According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest CFO buys during the past week were Monsanto Company, MFRI Inc., Magma Design Automation Inc., DRI Corp., and Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Ltd. Part.
EVP & CFO of Monsanto Company (MON, Financial) Carl M Casale bought 30,000 shares on 07/13/2010 at an average price of $52.09. Monsanto is a global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products for growers and downstream customers, such as grain processors and consumers, in the agricultural markets. Monsanto Company has a market cap of $30.66 billion; its shares were traded at around $56.2 with a P/E ratio of 22.4 and P/S ratio of 2.6. The dividend yield of Monsanto Company stocks is 1.9%. Monsanto Company had an annual average earning growth of 18.2% over the past 10 years.
MON is in the portfolios of George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Oak Value of Oak Value Capital Management, Chase Coleman of TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC, Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc, PRIMECAP Management, Steve Mandel of Lone Pine Capital, John Griffin of Blue Ridge Capital, Wallace Weitz of Weitz Wallace R & Co, Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Stanley Druckenmiller of Duquesne Capital Management, LLC, Pioneer Investments, Paul Tudor Jones of The Tudor Group, Louis Moore Bacon of Moore Capital Management, LP, Irving Kahn of Kahn Brothers & Company Inc., John Buckingham of Al Frank Asset Management, Inc., Bruce Kovner of Caxton Associates, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Tom Russo of Gardner Russo & Gardner, RS Investment Management, Murray Stahl of Horizon Asset Management, Jeremy Grantham of GMO LLC, Jean-Marie Eveillard of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC.
Chairman, President & CEO Hugh Grant, EVP & CFO Carl M Casale, and Director Charles S Mcmillan bought shares of MON stock.
Exec. VP Human Resources Steven Mizell and VP, Vegetable Business Consuelo E. Madere sold shares of MON stock.
MFRI Inc. (MFRI, Financial): Vice President CFO Michael D Bennett Bought 17,400 Shares
Vice President CFO of MFRI Inc. (MFRI) Michael D Bennett bought 17,400 shares on 07/07/2010 at an average price of $6.15. MFRI INC. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of filter bags for use inindustrial air pollution control systems known as ``baghouses``. Mfri Inc. has a market cap of $42.1 million; its shares were traded at around $6.15 with and P/S ratio of 0.2. Mfri Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 8.2% over the past 5 years.
MFRI, Inc. announced record earnings for the second quarter and the six months ended July 31, 2009. For the second quarter 2009, Company net sales were $61.1 million, 21.3% less than $77.6 million for the prior-year’s second quarter. Net income rose 56.0% to a second quarter high of $3.8 million or $0.55 diluted earnings per share, compared to $2.4 million or $0.35 diluted earnings per share, in the prior-year period. MFRI is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.
Vice President CFO Michael D Bennett bought shares of MFRI stock.
Magma Design Automation Inc. (LAVA, Financial): CFO Peter S Teshima Bought 4,429 Shares
CFO of Magma Design Automation Inc. (LAVA) Peter S Teshima bought 4,429 shares on 07/15/2010 at an average price of $3.34. Magma Design Automation, Inc. provides design and implementation software that enables chip designers to reduce the time it takes to design and produce complex integrated circuits used in the communications, computing, consumer electronics, networking and semiconductor industries. Magma Design Automation Inc. has a market cap of $161.7 million; its shares were traded at around $3.12 with and P/S ratio of 1.3.
Magma Design Automation Inc. reported revenue of $33.6 million for its fourth quarter and $123.1 million for its 2010 fiscal year, both ended May 2, 2010. Magma reported a net loss of $(0.7) million, or $(0.01) per share (basic and diluted), for the fourth quarter, compared to a net loss of $(9.9) million, or $(0.21) per share (basic and diluted), for the year-ago fourth quarter. For fiscal 2010 Magma reported a GAAP net loss of $(3.3) million, or $(0.07) per share (basic and diluted), compared to a net loss of $(129.2) million, or $(2.89) per share (basic and diluted), for fiscal 2009.
LAVA is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC.
CFO Peter S Teshima and President and COO Roy E Jewell bought shares of LAVA stock.
DRI Corp. (TBUS, Financial): VP, CFO, Secretary & Treasurer Kathleen B Oher Bought 2,500 Shares
VP, CFO, Secretary & Treasurer of DRI Corp. (TBUS) Kathleen B Oher bought 2,500 shares on 07/07/2010 at an average price of $1.6. DRI Corporation a digital communications technology leader in the domestic and international surface transportation and transit security markets. Dri Corp. has a market cap of $19.2 million; its shares were traded at around $1.62 with a P/E ratio of 11.6 and P/S ratio of 0.2.
DRI Corporation announced that it posted first quarter 2010 net sales of $22.1 million, as compared to $13.2 million for the same period last year, with a loss of 8 cents per share versus 10 cents per share for same period last year. For the period ended March 31, 2010, net sales were $22.1 million and the net loss to common shareholders was $995 thousand, or 8 cents per diluted share. This compares to net sales of $13.2 million and a net loss to common shareholders of $1.1 million, or 10 cents per diluted share for the same period last year.
Chairman and CEO David L Turney, Pres., COO, Global Operations Oliver Wels, and Director John Pirotte bought shares of TBUS stock.
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Ltd. Part (MMLP, Financial): Executive VP and CFO Robert D Bondurant Bought 131 Shares
Executive VP and CFO of Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Ltd. Part (MMLP) Robert D Bondurant bought 131 shares on 07/14/2010 at an average price of $30.81. Martin Midstream is a limited partnership which stores and transports hydrocarbon products and specialty chemicals, primarily in the Gulf Coast. Martin Midstream Partners L.p. Ltd. Part has a market cap of $574.7 million; its shares were traded at around $32.45 with a P/E ratio of 36.1 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Martin Midstream Partners L.p. Ltd. Part stocks is 9.2%.
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. MMLP reported net income for the first quarter of 2010 of $1.8 million, or $0.04 per limited partner unit. This compared to net income for the first quarter of 2009 of $5.2 million, or $0.28 per limited partner unit. Revenues for the first quarter of 2010 were $242.7 million compared to $163.1 million for the first quarter of 2009. First quarter 2010 net income was negatively impacted by $3.8 million, or $0.22 per limited partner unit, due to the payment of fees for the early extinguishment of interest rate swaps.
MMLP is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.
President and CEO, 10% Owner Ruben S Martin, Executive VP and CFO Robert D Bondurant, and Executive V.P. Randall Tauscher bought shares of MMLP stock.
For the complete list of stocks that bought by their CFOs, go to: Insider Buys.
EVP & CFO of Monsanto Company (MON, Financial) Carl M Casale bought 30,000 shares on 07/13/2010 at an average price of $52.09. Monsanto is a global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products for growers and downstream customers, such as grain processors and consumers, in the agricultural markets. Monsanto Company has a market cap of $30.66 billion; its shares were traded at around $56.2 with a P/E ratio of 22.4 and P/S ratio of 2.6. The dividend yield of Monsanto Company stocks is 1.9%. Monsanto Company had an annual average earning growth of 18.2% over the past 10 years.
MON is in the portfolios of George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Oak Value of Oak Value Capital Management, Chase Coleman of TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC, Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc, PRIMECAP Management, Steve Mandel of Lone Pine Capital, John Griffin of Blue Ridge Capital, Wallace Weitz of Weitz Wallace R & Co, Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Stanley Druckenmiller of Duquesne Capital Management, LLC, Pioneer Investments, Paul Tudor Jones of The Tudor Group, Louis Moore Bacon of Moore Capital Management, LP, Irving Kahn of Kahn Brothers & Company Inc., John Buckingham of Al Frank Asset Management, Inc., Bruce Kovner of Caxton Associates, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Tom Russo of Gardner Russo & Gardner, RS Investment Management, Murray Stahl of Horizon Asset Management, Jeremy Grantham of GMO LLC, Jean-Marie Eveillard of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC.
Chairman, President & CEO Hugh Grant, EVP & CFO Carl M Casale, and Director Charles S Mcmillan bought shares of MON stock.
Exec. VP Human Resources Steven Mizell and VP, Vegetable Business Consuelo E. Madere sold shares of MON stock.
MFRI Inc. (MFRI, Financial): Vice President CFO Michael D Bennett Bought 17,400 Shares
Vice President CFO of MFRI Inc. (MFRI) Michael D Bennett bought 17,400 shares on 07/07/2010 at an average price of $6.15. MFRI INC. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of filter bags for use inindustrial air pollution control systems known as ``baghouses``. Mfri Inc. has a market cap of $42.1 million; its shares were traded at around $6.15 with and P/S ratio of 0.2. Mfri Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 8.2% over the past 5 years.
MFRI, Inc. announced record earnings for the second quarter and the six months ended July 31, 2009. For the second quarter 2009, Company net sales were $61.1 million, 21.3% less than $77.6 million for the prior-year’s second quarter. Net income rose 56.0% to a second quarter high of $3.8 million or $0.55 diluted earnings per share, compared to $2.4 million or $0.35 diluted earnings per share, in the prior-year period. MFRI is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.
Vice President CFO Michael D Bennett bought shares of MFRI stock.
Magma Design Automation Inc. (LAVA, Financial): CFO Peter S Teshima Bought 4,429 Shares
CFO of Magma Design Automation Inc. (LAVA) Peter S Teshima bought 4,429 shares on 07/15/2010 at an average price of $3.34. Magma Design Automation, Inc. provides design and implementation software that enables chip designers to reduce the time it takes to design and produce complex integrated circuits used in the communications, computing, consumer electronics, networking and semiconductor industries. Magma Design Automation Inc. has a market cap of $161.7 million; its shares were traded at around $3.12 with and P/S ratio of 1.3.
Magma Design Automation Inc. reported revenue of $33.6 million for its fourth quarter and $123.1 million for its 2010 fiscal year, both ended May 2, 2010. Magma reported a net loss of $(0.7) million, or $(0.01) per share (basic and diluted), for the fourth quarter, compared to a net loss of $(9.9) million, or $(0.21) per share (basic and diluted), for the year-ago fourth quarter. For fiscal 2010 Magma reported a GAAP net loss of $(3.3) million, or $(0.07) per share (basic and diluted), compared to a net loss of $(129.2) million, or $(2.89) per share (basic and diluted), for fiscal 2009.
LAVA is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC.
CFO Peter S Teshima and President and COO Roy E Jewell bought shares of LAVA stock.
DRI Corp. (TBUS, Financial): VP, CFO, Secretary & Treasurer Kathleen B Oher Bought 2,500 Shares
VP, CFO, Secretary & Treasurer of DRI Corp. (TBUS) Kathleen B Oher bought 2,500 shares on 07/07/2010 at an average price of $1.6. DRI Corporation a digital communications technology leader in the domestic and international surface transportation and transit security markets. Dri Corp. has a market cap of $19.2 million; its shares were traded at around $1.62 with a P/E ratio of 11.6 and P/S ratio of 0.2.
DRI Corporation announced that it posted first quarter 2010 net sales of $22.1 million, as compared to $13.2 million for the same period last year, with a loss of 8 cents per share versus 10 cents per share for same period last year. For the period ended March 31, 2010, net sales were $22.1 million and the net loss to common shareholders was $995 thousand, or 8 cents per diluted share. This compares to net sales of $13.2 million and a net loss to common shareholders of $1.1 million, or 10 cents per diluted share for the same period last year.
Chairman and CEO David L Turney, Pres., COO, Global Operations Oliver Wels, and Director John Pirotte bought shares of TBUS stock.
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Ltd. Part (MMLP, Financial): Executive VP and CFO Robert D Bondurant Bought 131 Shares
Executive VP and CFO of Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Ltd. Part (MMLP) Robert D Bondurant bought 131 shares on 07/14/2010 at an average price of $30.81. Martin Midstream is a limited partnership which stores and transports hydrocarbon products and specialty chemicals, primarily in the Gulf Coast. Martin Midstream Partners L.p. Ltd. Part has a market cap of $574.7 million; its shares were traded at around $32.45 with a P/E ratio of 36.1 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Martin Midstream Partners L.p. Ltd. Part stocks is 9.2%.
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. MMLP reported net income for the first quarter of 2010 of $1.8 million, or $0.04 per limited partner unit. This compared to net income for the first quarter of 2009 of $5.2 million, or $0.28 per limited partner unit. Revenues for the first quarter of 2010 were $242.7 million compared to $163.1 million for the first quarter of 2009. First quarter 2010 net income was negatively impacted by $3.8 million, or $0.22 per limited partner unit, due to the payment of fees for the early extinguishment of interest rate swaps.
MMLP is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.
President and CEO, 10% Owner Ruben S Martin, Executive VP and CFO Robert D Bondurant, and Executive V.P. Randall Tauscher bought shares of MMLP stock.
For the complete list of stocks that bought by their CFOs, go to: Insider Buys.
