Largest Insider Trades of the Week

Most noteworthy transactions by company insiders

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Nov 28, 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.

Cormorant Asset Management, LL, 10% owner and director of Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc. (PTI), bought 361,863 shares for $11.40 per share on Nov. 23. Since then, the stock price has risen by 2.5% to $11.68.

The company has an institutional ownership of 51.64% and insider ownership of 1.46%. It is a biopharmaceutical company that is 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 by 77% and is now trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 3.30. The price is 43.09% below its 52-week high and 122.77% above its 52-week low.

Merion Investment Management L, 10% owner of Starz Class AÂ (STRZA), bought 386,587 shares for $33.94 per share on Nov. 21. Since then, the stock price has dropped by 0.9% to $33.65.

The company has an institutional ownership of 87.13% and insider ownership of 10.15%. It is a media and entertainment company that provides premium subscription video programming to U.S. MVPDs, including cable operators, satellite television providers and telecommunications companies.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has dropped by 5%, and the price is 1.83% below its 52-week high and 65.52% above its 52-week low.

Eric J. Foss, 10% owner of Aramark (ARMK), bought 87,566 shares for $34.50 per share on Nov. 21. Since then, the stock price has risen by 2.3% to $35.30.

The company has an institutional ownership of 94.50% and insider ownership of 6.30%. It is a provider of food, facilities and uniform services to education, health care, business and industry, and sports, leisure and corrections clients.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 7% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 3.96. The price is 8.20% below its 52-week high and 20.49% above its 52-week low.

Most important sales of the week

Kenneth desGarennes, chief financial officer of Zayo Group Holdings Inc. (ZAYO), sold 322,058 shares of the company for $35.01 per share on Nov. 23. Since then, the stock price has risen by 0.1% to $35.04.

The company has an institutional ownership of 77.45% and insider ownership of 3.31%. It is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure in the U.S. and Europe. Its products include leased dark fiber, fiber to cellular towers and small cell sites, dedicated wavelength connections, Ethernet and IP connectivity.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 44%, and the price is 0.82% below its 52-week high and 78.87% above its 52-week low.

Bain Capital Investors LLC, 10% owner of Veritiv Corp. (VRTV), sold 1,756,160 shares of the company for $42.87 per share on Nov. 23. Since then, the stock price has risen by 14.9% to $49.25.

The company has an institutional ownership of 95.72% and insider ownership of 0.67%. It is engaged in business-to-business printing, packaging and facility supplies and equipment distribution services to printers, manufacturers, retailers and commercial facilities.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 31%, and the price is 11.64% below its 52-week high and 82.58% above its 52-week low.

Peter A. Feld, director of Insperity Inc. (NSP), sold 187,858 shares of the company for $73.24 per share on Nov. 23. Since then, the stock price has risen by 0.4% to $73.54.

The company has an insider ownership of 3.01%, and institutional ownership of 81.33%. It provides human resources services and business solutions designed to help improve business performance.

During the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 64% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 22.33. The price is 10.99% below its 52-week high and 74.87% above its 52-week low.

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

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