Largest Insider Trades of the Week

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Jan 12, 2018
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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 “January 2018” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

According to these filters, company insiders made the following trades this week.

Istar Inc., 10% owner of Safety, Income and Growth Inc. (SAFE), bought 71,993 shares for $17.95 per share on Jan. 11.

The real estate company has a market cap of $326.97 million and an enterprise value of $462.05 million. It has an institutional ownership of 76.79% and insider ownership of 1.00%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 6% and is currently 10.40% below its 52-week high and 3.76% above its 52-week low.

Chen Tian Qiao,10% owner of Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH), bought 995,551 shares for $4.97 per share on Jan. 10.

The operator of general acute care hospitals has a market cap of $570.19 billion and an enterprise value of $14.02 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 87.56% and insider ownership of 4.27%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 28% and is currently 52.71% below its 52-week high and 29.09% above its 52-week low.

Deer Park Road Management Comp, 10% owner of Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA (ASPS), bought 355,269 shares for $27.92 per share on Jan 10. Since then, the stock price has risen to $28.21.

The marketplace and transaction solutions provider for the real estate, mortgage and consumer debt industries has a market cap of $505.09 million and an enterprise value of $742.01 million. It has an institutional ownership of 63.57% and insider ownership of 1.67%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen by 5% and is currently 39.97% below its 52-week high and 74.46% above its 52-week low.

Sardar Biglari, director and 10% owner of Biglari Holdings Inc. (BH), bought 5,095 shares for $419.84 per share on Jan. 09.

The company owns subsidiaries engaged in business activities. It has a market cap of $879.67 million and an enterprise value of $1.06 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 90.65% and insider ownership of 8.55%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has dropped by 11% and is currently 12.22% below its 52-week high and 46.68% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Jonathan W Ayers, chairman, president and CEO of IDEXX Laboratories Inc. (IDXX), sold 54,000 shares for $165.98 per share on Jan. 11.

The company provides services for companion animal veterinary. It has a market cap of $14.96 billion and an enterprise value of $15.8 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 93.27% and insider ownership of 1.83%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen by 42% and is currently 0.87% below its 52-week high and 47.17% above its 52-week low.

Frederic B Luddy, director of ServiceNow Inc. (NOW), sold 100,000 shares for $135.37 per share on Jan. 10.

The company provides cloud-based solutions that define, structure, manage, and automate services for enterprise operations. It has a market cap of $23.76 billion and an enterprise value of $23.24 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 98.64% and insider ownership of 7.22%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen by 65% and is currently 0.15% below its 52-week high and 70.04% above its 52-week low.

Bruce R Berkowitz 10% owner of Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), sold 2,212,400 shares for $3.34 per share on Jan. 10.

It is a retailer which integrates the digital and physical shopping experiences for consumers. It has a market cap of $357.28 million and an enterprise value of $4.8 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 66.39% and insider ownership of 1.63%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has dropped by 62% and is currently 76.82% below its 52-week high and 7.44% above its 52-week low.

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