Insiders Sell Amazon.com, Mastercard

Largest insider sells and buys of the week

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Aug 05, 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.

Abdiel Qualified Master Fund L, 10% owner of MINDBODY Inc. Class AÂ (MB), bought 142,100 shares for $17.80 per share on Aug. 3. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 1.1% to $17.99.

The company has an insider ownership of 0.44% and institutional ownership of 46.43%. It is a provider of an integrated cloud-based business management software and payments platform for the wellness services industry.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 80% and is now trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 7.20. The price is 2.18% below its 52-week high and 95.54% above its 52-week low.

Richard D. Fain, chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), bought 29,190 shares for $68.52 per share on Aug. 3. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 7.0% to $73.30.

The company has an insider ownership of 13.93% and institutional ownership of 80.33%. It operates in the cruise vacation industry. It owns five cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 19% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 1.94. The price is 29.11% below its 52-week high and 14.16% above its 52-week low.

JAB Cosmetics B.V., 10% owner of Coty Inc. Class AÂ (COTY), bought 225,000 shares for $26.94 per share on Aug. 3. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 0.9% to $27.19.

The company has an insider ownership of 0.26% and institutional ownership of 17.52%. It is a pure play beauty company with a portfolio that competes in the three segments in which it operates: Fragrances, Color Cosmetics and Skin & Body Care.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has dropped 3% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 20.79. The price is 13.96% below its 52-week high and 26.58% above its 52-week low.

Most important sales of the week

Jeffrey P. Bezos, chairman, CEO and president, 10% owner of Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), sold 1 million shares for $756.74 per share on Aug. 4. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 0.5% to $760.77.

The company has an institutional ownership of 79.57% and insider ownership of 18.13%. It is an online retailer. The company sells its products through the website that provides services such as advertising and co-branded credit card agreements. It also offers electronic devices like Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 42% and is now trading with a P/B of 21.78. The price is 0.84% below its 52-week high and 69.40% above its 52-week low.

MasterCard Foundation, 10% owner of MasterCard Inc. Class AÂ (MA), sold 84,000 shares for $95.20 per share on Aug. 4. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 0.7% to $95.91.

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 2% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 18.03. The price is 5.46% below its 52-week high and 28.94% above its 52-week low.

Joshua L. Perez, president and COO of Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (DNB), sold 36,508 shares for $139.59 per share on Aug. 3. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 0.2% to $139.90.

The company has an institutional ownership of 98.05% and insider ownership of 2.75%. It is a source of commercial information and insight on businesses.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 12% and is now trading with a price-sales (P/S) ratio of 3.04. The price is 0.60% below its 52-week high and 62.69% above its 52-week low.

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

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