Largest Insider Trades of the Week

Tiffany, Garmin among stocks sold by insiders

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Sep 15, 2017
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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 “March 2017” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

According to the above filters, the following are trades from company insiders this week.

Keith R. Dunleavy, CEO, chairman and 10% owner of Inovalon Holdings Inc. (INOV, Financial), bought 62,000 shares for $16.38 per share on Sept.13. Since then, the stock price has not changed.

The health information services company has a market cap of $2.43 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 13.59% and insider ownership of 1.04%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has increased 6%. It is trading 5.62% below its 52-week high and 95.35% above its 52-week low.

Soros Fund Management LLC  bought 159,500 shares of Exa Corp. (EXA, Financial) for $14.46 per share on Sept. 13. Since then, the stock price has increased to $15.09.

The application software company has a market cap of $226.6 million. The company has an institutional ownership of 41.18% and insider ownership of 7.68%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has not changed significantly. It is trading 10.60% below its 52-week high and 22.37% above its 52-week low.

Biotech Growth NV, 10% owner of Radius Health Inc. (RDUS, Financial), bought 50,000 shares for $35.42 per share on Sept. 12. Since then, the stock price has declined to $33.51.

The biopharmaceutical company has a market cap of $1.46 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 65.56% and insider ownership of 0.23%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has fallen 39%. It is trading 43.75% below its 52-week high and 5.48% above its 52-week low.

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Michael John Biswas, Stamps.com Inc.'s (STMP, Financial) chief technology officer, sold 76,602 shares for $196.55 per share on Sept. 13. Since then, the stock price has increased to $202.03.

The online postage solutions provider has a market cap of $3.37 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 53.91% and insider ownership of 16.03%.Â

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 50%. It is trading 8.44% below its 52-week high and 137.60% above its 52-week low.

Brian Pratt, director and 10% owner of Primoris Services Corp. (PRIM, Financial), sold 436,926 shares for $28.36 per share on Sept. 13. Since then, the stock price has not changed significantly.

The construction and engineering company has a market cap of $1.46 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 43.72% and insider ownership of 23.93%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 12%. It is trading 4.90% below its 52-week high and 53.14% above its 52-week low.

Jonathan Burrell, 10% owner of Garmin Ltd. (GRMN, Financial), sold 253,000 shares for $52.13 per share on Sept. 13. Since then, the stock price has not changed.

The manufacturer of GPS-enabled devices has a market cap of $9.78 billion.The company has an institutional ownership of 23.16% and insider ownership of 20.83%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 12%. It is trading 6.10% below its 52-week high and 5.10% above its 52-week low.

Qatar Investment Authority, 10% owner of Tiffany & Co. (TIF, Financial), sold 4,400,000 shares for $94.16 per share on Sept. 13. Since then, the stock price has declined to $90.62.

The specialty jeweler has a market cap of $11.23 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 40.12% and insider ownership of 1.08%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen 24%. It is trading 6.84% below its 52-week high and 28.48% above its 52-week low.

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