Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: LGCY, OPK, FELP, FULL, ENH

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Jun 23, 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:

Legacy Reserves LP (LGCY, Financial): Chairman, President and CEO Cary D Brown Bought 200,000 Shares

Chairman, President and CEO of Legacy Reserves LP (LGCY) Cary D Brown bought 200,000 shares on June 17 at an average price of $30.92. Legacy Reserves was formed on 26 October 2005 to own and operate the oil and natural gas properties that it acquired from its founding investors and three charitable foundations in connection with the closing of its private equity offering on March 15, 2006. Legacy Reserves Lp has a market cap of $1.78 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.92 with and P/S ratio of 3.50. The dividend yield of Legacy Reserves Lp stocks is 7.60%.

LGCY recently reported its first quarter 2014 financial results. The company announced $125.9 million of revenue in the quarter, as well as $65.8 million of adjusted EBITDA.

Director Dale A Brown bought 200,000 shares of LGCY stock on June 17 at the average price of 25. Dale A Brown owns at least 200,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 23.68% since.

Opko Health Inc (OPK, Financial): CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner Phillip Frost Bought 115,000 Shares

CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner of Opko Health Inc (OPK) Phillip Md Et Al Frost bought 115,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $9.19. Opko Health, Inc. was originally incorporated in Delaware in October 1991 under the name Cytoclonal Pharmaceutics, Inc. Opko Health Inc has a market cap of $3.8 billion; its shares were traded at around $9.19 with and P/S ratio of 40.00. Opko Health Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 4.40% over the past 10 years.

George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) owns 1,494,800 shares as of March 31, an increase of 76.98% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.14% of the $10.12 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC. Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) owns 15,000 shares as of March 31, which accounts for 0.0008% of the $18.53 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.

Vice Chairman & CTO Jane Ph D Hsiao bought 10,000 shares of OPK stock on 04/15/2014 at the average price of 8.03. Jane Ph D Hsiao owns at least 36,828,758 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 14.45% since.

Foresight Energy LP (FELP, Financial): President and CEO Michael John Beyer Bought 50,000 Shares

President and CEO of Foresight Energy LP (FELP) Michael John Beyer bought 50,000 shares on June 18 at an average price of $19.53. Foresight Energy Lp has a market cap of $2.57 billion; its shares were traded at around $19.53 with and P/S ratio of 2.70.

Senior Vice President and CFO Oscar Andres Martinez bought 6,000 shares of FELP stock on June 18 at the average price of 20. Oscar Andres Martinez owns at least 6,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.35% since.

Full Circle Capital Corp (FULL, Financial): President and Co-CEO Gregg J Felton Bought 116,352 Shares

President and Co-CEO of Full Circle Capital Corp (FULL) Gregg J Felton bought 116,352 shares on June 19 at an average price of $7.81. Full Circle Capital Corp was incorporated in Maryland. Full Circle Capital Corp has a market cap of $78.800 million; its shares were traded at around $7.81 with a P/E ratio of 53.80 and P/S ratio of 5.60. The dividend yield of Full Circle Capital Corp stocks is 11.20%.

FULL recently reported its third quarter fiscal 2014 financial results. Total investment income was $3.2 million, an increase of 14.3% compared to $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Net investment income was $1.4 million, or $0.15 per share, compared to $1.3 million, or $0.18 per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Director Thomas Ortwein sold 60,000 shares of FULL stock on March 3 at the average price of 8.22. Thomas A Jr Ortwein owns at least 222,342 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.99% since.

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd (ENH, Financial): Chmn & CEO John Charman Bought 13,929 Shares

Chmn & CEO of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd (ENH) John Charman bought 13,929 shares on 06/16/2014 at an average price of $51.70. Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd. was organized on June 27, 2002 under the laws of Bermuda to act as a holding company of providers of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd has a market cap of $2.31 billion; its shares were traded at around $51.70 with a P/E ratio of 8.00 and P/S ratio of 1.00. The dividend yield of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd stocks is 2.60%.

Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) bought 47,200 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2014, which is 0.015% of the $17.45 billion portfolio of Pzena Investment Management LLC. NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) bought 5,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2014, which is 0.0023% of the $11.45 billion portfolio of NWQ Investment Management Co. HOTCHKIS & WILEY owns 162,900 shares as of 03/31/2014, a decrease of 38.53% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.033% of the $26.95 billion portfolio of Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC.

Director John Thomas Baily bought 41 shares of ENH stock on 03/31/2014 at the average price of 53.37. John Thomas Baily owns at least 24,604 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.13% since.