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 28, Omega Advisors Inc., 10% owner of Altisource Portfolio Solutions SAÂ (ASPS), bought 172,804 shares at the price of $23.88 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 2.6% to $23.26.
The company has an insider ownership of 1.10% and institutional ownership of 68.58%. It is a provider of real estate, mortgage and asset recovery and customer relationship management services. The company operates in three segments: mortgage services, financial services and technology services.
During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 29% and is now trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 6.38. The price is 40.98% below its 52-week high and 34.22% above its 52-week low.
On July 27, 40 North Latitude Master Fund, 10% owner of Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (MFRM), bought 401,775 shares in the company at the price of $29.81 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 0.1% to $29.84.
The company has an insider ownership of 6.23% and institutional ownership of 57.92%. It is engaged in retail sales 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 52% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 2.42. The price is 54.45% below its 52-week high and 9.79% above its 52-week low.
On July 27, Edward S. Lampert, 10% owner of Lands' End Inc. (LE), bought 166,450 shares in the company at the price of $14.40 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 1.3% to $14.21.
The company has an insider ownership of 0.14% and institutional ownership of 72.21%. It is a multichannel retailer of casual clothing, accessories and footwear as well as home products. The company offers products through catalogs and landsend.com and operates in two segments, direct and retail.
During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped 37% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 1.18. The price is 51.00% below its 52-week high and 1.28% above its 52-week low.
Most important sales of the week
On July 29, Francisco Dsouza, CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSS), sold 200,000 shares in the company at the price of $57.69 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 0.3% to $57.49.
The company has an institutional ownership of 97.54% and insider ownership of 0.47%. It provides information technology (IT), consulting and business process services.
During the last 12 months, the stock price has dropped by 9% and is now trading with a P/B of 3.63. The price is 17.64% below its 52-week high and 12.24% above its 52-week low.
On July 29, MasterCard Foundation, 10% owner of MasterCard Inc. Class AÂ (MA), sold 84,000 shares in the company at the price of $94.67 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 0.6% to $95.24.
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 19.16. The price is 6.41% below its 52-week high and 27.65% above its 52-week low.
On July 27, Page Lawrence, CEO and 10% owner of Alphabet Inc. Class CÂ (GOOG), sold 33,332 shares in the company at the price of $751.51 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 2.3% to $768.79.
The company has an institutional ownership of 35.40% and insider ownership of 0.36%. Through its subsidiary Google it is engaged in improving the ways people connect with information and products including Search, Android, YouTube, Apps, Maps and Ads. It also produces Internet-connected home devices and provides Internet services.
During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 23% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 4.40. The price is 2.67% below its 52-week high and 36.06% above its 52-week low.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
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