Weekly CEO Buys Highlight

Details the CEO buys this past week from the following companies: Energy Transfer, Coty, The Howard Hughes Corp, Greenhill & Co. and Air Products & Chemicals

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Nov 19, 2018
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week.

Energy Transfer CEO bought 2 million shares

Energy Transfer LP (ET, Financial) CEO Kelcy L. Warren bought 2 million shares on Nov. 13 at a price of $15.55. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.82% since.

Energy Transfer is a limited partnership company. Through its subsidiaries, the company owns and operates natural gas gathering systems, natural gas intrastate pipeline systems and gas processing plants. The company has a market cap of $38.73 billion. Its shares traded at $14.80 with a price-earnings ratio of 14.07 as of Nov. 16.

Net income for the third quarter of 2018 was $371 million, an increase of $119 million compared to the three months ended Sept. 30, 2017.

Director Ray C. Davis bought 316,000 shares on Nov. 12 at a price of $15.8. The price of the stock has decreased by 6.33% since.

Coty CEO bought 2,308,447 shares

CEO of Coty Inc. (COTY, Financial) Pierre Laubies bought 2,308,447 shares on Nov. 14 at a price of $8.69. The price of the stock has increased by 4.6% since.

Coty is an American cosmetics company. Its products include fragrances, color cosmetics, hair, body and skin care products. The company markets its products under Calvin Klein, Chloe, Clairol, Marc Jacobs, Wella, Rimmel and Bourjois brands worldwide. The company has a market cap of $6.83 billion. Its shares traded at $9.09 as of Nov. 16.

Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 was $12.1 million compared to a loss of $19.7 million in the prior-year period.

10% Owner Jab Cosmetics B.V. bought 5,400,000 shares on Nov. 16 at a price of $8.89. The price of the stock has increased by 2.25% since.

Director Robert S. Singer bought 45,000 shares on Nov. 15 at a price of $8.30. The price of the stock has increased by 9.52% since.

The Howard Hughes Corp. CEO bought 50,000 shares

The Howard Hughes Corp. (HHC, Financial) CEO David Weinreb bought 50,000 shares on Nov. 9 at a price of $109.39. The price of the stock has increased by 0.49% since.

The Howard Hughes Corp. is a real estate company. It is in the development of master planned communities and other strategic real estate development opportunities across the U.S. The company has a market cap of $4.73 billion. Its shares traded at $109.93 with a price-earnings ratio of 28.12 as of Nov. 16.

Net income for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2018, was $23.4 million compared to $10.5 million for the three months ended Sep.30, 2017.

Director Allen J. Model bought 1,000 shares on Nov. 15 at a price of $108.98. The price of the stock has increased by 0.87% since.

President Grant Herlitz bought 4,570 shares on Nov. 9 at a price of $109.39. The price of the stock has increased by 0.49% since.

Director Pershing Square Capital Management sold 899,647 shares on Nov. 8 at a price of $109.39. The price of the stock has increased by 0.49% since.

Greenhill & Co. CEO bought 220,634 shares

Greenhill & Co. Inc. (GHL, Financial) CEO Scott L. Bok bought 220,634 shares on Nov. 13 at a price of $22.60. The price of the stock has increased by 8.85% since.

Greenhill & Co. is an investment bank providing financial advice on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financing and capital-raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments. The company has a market cap of $505.28 million. Its shares traded at $24.60 with a price-earnings ratio of 384.38 as of Nov. 16.

Net income for the third quarter of 2018 was $11.2 million compared to a net loss of $5.9 million for the third quarter of 2017.

Chairman Robert F. Greenhill bought 219,770 shares on Nov. 14 at a price of $22.69. The price of the stock has increased by 8.42% since.

Air Products & Chemicals CEO bought 20,000 shares

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD, Financial) Chairman, President and CEO Seifi Ghasemi bought 20,000 shares on Nov. 12 at a price of $160.11. The price of the stock has increased by 2.34% since.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. is a supplier of hydrogen and helium. It also provides semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, natural gas liquefaction and coatings and adhesives. The company has a market cap of $35.93 billion. Its shares traded at $163.86 with a price-earnings ratio of 23.87 as of Nov. 16.

Net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Sep. 30, 2018, was $453 million.

Director Charles I. Cogut bought 200 shares on Nov. 13 at a price of $159.75. The price of the stock has increased by 2.57% since.

For the complete list of stocks that were bought by their company CEOs, go to: CEO Buys.

Disclosure: I do not own stock in any of the companies mentioned in the article.