Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: RSE, RHP, RTRX, CLMS

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Jan 21, 2014

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:

Rouse Properties Inc. (RSE, Financial): President and CEO Andrew Silberfein Bought 15,000 Shares

President & CEO of Rouse Properties Inc. (RSE) Andrew Silberfein bought 15,000 shares on 01/13/2014 at an average price of $19.91. Rouse Properties Inc. is a Delaware corporation organized in August 2011. Rouse Properties Inc. has a market cap of $988.500 million; its shares were traded at around $19.91 with and P/S ratio of 4.00. The dividend yield of Rouse Properties Inc. stocks is 2.60%.

RSE recently reported its third quarter 2013 financial results. Core FFO was $18.7 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, as compared to $14.5 million, or $0.29 per diluted share in the prior year period.

Chief Financial Officer John A. Wain bought 3,000 shares of RSE stock on 01/13/2014 at the average price of $19.5. John A. Wain owns at least 29,654 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.1% since.

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (RHP, Financial): Chairman, President and CEO Colin V. Reed Bought 5,424 Shares

Chairman, President and CEO of Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (RHP, Financial) Colin V. Reed bought 5,424 shares on 01/15/2014 at an average price of $42.96. Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. operates as real estate investment trust specializing in group-oriented, destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. has a market cap of $2.17 billion; its shares were traded at around $42.96 with a P/E ratio of 44.40 and P/S ratio of 2.60. The dividend yield of Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. stocks is 4.70%. Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 4.20% over the past 10 years.

Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) owns 104,899 shares as of 09/30/2013, an increase of 17.8% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.12% of the $3.08 billion portfolio of Gotham Capital. John Keeley (Trades, Portfolio) owns 1,444,925 shares as of 09/30/2013, an increase of 14.95% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.92% of the $5.43 billion portfolio of Keeley Fund Management.

Chairman, President and CEO Colin V. Reed bought 5,424 shares of RHP stock on 01/15/2014 at the average price of $43.45. Colin V. Reed owns at least 942,354 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.13% since.

Retrophin Inc. (RTRX, Financial): CEO, 10% Owner Martin Shkreli Bought 8,000 Shares

CEO, 10% Owner of Retrophin Inc. (RTRX, Financial) Martin Shkreli bought 8,000 shares on 01/14/2014 at an average price of $13.10. Pivotal Therapeutics Inc. is engaged in the development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of rare diseases. Retrophin Inc. has a market cap of $303.900 million.

RTRX recently reported its third quarter 2013 financial results. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at Sept. 30, 2013 totaled approximately $16.4 million, compared to $11,388 as of Dec. 31, 2012.

CFO Marc L. Panoff bought 1,100 shares of RTRX stock on 08/15/2013 at the average price of $4.5. Marc L. Panoff owns at least 121,100 shares after this.

Calamos Asset Management Inc. (CLMS, Financial): Chairman, CEO and Global Co-CIO, 10% Owner John P. Calamos Sr. Bought 1,300 Shares

Chairman, CEO and Global Co-CIO, 10% Owner of Calamos Asset Management Inc. (CLMS, Financial) John P. Calamos Sr. bought 1,300 shares on 01/15/2014 at an average price of $11.69. Calamos Asset Management Inc. is a global asset management firm that offers strategies to fulfill a range of asset allocation goals through a multi-team platform. Calamos Asset Management Inc. has a market cap of $240.600 million; its shares were traded at around $11.69 with a P/E ratio of 19.40 and P/S ratio of 0.90. The dividend yield of Calamos Asset Management Inc. stocks is 4.30%.

Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) owns 126,000 shares as of 09/30/2013, which accounts for 0.0074% of the $17.03 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.

SVP and CFO Nimish S. Bhatt bought 364 shares of CLMS stock on 11/20/2013 at the average price of $10.47. Nimish S. Bhatt owns at least 90,543 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 11.65% since.

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