Largest Insider Trades of the Week

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Jan 05, 2018
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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 “January 2018” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

Sardar Biglari, director, 10% owner of Biglari Holdings Inc. (BH), bought 3,256 shares for $419.35 per share on Jan. 4.

The company is involved in franchising and operating of restaurants. It has a market cap of $873.67 billion and an enterprise value of $1.06 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 85.15% and insider ownership of 8.55%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 14% and is currently 14.31% below its 52-week high and 43.19% above its 52-week low.

Softbank Group Corp., 10% owner of Sprint Corp. (S), bought 4,301,182 shares for $5.96 per share on Jan. 3. Since then, the stock price has declined to $5.63.

The telecommunications company has a market cap of $22.48 billion and an enterprise value of $54.45 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 10.78% and insider ownership of 1.54%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 36% and is currently 41.66% below its 52-week high and 3.87% above its 52-week low.

Vintage Capital Management LLC, 10% owner of Vitamin Shoppe Inc. (VSI), bought 528,305 shares for $4.33 per share on Jan. 3 Since then, the stock price has risen to $4.60.

The specialty retailer and nutritional products manufacturer has a market cap of $110.3 million and an enterprise value of $245.41 million. It has an institutional ownership of 63.66% and insider ownership of 40.40%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has dropped 80% and is currently 81.11% below its 52-week high and 55.93% above its 52-week low.

Istar Inc. 10% owner of Safety, Income and Growth Inc. (SAFE), bought 71,434 shares for $17.88 per share on Jan. 3.

The real estate company has a market cap of $326.15 million and an enterprise value of $462.22 million. It has an institutional ownership of 75.02% and insider ownership of 1.00%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 6% and is currently 10.35% below its 52-week high and 3.82% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

John F. Slusher, EVP, Global Sports Marketing of Nike Inc. Class B (NKE), sold 125,722 shares for $63.17 per share on Jan. 4. Since then, the stock price has risen to $63.44.

The designer and manufacturer of footwear, apparel and other sport equipment has a market cap of $103.5 billion and an enterprise value of $101.8 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 47.53% and insider ownership of 1.69%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 20% and is currently 2.68% below its 52-week high and 26% above its 52-week low.

Scott E. Lamb, CFO of ICU Medical Inc. (ICUI), sold 23,624 shares for $220 per share on Jan. 4.

The company is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of medical devices. It has a market cap of $4.43 billion and an enterprise value of $4.12 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 95.98% and insider ownership of 3.79%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 67% and is currently 2.25% below its 52-week high and 73.46% above its 52-week low.

Orbimed Advisors LLC, 10% owner of Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PIRS), sold 1,709,620 shares for $7.35 per share on Jan. 3. Since then, the stock price has risen to $7.44.

The biopharmaceutical company has a market cap of $333.27 million and an enterprise value of $243.34 million. It has an institutional ownership of 46.23% and insider ownership of 0.23%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 296% and is currently 5.82% below its 52-week high and 348.19% above its 52-week low.

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