Insiders Roundup: Facebook, Community Health Systems

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Aug 30, 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 “August 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$200,000+.”

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

Wayne T. Smith, chairman and CEO, bought 1.20 million shares of Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) for an average price of $36.09 per share on Aug. 29.

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The company, which owns and operates hospitals in the U.S., has a market cap of $297 million and an enterprise value of $14.33 billion. It has insider ownership of 5.68% and institutional ownership of 27.62%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 44.31% and, as of Friday, was trading 59.63% below its 52-week high and 20.67% above its 52-week low.

Kevin A. Richardson II, CEO of SANUWAVE Health Inc. (SNWV) together with 10% owner Stolarski Anthony Michael bought 16.62 million shares for an average price of 11 cents per share on Aug. 28.

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The company, which operates in the health care sector, has a market cap of $44.27 million and an enterprise value of $56.59 million. It has institutional ownership of 0.45% and insider ownership of 27.65%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 18.18% and, as of Friday, was trading 43.97% below its 52-week high and 84.90% above its 52-week low.

Keith Rubert Murdoch, chairman of Fox Corp. (FOX), bought 500,000 shares for an average price of $32.06 per share on Aug. 28.

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The company, which operates in the entertainment industry, has a market cap of $20.24 billion and an enterprise value of $23.77 billion. It has institutional ownership of 29.5%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 17.20% and, as of Friday, was trading 14.74% below its three-month high and 3.74% above its three-month low.

Most important insider sales

Steven B. Mosing, director of Frank's International NV (FI), sold 1.32 million shares for an average price of $4.47 per share on Aug. 28.

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The company, which provides casing and tubular running services, has a market cap of $987.0 million and an enterprise value of $851.51 million. It has insider ownership of 10.64% and institutional ownership of 53.68%.

Over the last 12 months, the shares have fallen 50.38%. As of Friday, the stock was trading 51.97% below its 52-week high and 10.05% above its 52-week low.

10% owner Elliott International LP sold 6.09 million shares of Arconic Inc. (ARNC) for an average price of $25.06 per share on Aug. 28.

The manufacturer of value-added aluminum and specialty metal products has a market cap of $11.36 billion and an enterprise value of $16.41 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.5% and institutional ownership of 98.95%.

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Over the last 12 months, the stock has gained 15.33% and, as of Friday, shares were trading 2.23% below the 52-week high and 65.13% above the 52-week low.

Facebook Inc. (FB) founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 355,500 shares for an average price of $181.04 per share on Aug. 28.

The social media company has a market cap of $519.35 billion and an enterprise value of $487.57 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.17% and institutional ownership of 91.07%.

Over the last 12 months, the share price has risen 5.60% and, as of Friday, was trading 11.07% below its 52-week high and 50.85% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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