Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: BH, CLMS, OPK, CPRX, BRT

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Jan 12, 2015

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CEOs is illustrated in the chart below:

Biglari Holdings Inc (BH, Financial): Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner Sardar Biglari, Bought 12,249 Shares

Chairman and CEO, 10% owner of Biglari Holdings Inc (BH, Financial) Sardar Biglari, bought 12,249 shares during the past week at an average price of $400.00. Biglari Holdings Inc., is an Indiana Corporation. It is a diversified holding company engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Biglari Holdings Inc has a market cap of $825.222 million; its shares were traded at around $400.00 with a P/E ratio of 23.70 and P/S ratio of 0.86. Biglari Holdings Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 9.20% over the past 10 years.

Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) owns 117,943 shares as of 09/30/2014, an increase of 18.42% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.22% of the $18.59 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.

Director Kenneth R Cooper bought 14 shares of BH stock on 12/15/2014 at the average price of 360.34. Kenneth R Cooper owns at least 313 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 11.01% since.

Calamos Asset Management Inc (CLMS, Financial): Chairman, CEO & Global Co-CIO, 10% owner John P Sr Calamos bought 67,621 shares

Chairman, CEO & Global Co-CIO, 10% owner of Calamos Asset Management Inc (CLMS, Financial) John P Sr Calamos bought 67,621 shares during the past week at an average price of $12.39. Calamos Asset Management Inc is a Delaware corporation, incorporated on July 23, 2004. Calamos Asset Management Inc has a market cap of $273.469 million; its shares were traded at around $12.39 with a P/E ratio of 12.00 and P/S ratio of 0.93. The dividend yield of Calamos Asset Management Inc stocks is 4.44%.

Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) owns 161,000 shares as of 09/30/2014, which accounts for 0.0098% of the $18.59 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.

SVP & CFO Nimish S Bhatt bought 416 shares of CLMS stock on 11/21/2014 at the average price of 13.8. Nimish S Bhatt owns at least 99,689 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 10.22% since.

Opko Health Inc (OPK, Financial): CEO and chairman, 10% Owner Phillip Md Et Al Frost Bought 76,300 Shares

CEO & Chairman, 10% owner of Opko Health Inc (OPK, Financial) Phillip Md Et Al Frost bought 76,300 shares during the past week at an average price of $10.10. Opko Health Inc was originally incorporated in Delaware in October 1991 under the name Cytoclonal Pharmaceutics, Inc. Opko Health Inc has a market cap of $4.34 billion; its shares were traded at around $10.10 with and P/S ratio of 48.74. Opko Health Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 4.40% over the past 10 years.

Opko Health recently reported its third quarter 2014 financial results. Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $48.7 million, compared to $60.0 million in the comparable period of 2013.

George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) owns 235,600 shares as of 09/30/2014, which accounts for 0.015% of the $13.4 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC. Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) owns 11,000 shares as of 09/30/2014, a decrease of 26.67% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.0005% of the $18.59 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc (CPRX, Financial): President and CEO Patrick J Mcenany Bought 50,000 Shares

President and CEO of Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc (CPRX, Financial) Patrick J Mcenany bought 50,000 shares on 01/08/2015 at an average price of $2.98. Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in July 2006. Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc has a market cap of $205.284 million; its shares were traded at around $2.98 .

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners recently reported its third quarter 2014 financial results. For the quarter ended September 30, 2014, Catalyst reported a GAAP net loss of $5,009,892, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $5,912,059, or $0.13 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2013.

Exec. V.P., Corp. Development David D Muth sold 0 shares of CPRX stock on 08/28/2014 at the average price of 0. David D Muth owns at least 10,000 shares after this.

BRT Realty Trust (BRT, Financial): President and CEO Jeffrey Gould Bought 19,386 Shares

PRESIDENT AND CEO of BRT Realty Trust (BRT, Financial) Jeffrey Gould bought 19,386 shares during the past week at an average price of $7.09. BRT Realty Trust, a Massachusetts corporation was organized on June 1972. Brt Realty Trust has a market cap of $99.837 million; its shares were traded at around $7.09 with and P/S ratio of 1.52.

Michael Price (Trades, Portfolio) owns 168,369 shares as of 09/30/2014, which accounts for 0.16% of the $801 million portfolio of MFP Investors LLC.

Senior Vice President Matthew J Gould bought 17,701 shares of BRT stock on 01/07/2015 at the average price of 7.03. Matthew J Gould owns at least 2,872,994 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.85% since.