The GuruFocus 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+,” the duration to “July 2017” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”
According to the above filters, the following are trades from company insiders this week.
The Abdiel Qualified Master Fund LP, 10% owner of Appian Corp. (APPN, Financial), bought 127,217 shares for $17.57 per share on July 6. Since then, the stock price has increased to $17.63.
Appian's low-code software development platform allows organizations to develop powerful and unique applications. The company has an institutional ownership of 7.61%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 17%, and the price is 11.85% below its 52-week high and 4.20% above its 52-week low.
Kelcy L Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP, Financial), bought 1,000,000 shares for $20.33 per share on July 6.
The company is engaged in natural gas operations. It has an institutional ownership of 7.23% and an insider ownership of 0.31%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has declined 19%, and the price is 35.44% below its 52-week high and 11.03% above its 52-week low.
Insiders Muneer A. Satter, Excel Medical Fund LP, Sigma Emerging Markets Ltd., Directors Brian M. Gallagher Jr., Reinhard J. Ambros and Scott Kapnick, CVF LLC, Roche Holding Ltd., KCK Ltd. and Novartis Bioventures Ltd. purchased a combined 1.8 million shares of Aileron Therapeutics Inc. (ALRN, Financial) for an average price of $15 per share on July 5. The stock price has declined to $13.30 since then.
The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company is advancing a novel class of therapeutics called stapled peptides.
The price is currently 5% below its 52-week high and 28.25% above its 52-week low.
Most important insider sales
Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL, Financial) Director Larry D. Leinweber sold 36,000 shares for $170.98 per share on July 5. Since then, the stock price has declined to $170.04.
The company provides integrated information management solutions and services. It has an institutional ownership of 89.14% and insider ownership of 4.59%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 1% and is now trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 6.51. The price is 4.52% below its 52-week high and 21.80% above its 52-week low.
Mark V. Hurd , CEO of Oracle Corp. (ORCL, Financial), sold 350,000 shares for $49.76 per share on July 3. Since then, the stock price has declined to $48.85.
Oracle produces database and middleware software, application software, cloud infrastructure and hardware systems, including computer server, storage and networking products. The company has an institutional ownership of 54.07% and insider ownership of 27.35%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 22% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 3.78. The price is 4.61% below its 52-week high and 31.47% above its 52-week low.
TE Connectivity Ltd. (TEL, Financial) Executive Chairman Thomas J. Lynch sold 186,034 shares for $78.65 per share on July 3. Since then, the stock price has fallen to $78.24.
TE Connectivity manufactures electronic products that connect and protect the flow of power and data. The company has an institutional ownership of 90.58% and insider ownership of 0.33%.Â
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 42%, and the price is currently 2.30% below its 52-week high and 43.92% above its 52-week low.
Philip A Hadley , director of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS, Financial), sold 100,017 shares for $168.99 per share on July 3. Since then, the stock price has declined to $160.58.
FactSet provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community. The company has an institutional ownership of 85.59% and insider ownership of 17.83%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 3% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 12.38. The price is currently 9.99% below its 52-week high and 9.50% above its 52-week low.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
