Largest Insider Trades of the Week

American Assets Trust, Six Flags among stocks traded by company insiders

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Dec 07, 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 “December 2017” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

According to these filters, company insiders made the following trades this week.

Ernest S. Rady, chairman, CEO, president and 10% owner of American Assets Trust Inc. (AAT, Financial), bought 27,673 shares for $38.73 per share on Dec. 6. Since then, the stock price has not changed.

The real estate investment trust has a market cap of $1.81 billion and an enterprise value of $3.05 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 99.24% and insider ownership of 1.24%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 8% and is currently 14.41% below its 52-week high and 4.29% above its 52-week low.

Kevin P. Clark, president and CEO of Aptiv PLC (APTV, Financial), bought 22,500 shares for $87.88 per share on Dec. 6. Since then, the stock price has declined to $85.36.

The auto parts company has a market cap of $14.44 billion and an enterprise value of $19.2 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 2.33% and insider ownership of 0.97%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 45%.

Akkaraju Srinivas, director of Versartis Inc. (VSAR, Financial), bought 976,467 shares for $2.17 per share on Dec. 5. The stock price has increased to $2.35 since then.

The biopharmaceutical company has a market cap of $84.15 million. It has an institutional ownership of 62.60% and insider ownership of 4.05%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has fallen 82% and is currently 90.21% below its 52-week high and 46.87% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Jame Reid Anderson, chairman, president and CEO of Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (SIX, Financial), sold 78,614 shares for $66.32 per share on Dec. 6. Since then, the stock price has not changed.

The theme park operator has a market cap of $5.54 billion and an enterprise value of $7.47 million. It has an institutional ownership of 99.03% and insider ownership of 9.14%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 11% and is currently 0.80% below its 52-week high 29% above its 52-week low.

Larry D. Leinweber, director of Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL, Financial), sold 28,751 shares for $185.59 per share on Dec. 5. Since then, the stock price has not changed.

The software application provider has a market cap of $6.84 billion and an enterprise value of $6.67 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 66.52% and insider ownership of 4.58%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 25% and is currently 3.32% below its 52-week high and 8.63% above its 52-week low.

Christopher R. Kirkland, director of Simmons First National Corp. (SFNC, Financial), sold 160,000 shares for $57.11 per share on Dec. 5. Since then, the stock price has declined to $55.45.

The financial holding company has the market cap of $2.55 billion and an enterprise value of $2.7 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 34.22% and insider ownership of 2.23%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 15% and is currently 17.24% below its 52-week high and 11.46% above its 52-week low.

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