Top Insider Buys, Sells of the Week

Insiders at Facebook and Glu Mobile trade company shares

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Feb 26, 2016
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The All-in-One Screener can be used to find insider buys and sells over the last week by clicking on the Insiders tab and changing the settings for All Insider Buying to “$1,000,000+” and duration to "February 2016."

According to the above filters, the following are the recent buys from company insiders in the past week.

On Feb. 25, Tencent Holdings Ltd., a director and 10% owner of Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU), bought 3,993,740 shares of the company at the price of $3.65 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 7.4% to $3.92 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 3.23% and an institutional ownership of 55.40%.

It designs, markets and sells mobile games. It has developed and published a portfolio of casual and traditional games designed to appeal to a broad cross section of the subscribers served by its wireless carriers and other distributors, as well as to users of smartphones who purchase its games through direct-to-consumer digital storefronts.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 24% and is now trading with a forward P/E ratio of 49.26. The price is 44.24% below its 52-week high and 97.98% above its 52-week low.

Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 0.99% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

On Feb. 22, John F. Barry, CEO of Prospect Capital Corp. (PSEC), bought 1,100,000 shares of the company at the price of $6.93 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 3.0.7% to $6.88 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 3.29% and an institutional ownership of 16.19%.

The company provides capital to middle-market companies and private equity financial sponsors for refinancing, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, later-stage growth investments, and capital expenditures.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 20% and is now trading with a P/E ratio of 8.38. The price is 21.82% below its 52-week high and 32.05% above its 52-week low.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is David Dreman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06% of outstanding shares, followed by Manning & Napier Advisors with 0.03% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

On Feb. 22, Samaras Elias, CEO of Eurosite Power Inc. (EUSP), bought 500,000 shares of the company at the price of 58 cents per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 37.9% to 80 cents per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 0.66% and an institutional ownership of 72.52%.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 25% and is now trading with a forward P/E ratio of 43.29. The price is 23.81% below its 52-week high and 60.00% above its 52-week low.

On Feb. 22, Felix Baker, director and 10% owner of Seattle Genetics Inc. (SGEN), bought 1,001,471 shares of the company at the price of $29.63 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 1.6% to $30.10 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 1.30% and an institutional ownership of 99.46%.

It is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of monoclonal antibody-based therapies for cancer.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 17% and is now trading with a forward P/B ratio of 6.09. The price is 42.48% below its 52-week high and 15.68% above its 52-week low.

PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 9.21% of outstanding shares, followed by Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.16% and Manning & Napier Advisors with 0.18%.

On Feb. 23, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a 10% owner of Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (RGLS), sold 1,000,000 shares of the company at the price of $7.18 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 11.1% to $6.38 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 0.41% and an institutional ownership of 97.10%.

It is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs that target microRNAs to treat a broad range of diseases.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 66% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 2.69. The price is 69.93% below its 52-week high and 24.12% above its 52-week low.

On Feb. 23, Jeffrey Smith, director of Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI), sold 554,948 shares of the company at the price of $62.78 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 1.5% to $63.74 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 2.61% and an institutional ownership of 96.84%.

The company owns and operates full service restaurants. During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 11% and is now trading with a forward P/E ratio of 22.10. The price is 15.69% below its 52-week high and 19.41% above its 52-week low.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

On Feb. 23, Luxor Capital Group, a 10% owner of Conn's Inc. (CONN), sold 2,000,000 shares of the company at the price of $17.00 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 2.7% to $16.54 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 7.78% and an institutional ownership of 99.31%.

The company operates as a specialty retailer of branded durable consumer goods and related services in addition to a proprietary credit solution for its core credit constrained consumers.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 35% and is now trading with a P/E ratio of 13.51. The price is 62.37% below its 52-week high and 43.96% above its 52-week low.

On Feb. 22, John L Ocampo, chairman and 10% owner of M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. (MTSI), bought 1,000,000 shares of the company at the price of $37.70 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 0.2% to $37.62 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 1.56% and an institutional ownership of 66.79%.

It is a provider of analog semiconductor solutions that enable next-generation internet applications, the cloud connected apps economy, and the modern, networked battlefield across the radio frequency, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic spectrum.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 11% and is now trading with a forward P/E ratio of 74.63. The price is 12.90% below its 52-week high and 45.70% above its 52-week low.

RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 2.88% of outstanding shares, followed by Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.48% and Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.

On Feb. 22, Jan Koum, director of Facebook Inc. (FB), sold 1,672,776 shares of the company at the price of $106,78 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 1.2% to $108.7 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 0.38% and an institutional ownership of 60.51%.

The company is a social networking website that builds products that creates utility for users, developers, and advertisers.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 34% and is now trading with a forward P/E ratio of 28.65. The price is 8.10% below its 52-week high and 50.10% above its 52-week low.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.84% of outstanding shares, followed by Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%, John Griffin (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%, Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09% and Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.