Insiders' Week: Sales of Facebook, Walmart

Insiders' largest transactions of the week

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Jul 01, 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 "June 2016” and “June 2016.”

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

On June 29, Richard Lampen, president and CEO of Castle Brands Inc. (ROX), bought 242,300 shares at the price of 73 cents per share. Since then, the price of the stock has not changed.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 48% and is now trading with a P/S ratio of 1.58. The price is 51.02% below its 52-week high and 2.86% above its 52-week low.

The company has an insider ownership of 6.25% and institutional ownership of 7.28%. It develops and markets premium and super-premium brands in the beverage alcohol categories: rum, whiskey, liqueurs, vodka, tequila and fine wine. It distributes its products in approximately 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

On June 28, JCP Investment Management  LLC, 10% owner of US Geothermal Inc. (HTM), bought 427,199 shares in the company at the price of 79 cents per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 3.8% to 82 cents.

The company has an insider ownership of 4.74% and institutional ownership of 26.54%. It is a renewable energy company engaged in the development, production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy. It operates geothermal power projects at Neal Hot Springs, Oregon, San Emidio, Nevada, and Raft River, Idaho.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 33% and is now trading with a P/S ratio of 2.88. The price is 5.75% below its 52-week high and 70.83% above its 52-week low.

On June 27, Glenbrook Capital LP, 10% owner of Eastside Distilling Inc. (ESDI), bought 427,199 shares in the company at the price of 5 cents per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 100% to 10 cents.

The Portland, Oregon, company has an insider ownership of 53.37% and institutional ownership of 40.92%. It is a manufacturer, developer, producer and marketer of hand-crafted spirits in Southeast Portland's Distillery Row. It offers whiskeys, vodkas, rums and liquors.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 95% and is now trading with a P/S ratio of 2.68. The price is 94.96% below its 52-week high and 185.0% above its 52-week low.

On June 27, Kevin R. Jones, CEP of Cardinal Resources Inc. (CDNL), bought 398,422 shares in the company at the price of 1 cent per share. Since then, the price of the stock has not changed.

The company has an insider ownership of 20.01% and is engaged in solving the problem of water, wastewater and environment. It has developed the patented Red Bird System that is a technology solution to wastewater treatment.

The price is 86.35% below its 52-week high and 356% above its 52-week low.

Noteworthy sales of the week

On June 30, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 10% owner of SAExploration Holdings Inc. (SAEX), sold 736,834 shares in the company at the price of 15 cents per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 20.0% to 12 cents.

The company has an institutional ownership of 42.24% and insider ownership of 31.08%. It is a geophysical services company that offers seismic data acquisition services in North America, South America and Southeast Asia for the oil and natural gas industry.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 96% and is now trading with a P/S ratio of 0.01. The price is 96.72% below its 52-week high.

On June 28, Jim C. Walton and Alice L. Walton, 10% owners, and Robson Walton, director and 10% owner of Walmart Stores Inc. (WMT), sold 435,000 shares in the company at the price of $71.39 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 2.3% to $73.02.

The company has an institutional ownership of 31.21% and insider ownership of 1.03%. It operates retail stores in various formats under various banners. Its operations comprise three reportable business segments, Walmart U.S., Walmart International and Sam's Club in three categories –Â retail, wholesale and others.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 2%, and the price is 2.27% below its 52-week high and 28.70% above its 52-week low.

On June 27, Richard C. Perry and Thomas Scully, director, and Sean Traynor, who resigned June 27, of Universal American Corp. (UAM) sold 25,009,915 shares in the company at the price of $6.80 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 11.5% to $7.58.

The company has an institutional ownership of 65.28% and insider ownership of 4.67%. Through its subsidiaries it provides health benefits to people covered by Medicare and/or Medicaid. Its businesses include Medicare Advantage, Medicare Accountable Care Organizations and Medicaid.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 27% and is now trading with a P/S ratio of 0.43. The price is 27.61% below its 52-week high and 33.69% above its 52-week low.

On June 27, Jan Koum, director of Facebook Inc. (FB), sold 1,434,530 shares in the company at the price of $109.64 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 4.2% to $114.28.

The company has an institutional ownership of 60.01% and insider ownership of 0.37%. It operates a social networking website. The company's products are Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Oculus. Its products enable people to connect and share through mobile devices and personal computers.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 33% and is now trading with a P/S ratio of 6.95. The price is 5.72% below its 52-week high and 59.56% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.

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