Insiders' Week: MasterCard, Facebook

Largest insiders buys and sells

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Jul 22, 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 “$200,000+” duration to "July 2016” and “July 2016” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+”.

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

On July 21, Bandera Partners LLC, 10% owner of Famous Dave's of America Inc. (DAVE), bought 136,754 shares at the price of $5.00 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has not changed.

The company has an insider ownership of 30.77%, and institutional ownership of 94.25%. It develops, owns, and operates restaurants in the U.S. The company offers smoked, barbeque, grilled meat and entrée items using prepared proprietary seasonings, sauces and mixes.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 72% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 1.52. The price is 73.06% below its 52-week high and 5.26% above its 52-week low.

On July 19, 40 North Latitue Master Fund, 10% owner of Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (MFRM), bought 78,310 shares in the company at the price of $30.64 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 1.2% to $30.28.

The company has an insider ownership of 6.23% and institutional ownership of 57.92%. It is engaged in retail sale of mattresses and bedding-related products in various metropolitan areas in the U.S. through company-operated and franchisee-operated mattress specialty stores.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 51% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 2.43. The price is 53.78% below its 52-week high and 11.41% above its 52-week low.

On July 19, Daniel Asher, 10% owner of B. Riley Financial Inc. (RILY), bought 149,700 shares in the company at the price of $9.10 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 1.6% to $9.25.

The company has an insider ownership of 66.09%, and institutional ownership of 39.40%. It provides asset disposition, valuation & appraisal and real estate consulting services to retail, wholesale and industrial clients, lenders, capital providers, private equity investors and professional service firms.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped 5% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 1.38. The price is 22.92% below its 52-week high and 7.68% above its 52-week low.

Most important sells of the week

On July 21, Richard B. Fried, director of Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (HPP), sold 804,627 shares in the company at the price of $30.32 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 6.2% to $32.21.

The company has an institutional ownership of 98.81% and insider ownership of 0.11%. It is a real estate investment trust focused on owning, operating and acquiring office properties and media and entertainment properties in select growth markets in Northern and Southern California and the Pacific Northwest.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 7% and is now trading with a P/B of 1.72. The price is 1.17% below its 52-week high and 41.46% above its 52-week low.

On July, 21, MasterCard Foundation, 10% owner of MasterCard Inc Class AÂ (MA), sold 84,000 shares in the company at the price of $92.64 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 0.2% to $92.46.

The company has an institutional ownership of 90.63% and insider ownership of 0.12%. It is a technology company in the payments industry that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses, enabling them to use electronic forms of payment instead of cash and checks.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 5% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 18.58. The price is 9.14% below its 52-week high and 23.92% above its 52-week low.

On July 18, Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook Inc. (FB), sold 148,104 shares in the company at the price of $118.02 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 2.2% to $120.61.

The company has an institutional ownership of 60.51% 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 24% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 7.32. The price is 1.96% below its 52-week high and 66.39% above its 52-week low.

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

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