Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: Pioneer Drilling Company, UGI Corp., FelCor Lodging Trust Inc., Harris & Harris Group Inc., BCB Bancorp Inc., interCLICK Inc.

Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: PDC, UGI, FCH, TINY, BCBP, ICLK

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Mar 22, 2010
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest CFO buys during the past week were Pioneer Drilling Company (PDC, Financial), UGI Corp. (UGI, Financial), FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (FCH, Financial), Harris & Harris Group Inc. (TINY, Financial), BCB Bancorp Inc. (BCBP, Financial), and interCLICK Inc. (ICLK, Financial).

EVP & CFO of Pioneer Drilling Company (PDC) Lorne Phillips bought 42,275 shares on 03/12/2010 at an average price of $7.28. Pioneer Drilling provides land contract drilling services to independent and major oil and gas operators drilling wells in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, the Rocky Mountain region, and internationally in Colombia. Pioneer Drilling Company has a market cap of $384.8 million; its shares were traded at around $7.11 with and P/S ratio of 1.1. Pioneer Drilling Company had an annual average earning growth of 102.3% over the past 5 years.

PDC is in the portfolios of Third Avenue Management, Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors, Paul Tudor Jones of The Tudor Group, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.

President & CEO Stacy Locke and EVP & CFO Lorne Phillips bought shares of PDC stock.

UGI Corp. (UGI): Vice President - Finance & CFO Peter Kelly Bought 10,000 Shares

Vice President - Finance & CFO of UGI Corp. (UGI) Peter Kelly bought 10,000 shares on 03/17/2010 at an average price of $25.86. UGI Corporation is a holding company that operates propanedistribution, gas and electric utility, energy marketing and related businesses through subsidiaries. Ugi Corp. has a market cap of $2.89 billion; its shares were traded at around $26.52 with a P/E ratio of 11.5 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Ugi Corp. stocks is 3.1%. Ugi Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 9.6% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ugi Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

UGI Corporation reported net income of $114.9 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended December 31, 2008, compared to $80.0 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2008.

UGI is in the portfolios of Diamond Hill Capital of Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc, Paul Tudor Jones of The Tudor Group, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors.

Vice President - Finance & CFO Peter Kelly and Director M Shawn Puccio bought shares of UGI stock.

VP and General Counsel Robert H Knauss and Director Richard C Gozon sold shares of UGI stock.

FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (FCH): Executive VP & CFO Andrew J Welch Bought 15,910 Shares

Executive VP & CFO of FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (FCH) Andrew J Welch bought 15,910 shares during the past week at an average price of $4.61. FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. is a real estate investment trust. Felcor Lodging Trust Inc. has a market cap of $305.2 million; its shares were traded at around $4.66 with a P/E ratio of 4.8 and P/S ratio of 0.3.

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated reported operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009. Net loss for the fourth quarter was $51.2 million. Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter was $60.4 million, or $0.96 per share, compared to a net loss of $98.1 million, or $1.57 per share, for 2008.

FCH is in the portfolios of Ken Heebner of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP, John Paulson of Paulson & Co., Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.

President and CEO Richard Allen Smith, Executive VP & CFO Andrew J Welch, Chairman Thomas J Jr Corcoran, and Executive Vice President Troy A Pentecost bought shares of FCH stock.

Harris & Harris Group Inc. (TINY): President, CFO Daniel B Wolfe Bought 5,000 Shares

President, CFO of Harris & Harris Group Inc. (TINY) Daniel B Wolfe bought 5,000 shares on 03/19/2010 at an average price of $4.69. Harris & Harris Group, Inc., based in New York, is a publicly traded venture capital firm exclusively focused on investing in companies enabled by nanotechnology and microsystems. Harris & Harris Group Inc. has a market cap of $147.1 million; its shares were traded at around $4.77 with and P/S ratio of 74.4.

TINY is in the portfolios of Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.

Chairman, CEO Douglas W Jamison, President, CFO Daniel B Wolfe, and Director Dugald A Fletcher bought shares of TINY stock.

BCB Bancorp Inc. (BCBP): President CEO CFO Donald Mindiak Bought 4,982 Shares

President CEO CFO of BCB Bancorp Inc. (BCBP) Donald Mindiak bought 4,982 shares on 03/15/2010 at an average price of $9. Bcb Bancorp Inc. has a market cap of $42 million; its shares were traded at around $9.016 with a P/E ratio of 10 and P/S ratio of 1.2. The dividend yield of Bcb Bancorp Inc. stocks is 5.2%.

BCB Bancorp, Inc. announced net earnings of $1.21 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to a loss of $1.25 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Total assets increased by $43.6 million or 7.5% to $622.2 million at September 30, 2009 from $578.6 million at December 31, 2008.

President CEO CFO Donald Mindiak, Director Robert Ballance, and Director August Jr Pellegrini bought shares of BCBP stock.

interCLICK Inc. (ICLK): CFO Roger Clark Bought 4,000 Shares

CFO of interCLICK Inc. (ICLK) Roger Clark bought 4,000 shares on 03/10/2010 at an average price of $3.92. interCLICK, Inc. operates the interCLICK Network, an online advertising platform that combines advanced behavioral targeting with complete data and inventory transparency, allowing advertisers to identify and track their desired audience on an unprecedented level. interCLICK Inc. has a market cap of $90.9 million; its shares were traded at around $3.85 with and P/S ratio of 4.

interCLICK, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICLK) announced its results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. Revenue was $21.8 million in Q4 2009, up 158% year-over-year and 51% sequentially, an acceleration from 35% sequential growth in the prior period. interCLICK recorded net income of $1.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(12.0) million, or $(0.65) per diluted share in 2008.

CFO Roger Clark, Chief Technology Officer Andrew S Katz, and President Michael Stephen Katz bought shares of ICLK stock.

Treasurer & CFO William L. Prater bought shares of BXS stock.

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