Insiders Roundup: Facebook, Vermillion, HP

Largest insider trades of the week

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Apr 20, 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 “$2,000,000+” and the duration to “April 2018.” Set All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

Tiger Global Management LLC, 10% owner of Apollo Global Management LLC Class A (APO), bought 50,000 shares for $29.01 per share on April 18.

The alternative-asset management company has a market cap of $11.95 billion and an enterprise value of $11.88 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 81.34% and insider ownership of 2.79%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has increased 14% and is currently 21.79% below its 52-week high and 17.64% above its 52-week low.

Jack W. Schuller and Henri George Schler, 10% owner of Vermillion Inc. (VRML), bought a composed of 4,945,864 shares for $1.00 per share on April 17.

The company operates in discovery, development and commercialization of novel high-value diagnostic tests. It has a market cap of $80.55 million and an enterprise value of $65.18 million. It has an institutional ownership of 37.61% and insider ownership of 14.69%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has dropped 38% and is currently 45.24% below its 52-week high and 30.68% above its 52-week low.

Armistice Capital Master Fund, 10% owner of Eyegate Pharmaceuticals Inc. (EYEG), bought 10,479,970 shares for 36 cents per share on April 17. Since then, the stock price has risen to 49 cents.

The clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company has a market cap of $8.65 million and an enterprise value of $1 million. It has an institutional ownership of 30.50% and insider ownership of 4.24%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has dropped 77% and is currently 79.84% below its 52-week high and 68.97% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) Margaret C. Whitman sold 674,000 shares for $17.56 per share on April 18.

The communication equipment company has a market cap of $27.04 billion and an enterprise value of $33.36 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 86.29% and insider ownership of 0.18%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has increased 25% and is currently 10.60% below its 52-week high and 37.20% above its 52-week low.

COB and CEO, 10% Owner of Facebook Inc. Class A (FB) Mark Zuckerberg sold 435,000 shares for $166.51 per share on April 18.

The online social network has a market cap of $482.34 billion and an enterprise value of $440.63 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 59.84% and insider ownership of 0.18%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has increased 16% and is currently 14.83% below its 52-week high 17.76% above its 52-week low.

Director of TPI Composites Inc. (TPIC) Philip J. Deutch, sold 304,180 shares for $22.10 per share on April 18.

The manufacturer of composite wind blades has a market cap of $755.25 million and an enterprise value of $728.53 million. It has an institutional ownership of 99.67% and insider ownership of 1.26.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has increased 9% and is currently 14.81% below its 52-week high 45.15% above its 52-week low.

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