Insiders Roundup: Homes 4 Rent, Usana

Largest insider trades of the week

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Sep 09, 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 “August 2017” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

According to the above filters, the following are trades from company insiders this week.

Standard General LP, 10% owner of Turning Point Brands Inc. (TPB), bought 153,079 shares at the price of $34.60 per share on Sept. 5.

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The seller of tobacco products has a market cap of $774.78 million and an enterprise value of $981 million. It has an institutional ownership of 15.08% and insider ownership of 2.52%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has raised 138%.

Macquarie Group Ltd., 10% owner of Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. (MIC), bought 350,659 shares for $46.86 per share on Sept. 4 and Sept. 6.

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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 58.54% and insider ownership of 0.76%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has fallen 36% and is currently 37.81% below its 52-week high and 29.01% above its 52-week low.

Hughes B. Wayne ET AL and Tamara Hughes Gustavson, directors of American Homes 4 Rent Class A (AMH), bought a combined 434,000 shares at the average price of $22.97 per share on Sept. 4 and Sept. 4.

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The company acquires and operates single-family homes as rental properties. It has a market cap of $6.84 billion and an enterprise value of $10.19 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 68.45% and insider ownership of 5.55%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has raised by 6% and is currently 1.07% below its 52-week high and 25.56% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

On Sept. 6, 10% owner and director of Usana Health Sciences Inc. (USNA), Gull Global Ltd. and Mayron W. Wentz sold 80,000 shares for $126.74 per share.

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The company is a manufacturer of health products. It has a market cap of $3 billion and an enterprise value of $2.73 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 38.84% and insider ownership of 4.68%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 114% and is currently 9.57% below its 52-week high and 124.77% above its 52-week low.

Green Equity Investors VI LP and Jonathan D. Sokoloff, directors of Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK), sold a combined 500,000 shares for $59.36 per share on Sept. 6.

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The roadside burger stand has a market cap of $2.15 billion and an enterprise value of $2.12 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 65.92% and insider ownership of 0.52%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has raised 89% and is currently 17.38% below its 52-week high and 92.33% above its 52-week low.

Steinert Langley, CEO, president, chairman and 10% owner of CarGurus Inc. Class A (CARG), sold 176,109 shares for $48.16 per share on Sept. 6.

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With a market cap of $5.29 billion and an enterprise value of $5.15 billion, the company acts as an online automotive marketplace. It has an institutional ownership of 39.01% and insider ownership of 13.43%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has climbed 75% and is currently 14.01% below its 52-week high and 86.85% above its 52-week low.

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