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+,” the duration to “August 2018” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”
According to the above filters, the following trades were made by company insiders this week.
Bayou City Energy Management Ltd., director and 10% owner of Alta Mesa Resources Inc. (AMR, Financial), bought 3,400,800 shares for an average price of $4.34 per share on Aug. 21.
The blank check company has a market cap of $1.82 billion and an enterprise value of $4.27 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 49.37% and insider ownership of 0.22%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has fallen 54% and is currently 55.33% below its 52-week high and 19.31% above its 52-week low.
Macquarie Group Ltd., 10% owner of Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. (MIC, Financial), bought 67,911 shares for $44.82 per share on Aug. 21.
The infrastructure company has a market cap of $3.99 billion and an enterprise value of $7.48 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 85.83% and insider ownership of 0.76%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has fallen 36% and is currently 37.77% below its 52-week high and 29.09% above its 52-week low.
Jeffrey W. Bird, director of Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PTLA, Financial), bought 390,000 shares for $25.84 per share on Aug. 23.
The biotechnology company has a market cap of $1.78 billion and an enterprise value of $1.56 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 89.19% and insider ownership of 1.15%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has fallen 55% and is currently 58.75% below its 52-week high and 8.12% above its 52-week low.
Most important insider sales
Thoma Bravo LLC, 10% owner of SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc. (SAIL, Financial), sold 15,812,500 shares for $27.26 per share on Aug. 20.
The provider of enterprise identity solutions has a market cap of $2.69 billion and an enterprise value of $2.62 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 88.84% and insider ownership of 3.35%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has climbed 136.31% and is currently 0.55% below its 52-week high and 139.63% above its 52-week low.
Eos Capital Partners III LP, 10% owner, and Mark L. First, director and 10% owner of Addus HomeCare Corp. (ADUS, Financial), sold a combined 2,049,466 shares for $59 per share on Aug. 20.
The company, which provides in-home care services, has a market cap of $743.95 million and an enterprise value of $776.59 million. It has an institutional ownership of 93.07% and insider ownership of 11.38%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has increased 99% and is currently 11.15% below its 52-week high and 106.06% above its 52-week low.
Alice L. Walton and Jim C. Walton, 10% owners, and Samuel Robson Walton, director and 10% owner, sold a total of 4,574,715 shares of Walmart Inc. (WMT, Financial) for $95.92 per share on Aug. 21.
The retail giant has a market cap of $280.09 billion and an enterprise value of $320.68 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 33.16% and insider ownership of 1.28%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price has increased 21.30% and is currently 13.59% below its 52-week high and 22.62% above its 52-week low.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
