Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: OPK, GBIM, RICK

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Jul 15, 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:

Opko Health Inc (OPK, Financial): CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner Phillip Md Et Al Frost Bought 77,000 Shares

CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner of Opko Health Inc (OPK, Financial) Phillip Md Et Al Frost bought 77,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $8.86. 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 $3.67 billion; its shares were traded at around $8.86 with and P/S ratio of 38.60. Opko Health Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 4.40% over the past 10 years.

Opko recently reported its first quarter 2014 financial results. Product revenue for the quarter increased approximately 28% to $19.8 million compared to $15.5 million for the 2013 period. The increase in product revenue was principally the result of increased revenue from OPKO Spain and FineTech.

George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) owns 1,494,800 shares as of 03/31/2014, 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 03/31/2014, 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 21,338,212 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.34% since.

GlobeImmune Inc (GBIM, Financial): CEO & Pres Timothy C Jr Rodell Bought 5,000 Shares

CEO & Pres of GlobeImmune Inc (GBIM, Financial) Timothy C Jr Rodell bought 5,000 shares on 07/08/2014 at an average price of $13.94. Globeimmune Inc has a market cap of $76.900 million; its shares were traded at around $13.94 with a P/E ratio of 5.40 and P/S ratio of 1.90.

10% Owner International Inc Celgene bought 200,000 shares of GBIM stock on 07/08/2014 at the average price of 10. International Inc Celgene owns at least 1,001,340 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 39.4% since.

Rick's Cabaret International Inc (RICK, Financial): President and CEO, 10% Owner Eric Scott Langan Bought 3,450 Shares

President and CEO, 10% Owner of Rick's Cabaret International Inc (RICK, Financial) Eric Scott Langan bought 3,450 shares on 07/10/2014 at an average price of $11.30. Rick's Cabaret International, Inc., a Texas corporation was incorporated in 1994. Rick's Cabaret International Inc has a market cap of $110.800 million; its shares were traded at around $11.30 with a P/E ratio of 11.10 and P/S ratio of 0.90.

CFO Phillip Kent Marshall bought 500 shares of RICK stock on 03/21/2014 at the average price of 11.07. Phillip Kent Marshall owns at least 11,130 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.08% since.

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