Largest Insider Trades of the Week

Insideers are buying and selling these stocks

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Jan 25, 2019
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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 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

Michael C. Forman, CEO of FS KKR Capital Corp. (FSK), bought 40,854 shares for an average price of $6.08 per share on Jan. 23.

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The investment company has a market cap of $3.28 billion and an enterprise value of $4.73 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 15.82% and insider ownership of 0.38%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 20% and, as of Friday, is 25.12% below its 52-week high and 21.22% above its 52-week low.

James Defranco, executive vice president of DISH Network Corp. (DISH), bought 20,000 class A shares for an average price of $29.44 per share on Jan. 23.

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The company, which supplies a direct broadcast satellite subscription television service, has a market cap of $14.09 billion and an enterprise value of $27.38 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 72.72% and insider ownership of 0.93%.

Over the last 12 months, the share price has fallen 36% and, as of Friday, is 37.52% below its 52-week high and 29.72% above its 52-week low.

Barings LLC, investment adviser of Barings BDC Inc. (BBDC), bought 30,000 shares for an average price of $9.60 per share on Jan. 23.

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The business development company has a market cap of $495.97 million and an enterprise value of $546.97 million. It has an institutional ownership of 70.62% and insider ownership of 4.11%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 9% and, as of Friday, is 21.69% below its 52-week high and 11.61% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Joseph T. Kennedy, General Counsel of Amarin Corp. PLC ADR (AMRN), sold 1,040,194 shares for an average price of $17.77 per share on Jan. 24.

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The biopharmaceutical company has a $5.79 billion market cap and an enterprise value of $5.84 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 52.38% and insider ownership of 1.0%.

Over the last 12 months, the share price has climbed 315% and is currently 24.0% below its 52-week high and 654.47% above its 52-week low.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (CBRL) 10% owner Sardar Biglari sold 56,494 shares for an average price of $169.19 per share on Jan. 24.

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The company, which supplies home-style country cooking and recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, has a market cap of $4.06 billion and an enterprise value of $4.35 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 121.44% and insider ownership of 2.87%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 5% and is currently 8.77% below its 52-week high and 19.16% above its 52-week low.

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CRNX) 10% owner 5AM Ventures IV LP sold 262,153 shares for an average price of $21.88 per share on Jan. 22.

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The company, which operates in the global biotechnology industry, has a market cap of $599.48 million and an enterprise value of $429.83 million. It has an institutional ownership of 95.47% and insider ownership of 5.91%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price was stable and is currently 32.50% below its 52-week high and 23.89% above its 52-week low.

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