Largest Insider Trades of the Week

Insiders buy Amerian Homes 4 Rent, sell Merck

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Nov 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 “November 2018” and Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

Hughes B. Wayne and Tamara Hughes Gustavson, directors of American Homes 4 Rent (AMH, Financial), bought a combined 1,982,200 shares for an average price of $20.18 per share on Nov. 8.

The internally managed real estate investment trust has a market cap of $6.07 billion and an enterprise value of $9.35 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 26.25% and insider ownership of 5.63%.

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Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 8% and, as of Friday, is 12.30% below its 52-week high and 11.31% above its 52-week low.

Al Investments Holdings LLC, 10% owner of LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB, Financial), bought 1,602,455 shares for an average price of $95.65 per share on Nov. 8.

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The petrochemical producer operating in the U.S. and Europe has a market cap of $37.03 billion and an enterprise value of $44.26 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 64.83% and insider ownership of 0.63%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 7% and, as of Friday, is 20.84% below its 52-week high and 12.77% above its 52-week low.

Grain Co. Continental, director of Bunge Ltd. (BG), bought 655,000 shares for an average price of $62.89 per share on Nov 6.

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The agribusiness and food company has a market cap of $8.82 billion and an enterprise value of $16.63 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 129.90% and insider ownership of 1.14%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has declined 7% and is currently 24.90% below its 52-week high and 1.99% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Roger M. Perimutter, executive vice president of Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK, Financial), sold 225,443 shares for an average price of $75.27 per share on Nov. 8.

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The drugmaker has a $195.24 billion market cap and an enterprise value of $208.78 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 48.52% and insider ownership of 0.11%.

Over the last three months, the stock has increased 36% and is currently 0.27% below its three-month high and 42.87% above its three-month low.

Glazer Capital LLC, 10% owner of GTY Technology Holdings Inc. (GTYH, Financial), sold 505,324 shares for an average price of $10.15 per share on Nov. 8.

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The blank check company has a market cap of $700.35 million and an enterprise value of $700.08 million. It has an institutional ownership of 71.71%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price was stable and is currently 1.46% below its 52-week high and 3.05% above its 52-week low.

Mark L. Butler, president, CEO and 10% owner of Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. (OLLI, Financial), sold 60,000 shares for an average price of $89.89 per share on Nov. 7.

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The retailer of brand name merchandise has a market cap of $5.82 billion and an enterprise value of $5.81 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 155.12% and insider ownership of 5.02%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has climbed 106% and is currently 4.98% below its 52-week high and 118.96% above its 52-week low.

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

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