Weekly CEO Buys Highlight

Details the CEO buys this past week for the following companies: American Assets Trust, Aptiv PLC, TiVo, Allergan PLC and CenturyLink

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Dec 11, 2017
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week.Â

American Assets Trust CEO bought 53,978 shares

American Assets Trust Inc. (AAT, Financial) Chairman, CEO, President, and 10% Owner Ernest S. Rady bought 53,978 shares during the past week at an average price of $38.76.

American Assets Trust is a self-administered real estate investment trust based in the U.S. The company mainly invests in, operates and develops retail, office, residential and mixed-use properties in California, Oregon and Hawaii. The company has a market cap of $2.48 billion. Its shares traded at $38.49 with price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 57.79 as of Dec. 8.

Net income for the third quarter of 2017 was $12.505 million compared to $11.858 million for the prior-year period.

Rady bought 8,672 shares of AAT stock on Nov. 24 at a price of $39.43; 26,626 shares on Nov. 29 at a price of $39.27; 11,271 shares on Dec. 1 at a price of $39.22; 27,673 shares on Dec. 6 at a price of $38.73; and 15,034 shares on Dec. 8 at a price of $38.47. The price of the stock has increased by 0.05% since.

Aptiv PLC CEO bought 22,500 shares

Aptiv PLC (APTV, Financial) President and CEO Kevin P. Clark bought 22,500 shares on Dec. 6 at a price of $87.88. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.03% since.

Aptiv designs and produces electronic systems, advanced safety technology and integrates hardware and software for self-driving cars. The company has a market cap of $22.655 billion. Its shares traded at $85.22 as of Dec. 8.

Delphi Automotive PLC spun off Delphi Technologies on Dec. 5, 2017. The remainder of Delphi Automotive was renamed to Aptiv PLC.

TiVo Corp. CEO bought 55,974 shares

TiVo Corp. (TIVO, Financial) President and CEO Enrique Rodriguez bought 55,974 shares on Dec. 1 at a price of $17.86. The price of the stock has decreased by 10.41% since.

TiVo is engaged in the digital entertainment industry. The company provides entertainment discovery hardware, media guides, entertainment metadata, cloud services, analytics and advertising to its clients across the U.S. The company has a market cap of $1.953 billion. Its shares traded at $16.00 as of Dec. 8.

Rovi acquired TiVo Inc. on Sept. 8, 2016. Rovi then renamed itself TiVo Corp.

Allergan PLC CEO bought 4,600 shares

Allergan PLC (AGN, Financial) Chairman, President and CEO Brent L. Saunders bought 4,600 shares on Dec. 6 at a price of $164.74. The price of the stock has increased by 1.86% since.

Allergan PLC is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of brand name pharmaceutical products, medical aesthetics, biosimilar and OTC pharmaceutical products. The company has a market cap of $55.807 billion. Its shares traded at $167.80 as of Dec. 8.

Net (loss) income for the three months ended Sept. 30, was $3.954 billion compared to $15.221 billion for the prior-year period. The company has recently gone through a number of corporate events in 2016.

Director Chris W. Bodine bought 3,030 shares of AGN stock on Dec. 7 at a price of $164.77. The price of the stock has increased by 1.84% since.

Director Christopher J. Coughlin bought 10,000 shares of AGN stock on Dec. 5 at a price of $163.3. The price of the stock has increased by 2.76% since.

Chief Commercial Officer William Meury sold 11,807 shares of AGN stock on Dec. 1 at a price of $173.89. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.5% since.

CenturyLink Inc. CEO bought 50,000 shares

CenturyLink Inc. (CTL, Financial) CEO Glen F. Post III bought 50,000 shares on Dec. 8 at a price of $14.17. The price of the stock has increased by 3.53% since.

CenturyLink operates as a telecommunications company in the U.S. It provides broadband, voice and wireless services to consumers and businesses across the country. The company has a market cap of $15.682 billion. Its shares traded at $14.67 with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.29 as of Dec. 8.

Net income for the third quarter of 2017 was $92 million compared to $152 million for the third quarter 2016.

Director Michael James Roberts bought 7,000 shares of CTL stock on Dec. 8 at a price of $14.58. The price of the stock has increased by 0.62% since.

Chairman Harvey P. Perry bought 7,500 shares of CTL stock on Dec. 8 at a price of $14.32. The price of the stock has increased by 2.44% since.

Vice Chairman William Bruce Hanks bought 10,000 shares of CTL stock on Dec. 8 at a price of $14.41. The price of the stock has increased by 1.8% since.

Director T. Michael Glenn bought 25,000 shares of CTL stock on Dec. 8 at a price of $14.25. The price of the stock has increased by 2.95% since.

Director Steven T. Clontz bought 25,000 shares of CTL stock on Dec. 8 at a price of $14.25. The price of the stock has increased by 2.95% since.

For the complete list of stocks that bought by their company CEOs, go to: CEO Buys.

Disclosure: I do not own stock in any of the companies mentioned in the article.