Insiders Roundup: Walmart, Eli Lilly

Largest insider trades of the week

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Nov 30, 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 “November 2018” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

Curnet Holding Co., 10% owner of Corium International Inc. (CORI, Financial), bought 36,629,505 shares for an average price of $12.50 per share on Nov. 27.

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The commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company has a market cap of $463.05 million and an enterprise value of $450.93 million. It has an institutional ownership of 55.17% and insider ownership of 1.01%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 9% and, as of Friday, is 8.97% below its 52-week high and 76.85% above its 52-week low.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc., 10% owner of Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. (FRGI, Financial), bought 253,333 shares for an average price of $18.65 per share on Nov. 27.

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The owner and franchiser of restaurants has a market cap of $503 million and an enterprise value of $570 million. It has an institutional ownership of 88.3% and insider ownership of 3.59%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has risen 3.3% and, as of Friday, is 40.11% below its 52-week high and 12.74% above its 52-week low.

Mangrove Partners Master Fund, 10% owner of Penn Virginia Corp. (PVAC, Financial), bought 67,500 shares for an average price of $55.95 per share on Nov. 27.

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The independent oil and gas company has a market cap of $857 million and an enterprise value of $1.32 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 445% and insider ownership of 7.09%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has climbed 61.82% and, as of Friday, is 40.78% below its 52-week high and 75.22% above its 52-week low.

CHAI TRUST CO LLC, 10% owner of Exterran Corp. (EXTN, Financial), bought 124,904 shares for an average price of $22.28 per share on Nov. 27.

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The provider of oil and gas equipment services has a market cap of $814 million and an enterprise value of $1.2 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 115% and insider ownership of 2.57%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has tumbled 24.51% and, as of Friday, is 32.23% below its 52-week high and 8.77% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Baker Bros. Advisors LP, director and 10% owner of Genomic Health Inc. (GHDX, Financial), sold 250,392 shares for an average price of $75.61 per share on Nov. 28.

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The company, which provides genomic-based diagnostic tests, has a $2.81 billion market cap and an enterprise value of $2.63 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 118.95% and insider ownership of 5.79%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has swelled 158% and is currently 15.63% below its three-month high and 193.03% above its three-month low.

Lilly Endowment Inc., 10% owner of Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY, Financial), sold 190,000 shares for an average price of $115.57 per share on Nov. 28.

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The company, which manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products, has a market cap of $121.47 billion and an enterprise value of $126.18 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 84.80% and insider ownership of 0.37%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has gained 36% and is currently 0.15% below its 52-week high and 58.01% above its 52-week low.

Robson Walton, director and 10% owner, Jim C. Walton and Alice L. Walton, 10% owners of Walmart Inc. (WMT, Financial), sold a combined 8,194,068 shares for an average price of $95.26 per share on Nov. 28.

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The retail giant has a market cap of $284.5 billion and an enterprise value of $343.79 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 45.83% and insider ownership of 1.27%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price was stable and is currently 11.80% below its 52-week high and 18.61% above its 52-week low.

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

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