Largest Insider Trades of the Week

Nvidia, AutoZone among stocks traded by insiders

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Jun 30, 2017
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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 “June 2017” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

Marty E. Adams, director of United Community Financial Corp. (UCFC, Financial), bought 404,000 shares for $8 per share on June 28. Since then, the stock price has increased to $8.20.

The U.S.-based financial services company provides consumer banking, business banking and investment services in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The company has an institutional ownership of 57.93% and insider ownership of 4.10%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 36%, and the price is 13.68% below its 52-week high and 43.86% above its 52-week low.

Selecta Biosciences Inc. (SELB, Financial) Director Timothy A. Springer bought 338,791 shares for $17.71 per share on June 27. Since then, the stock price has risen to $20.

The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company uses proprietary synthetic vaccine particle technology to discover and develop therapies to treat rare and serious diseases.

The company has an institutional ownership of 37.86% and insider ownership of 5.16%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 40%, and the price is 12.60% below its 52-week high and 7.93% above its 52-week low.

The Abdiel Qualified Master Fund LP, 10% owner of Appian Corp.. (APPN, Financial), bought 860,926 shares for $18.08 per share on June 27. Since then, the stock price has risen to $18.35.

The company's low-code software development platform enables organizations to develop powerful and unique applications.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 21%, and the price is 12.60% below its 52-week high and 7.93% above its 52-week low.

The LP, which also owns 10% of Alteryx Inc. (AYX, Financial), bought 163,072 shares for $19.86 per share on June 27. Since then, the stock price has fallen to $19.51.

The data analytics software company allows organizations to prepare, blend and analyze data from a multitude of sources on its subscription-based platform.

The company has an institutional ownership of 16.96% and insider ownership of 0.16%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 27%, and the price is 3.76% below its 52-week high and 33.76% is above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Harvey C. Jones, Nvidia Corp. (NVDA, Financial) director, sold 50,000 shares for $150.84 per share on June 28. Since then, the stock price has declined to $146.68.

The visual computing company targets markets like gaming, professional visualization, datacenter and automotive. Its segments include GPU and Tegra Processor.

The company has an institutional ownership of 6.24% and insider ownership of 0.71%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 212% and is now trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 14.22. The price is 12.95% below its 52-week high and 218.66% above its 52-week low.

Galen Partners V LP, 10% owner of Tactile Systems Technology Inc. (TCMD, Financial), sold 200,000 shares for $28.85 per share on June 28. Since then, the stock price has risen to $28.94.

The medical technology company develops medical devices for the treatment of chronic swelling conditions. Its products include the Flexitouch System, the Entre System and the ACTitouch System.

The company has an institutional ownership of 26.67% and insider ownership of 5.51%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 161% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 8.27. The price is 4.17% below its 52-week high and 189.40% above its 52-week low.

AutoZone Inc. (AZO, Financial) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer William T. Giles sold 10,000 shares for $581.10 per share on June 21. Since then, the stock price has slumped to $559.67.

The auto parts retailer carries an extensive line of products for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and trucks.

The company has an institutional ownership of 88.73% and insider ownership of 1.18%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has declined by 28%, and the price is 30.57% below its 52-week high and 0.42% above its 52-week low.

Gregory L. Summe, LMI Aerospace Inc. (LMIA, Financial) director, sold 1,440,339 shares for $14 per share on June 27. Since then, the stock price has dipped to $13.99.

The company supplies the aerospace and defense markets with structural assemblies, kits and components. It aslo provides design engineering services.Â

The company has an institutional ownership of 50.76% and insider ownership of 11.58%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 74% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 2.36. The price is 14.05% below its 52-week high and 99.57% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.