Insiders Roundup: Facebook, HP

Largest insider trades of the week

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May 25, 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 “$2,000,000+” and the duration to “May 2018.” Set All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

Ten percent owner of Itron Inc. (ITRI) Scopia Capital Management bought 128,620 shares for $59.66 per share on May 23.

The company provides solutions that manage energy and water use. It has a market cap of $2.33 billion and an enterprise value of $3.33 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 98.23% and insider ownership of 2.42%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 12% and is currently 25.70% below its 52-week high and 2.48% above its 52-week low.

Perceptive Life Science Maste,10% owner of Quotient Ltd. (QTNT), bought 450,000 shares for $6.45 per share on May 23.

The company operates in reducing health care costs and improving patient health. It has a market cap of $298.15 million and an enterprise value of $351.66 million. It has an institutional ownership of 66.10% and insider ownership of 1.53%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 13% and is currently 15.39% below its 52-week high and 135.25% above its 52-week low.

President and CEO of Cidara Therapeutics Inc. (CDTX) Jeffrey Stein, bought 212,766 shares for $4.70 per share on May 23. Since then, the stock price has risen to $5.43.

The company develops anti-infective drugs in the U.S. It has a market cap of $116.05 million and an enterprise value of $59.85 million. It has an institutional ownership of 80.93% and insider ownership of 2.52%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has dropped 19% and is currently 38.30% below its 52-week high and 46.76% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Ottinger Lea Anne, director of BJ's Restaurants Inc. (BJRI), sold 5,000 shares for $5,000.00 per share on May 24.

The company operates in the business of owning and operating restaurants. It has a market cap of $1.1 billion and an enterprise value of $1.2341 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 95.01% and insider ownership of 10.13%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 17% and is currently 7.89% below its 52-week high 89.64% above its 52-week low.

Director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) Margaret C. Whitman sold 674,000 shares for $15.68 per share on May 24.

The communication equipment company has a market cap of $24.07 billion and an enterprise value of $30.94 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 86.29% and insider ownership of 0.18%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has increased 9% and is currently 19.08% below its 52-week high and 24.19% above its 52-week low.

Chairman of the board and CEO, 10% owner, Mark Zuckerberg sold 677,000 shares in Facebook Inc. Class A (FB) for $184.43 per share on May 23.

The world's largest online social network has a market cap of $538.2 billion and an enterprise value of $494.24 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 59.44% and insider ownership of 0.18%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 22% and is currently 4.81% below its 52-week high 28.62% above its 52-week low.

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