO of Monroe Capital Corp (MRCC) Theodore L. Koenig bought 34,700 shares during the past week at an average price of $12.39. Monroe Capital Corp is a specialty finance company providing financing to lower middle-market companies in the U.S. Monroe Capital Corp has a market cap of $123.100 million; its shares were traded at around $12.39 with a P/E ratio of 11.00 and P/S ratio of 72.10. The dividend yield of Monroe Capital Corp stocks is 10.90%.

Monroe Capital recently reported its third quarter 2013 financial results. The company announced net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $2.0 million, or $0.22 per share. Net investment income was $2.4 million, or $0.27 per share.

Director Jeffrey D. Steele bought 5,575 shares of MRCC stock on 11/30/2013 at the average price of $13. Jeffrey D. Steele owns at least 8,575 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.69% since.

Tronox Ltd. (TROX, Financial): Chairman, CEO Thomas Casey Bought 20,000 Shares



Chairman, CEO of Tronox Ltd. (TROX) Thomas Casey bought 20,000 shares on 12/02/2013 at an average price of $21.86. Tronox Ltd. was formed on Sept. 21, 2011. The company is a public limited company registered under the laws of the State of Western Australia, Australia. Tronox Ltd. has a market cap of $2.44 billion; its shares were traded at around $21.47 with and P/S ratio of 1.20. The dividend yield of Tronox Ltd. stocks is 4.70%.

Tronox recently reported third quarter 2013 revenue of $491 million, up 1 percent versus $487 million in the third quarter 2012 and down 6 percent versus $525 million in the second quarter 2013.