Insiders Week: Alphabet, Macquarie Infrastructure

Largest insider trades of the last 7 days

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Jul 06, 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 “July 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 Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. (MIC), Macquarie Group Ltd., bought 220,457 shares for $42.25 per share on July 2.

The owner of a diversified group of infrastructure businesses has a market cap of $3.66 billion and an enterprise value of $7.41 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 72.26% and insider ownership of 0.74%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has dropped 44% and is currently 44.88% below its 52-week high and 18.92% above its 52-week low.

Sandra I. Coufal, David P. Bonita and Orbimed Advisors LLC, 10% Owners of Tricida Inc. (TCDA), bought an aggregate of 1.2 million shares for $19 per share on July 2.

The pharmaceutical company was founded in 1955 and has a market cap of $1.37 billion and an enterprise value of $1.31 billion. Over the past 12 months, the stock price has increased 31%.

Director and 10% Owner, Christopher J. Schaepe and 10% owner, Lightspeed Venture Partners Se, bought an aggregate of 937,500 shares in Forty Seven Inc. (FTSV) for $16.00 per share on July 2.

The company develops novel therapies to activate the immune system. It has a market cap of $474.87 million and an enterprise value of $474.87 million. Over the past 12 months, the stock price has increased 5%.

Most important insider sales

Director of Pure Storage Inc. Class A (PSTG) Michael L. Speiser sold 1.2 million shares for $23.79 per share on July 5.

The provider of data storage services has a market cap of $5.53 billion and an enterprise value of $4.87 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 58.09% and insider ownership of 1.65%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 91% and is currently 6.44% below its 52-week high 99.92% above its 52-week low.

CEO of Google LLC Pichai Sundar sold 10,000 shares in Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) for $1,113.42 per share on July 5.

The internet content products provider and portals owner has a market cap of $786.74 billion and an enterprise value of $689.16 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 2.97% and insider ownership of 33.80%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 24% and is currently 5.28% below its 52-week high 24.96% above its 52-week low.

Director and 10% owner of ICU Medical Inc. (ICUI) George A. Lopez sold 22,204 shares for $291.15 per share on July 3.

The company manufactures and sells medical devices used in oncology and critical care applications. It has a market cap of $5.88 billion and an enterprise value of $5.61 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 79.09% and insider ownership of 3.08%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 67% and is currently 7.66% below its 52-week high and 76.34% above its 52-week low.

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