Insiders Sell Mastercard, Facebook

Largest insider trades of the week

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Nov 18, 2016
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The All-in-One Screener can be used to find insider trades from the past week. Under the Insiders tab, change the settings for All Insider Buying to “$200,000+” and the duration to "November 2016" and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+”.

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

Gregory D. Brenneman, director at Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI, Financial), bought 85,000 shares for $58.84 per share on Nov. 14. Since then, the stock price has risen 4.1% to $61.23.

The company has an institutional ownership of 90.10% and insider ownership of 0.23%. It operates in the oilfield services industry. It provides products and services for drilling and evaluation of oil and gas wells, completion and production of oil and gas wells, fluids and chemicals and reservoir technology.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 18% and the price is 1.50% below its 52-week high and 62.93% above its 52-week low.

Cormorant Asset Management, part owner of Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc. (PTI, Financial), bought 259,500 shares for $11.05 per share on Nov. 14. Since then, the stock price has risen 4.7% to $11.57.

The company has an institutional ownership of 51.64% and insider ownership of 1.46%. It is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics that treat diseases caused by an imbalance in the proteostasis network.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 74% and is now trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 27.25. The price is 43.92% below its 52-week high and 119.54% above its 52-week low.

G2 Investment Partners Management, part owner of Datawatch Corp. (DWCH, Financial), bought 683,868 shares for $7.07 per share on Nov. 14. Since then, the stock price has fallen 1.7% to $6.95.

The company has an institutional ownership of 40.36% and insider ownership of 26.46%. It provides visual data discovery software that optimizes multiple sources and a variety of data that delivers next generation analytics to reveal insights for improving business.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 34% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 2.42. The price is 13.13% below its 52-week high and 124.19% above its 52-week low.

Most important sales of the week

MasterCard Foundation, part owner of Mastercard Inc. Class A. (MA, Financial), sold 72,624 shares for $103.28 per share on Nov. 17. Since then, the stock price has risen 1% to $104.28.

The company has an institutional ownership of 85.43% 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 stock price has risen 5% and is 4.11% below its 52-week high and 33.02% above its 52-week low.

David B. Fischer, vice president of marketing and business partnerships, Michael Todd Schroepfer, chief technology officer, and Jan Koum, director, sold 763,944 shares of Facebook Inc. Class A (FB) for $116.96 per share on Nov. 17 and Nov. 15. Since then, the stock price has risen 0.5% to $117.57.

The company has an insider ownership of 56.61%, and institutional ownership of 0.35%. 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 9% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 6.25. The price is 11.77% below its 52-week high and 31.80% above its 52-week low.

Bryan Sheffield, part owner of Parsley Energy Inc. Class AÂ (PE, Financial), sold 312,500 shares for $34.89 per share on Nov. 17. Since then, the stock price has fallen 2.1% to $34.16.

The company has an institutional ownership of 74.69% and insider ownership of 1.63%. It is engaged in the acquisition, development and exploitation of unconventional oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 74% and is 8.17% below its 52-week high and 135.42% above its 52-week low.

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

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