Insiders Roundup: Facebook, Coty

Largest insider trades of the week

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Nov 17, 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 “November 2017” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

venBio Select Advisor LLC, 10% owner of Mirati Therapeutics Inc. (MRTX), bought 650,000 shares for $13.00 per share on Nov. 16. Since then, the stock price has risen to $19.00.

The biotechnology company has a market cap of $480.73 million and an enterprise value of $405.75 million. It has an institutional ownership of 54.38% and insider ownership of 0.40%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has dropped 217% and is currently 1.30% below its 52-week high and 603.70% above its 52-week low.

Softbank Group Corp., 10% owner of Sprint Corp Series 1 (S), bought 2,633,814 shares for $5.98 per share on Nov. 15. Since then, the stock price has increased to $6.25.

The company offers wireless and wireline communications products and has a market cap of $25 billion and an enterprise value of $56.97 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 13.70% and insider ownership of 1.57%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 17% and is currently 35.23% below its 52-week high and 11.21% above its 52-week low.

JAB Cosmetics B.V, 10% owner of Coty Inc Class A (COTY), bought 5,400,000 shares for $16.85 per share on Nov. 15.

The cosmetic company has a market cap of $17.04 billion and enterprise value of $23.89 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 56.52% and insider ownership of 0.65%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 9% and is currently 19.30% below its 52-week high and 18.33% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

George M. Marcus, director, 10% owner of Marcus & Millichap Inc. (MMI), sold 373,707 shares for $30.52 per share on Nov. 16. Since then, the stock price hasn’t changed.

The national brokerage firm has a market cap of $1.16 billion and an enterprise value of $906.5 million. It has an institutional ownership of 40.01% and insider ownership of 1.65%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has increased 17% and is currently 2.77% below its 52-week high and 31.35% above its 52-week low.

Facebook Inc. Class A (FB) director, Jan Koum sold 594,246 shares for $179.35 per share on Nov. 16. Since then, the stock price hasn’t changed.

The largest online social network has a market cap of $521.85 billion and an enterprise value of $483.57 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 57.59% and insider ownership of 0.18%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen by 52% and the price 1.81% below its 52-week high and 57.54% above its 52-week low.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR) Senior EVP and President of Burger King, Cil E. Jose sold 99,151 shares for $65.05 per share on Nov. 16.

The quick service restaurant company has a market cap of $15.47 billion and an enterprise value of $25.03 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 80.23% and insider ownership of 0.41%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen by 42% and is currently 5.40% below its 52-week high and 45.57% above its 52-week low.

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