Insiders Sell Netflix, Facebook, Papa John's

Largest insider buys and sells of the week

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Oct 21, 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 " October 2016” and “October 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.

Edward S. Lampert, 10% owner of Lands' End Inc. (LE), bought 144,298 shares for $14.84 per share on Oct. 19. Since then, the stock price has risen by 1.8% to $15.10.

The company has an institutional ownership of 70.40% and insider ownership of 0.07%. 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 stock price has dropped by 40% and is now trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 1.33. The price is 44.35% below its 52-week high and 9.48% above its 52-week low.

Most important sales of the week

Theodore A. Sarandos, chief content officer of Netflix Inc. (NFLX), sold 91,966 shares for $116.63 per share on Oct. 18. Since then, the stock price has risen by 5.8% to $123.35.

The company has an insider ownership of 0.16% and institutional ownership of 80.31%. Netflix operates as an Internet television network providing TV shows and movies that 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 stock price has risen by 26% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 20.90. The price is 7.44% below its 52-week high and 54.28% above its 52-week low.

Frederic B. Luddy, chief product officer of ServiceNow Inc. (NOW), sold 154,000 shares for $75.52 per share on Oct. 18. Since then, the stock price has risen by 4.4% to $78.85.

The company has an insider ownership of 7.44% and institutional ownership of 96.99%. It is a provider of cloud-based solutions that define, structure, manage and automate services across the enterprise. Its services include a suite of applications built on a proprietary platform.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 1% and is trading with a P/B ratio of 39.98. The price is 13.62% below its 52-week high and 71.41% above its 52-week low.

John H. Schnatter, CEO of Papa John's International Inc. (PZZA), sold 81,552 shares for $78.60 per share on Oct. 18. Since then, the stock price has risen by 1.8% to $79.98.

The company has an institutional ownership of 78.79% and insider ownership of 29.60%. It operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants and, in certain international markets, dine-in and delivery restaurants under the trademark "Papa John's."

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 19% and is now trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.77. The price is 3.10% below its 52-week high and 86.56% above its 52-week low.

Facebook Inc. Class A (FB) Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Chief Product Officer Christopher K. Cox sold 200,921 shares combined for $128.56 and $127.86 per share on Oct. 17 and 18. Since then, the stock price has risen to $130.

The company has an institutional ownership of 58.18% 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 stock price has risen by 34% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 7.37. The price is 1.42% below its 52-week high and 45.59% above its 52-week low.

Michael J. Ward, chairman and CEO of CSX Corp. (CSX), sold 300,000 shares for $30.97 per share on Oct. 17. Since then, the stock price has dropped by 2.0% to $30.34.

The company has an institutional ownership of 79.74% and insider ownership of 0.18%. It operates as a transportation supplier. It provides rail-based transportation services including traditional rail service and the transport of intermodal containers and trailers.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 10% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 2.44. The price is 4.38% below its 52-week high and 42.24% above its 52-week low.

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

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