Weekly CFO Buys Highlight

Insiders invest in Uni-Pixel, Bancorp 34, Zosano Pharma

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May 30, 2017
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent chief financial officer buys were Uni-Pixel Inc. (UNXL, Financial), Bancorp 34 Inc. (BCTF, Financial) and Zosano Pharma Corp. (ZSAN, Financial).

Uni-Pixel CFO bought 13,000 shares

CFO Russell Christine bought 13,000 shares for an average price of 40 cents per share on May 19. The company has a market cap of $24.8 million and its shares were traded around 42 cents. The company has a price-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.16.

Uni-Pixel announced its first-quarter 2017 results with revenues of $1.30 million and gross loss of $3.04 million while the net loss was $7.13 million. The 2016 total revenue was $4.1 million, a 9% increase from 2015 total revenue. The 2016 gross loss was $11.89 million, a 39% decrease from 2015 gross profit. The 2016 net loss was $29.44 million.

CEO and President Jeffrey Alan Hawthorne bought 12,537 shares for an average price of 39 cents on May 22. Director Malcolm Thompson bought 9,41 shares for an average price of 38 cents on May 23. On May 22, Director Ross Adam Young bought 10,000 shares for an average price of 38 cents.

Bancorp 34 CFO bought 4,000 shares

Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Jan R. Thiry bought 4,000 shares for an average price of $13.80 per share on May 25. The stock price has decreased by 2.32% since then. The company has a market cap of $46.340 million and its shares were traded around $13.48. The company has a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.59 and P/S ratio of 1.92.

On May 24, Director Elaine E. Ralls bought 1,000 shares for an average price of $13.15. Since then, the stock price has increased by 2.51%. On May 15, Director Wortham A. Cook bought 154 shares for an average price of $12.85. The stock price has increased by 4.9% since then.

Zosano Pharma CFO bought 68,000 shares

CFO and Chief Business Officer Georgia Erbez bought 68,000 shares for an average price of $1.32 per share on May 25. Since then, the stock price has increased by 12.88%. The company has a market cap of $58.410 million and its shares were traded around $1.49.

On May 25, Interim CEO John Peter Walker bought 73,716 shares for an average price of $1.36. The stock price has increased by 9.56% since then.

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