Insider Trades of the Week: Facebook, Alphabet, Netflix

Largest insider buys and sells of the week

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Sep 23, 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 "August 2016” and “September 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 Sept. 22, Pentwater Capital Management, part-owner of Tobira Therapeutics Inc. (TBRA), bought 1,624,200 shares at the price of $39.04 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 1.2% to $39.50.

The company has an insider ownership of 17.24% and an institutional ownership of 46.35%. It is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Tobira is engaged in the development and commercialization of novel treatments for liver and immuno-inflammatory diseases. Its products include cenicriviroc and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 201% and is now trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 37.67. The price is 4.57% below its 52-week high and 950.53% above its 52-week low.

On Sept. 21, Justin Sadrian, James Neary and Chandler Reedy, directors, and Warburg Pincus X Partners LP and Warburg Pincus Private Equity, directors and part-owners of Endurance International Group Holdings Inc. (EIGI), bought 5,650,000, shares in the company at the price of $8.76 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 1.9 % to $8.59.

The company has an insider ownership of 5.69% and institutional ownership of 91.46%. It is a provider of cloud-based platform solutions. It offers domains, website builders, web hosting, email, security, storage, site backup, SEO and SEM, social media services and website analytics, among others.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 36% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 7.18. The price is 43.93% below its 52-week high and 32.52% above its 52-week low.

On Sept. 20, Archie W. Dunham, director of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK), bought 1,000,000 shares in the company at the price of $6.67 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 3% to $6.87.

The company has an insider ownership of 4.67% and institutional ownership of 64.65%. It is a natural gas and oil exploration and production company. It explores, develops and acquires properties for the production of natural gas and crude oil from underground reservoirs and also provides marketing and midstream services.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 11%. The price is 27.96% below its 52-week high and 358.67% above its 52-week low.

Most Important Salesof the Week

On Sept. 21 and 22, Jan Koum, director, and Sherly Sandberg, COO of Facebook Inc Class A. (FB), sold 1,293,668 shares in the company at the price of $129.38 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 0.5% to $130.08.

The company has an institutional ownership of 58.01% and insider ownership of 0.36%. 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 38% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 7.42. The price is 1.44% below its 52-week high and 51.75% above its 52-week low.

On Sept. 20, Lawrence Page, part-owner and CEO of Alphabet Inc Class C. (GOOG), sold 33,332 shares in the company at the price of $785.89 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 0.2% to $787.21.

The company has an institutional ownership of 34.65% and insider ownership of 0.36%. Through its subsidiary, Google Inc. 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 25% and is now trading with a P/E ratio of 31.21. The price is 1.36% below its 52-week high and 32.19% above its 52-week low.

On Sept. 20, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix Inc. (NFLX), sold 84,665 shares in the company at the price of $98.47 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 2.7% to $95.83.

The company has an institutional ownership of 78.72% and insider ownership of 0.16%. It operates as an internet television network, providing TV shows and movies which include original series, documentaries and feature films. The Company's business segments are Domestic streaming, International streaming and Domestic DVD.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 4% and is now trading with a P/E ratio of 296.49. The price is 28.38% below its 52-week high and 19.39% above its 52-week low.

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

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