Insiders Roundup: Alphabet, Coty

Largest insider trades of the week

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Nov 24, 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 All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

JAB Cosmetics B.V., 10% owner of Coty Inc. (COTY, Financial), bought 2,800,000 Class A shares for an average price of $9.03 per share on Nov. 20.

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The American cosmetics company has a market cap of $6.59 billion and an enterprise value of $14.16 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 127.74% and insider ownership of 0.68%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 48% and, as of Friday, is 59.55% below its 52-week high and 7.61% above its 52-week low.

Kelcy L. Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer LP (ET, Financial), bought 1,000,000 shares for an average price of $14.93 per share on Nov. 19.

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The company, which owns and operates natural gas gathering systems and gas processing plants, has a market cap of $38.6 billion and an enterprise value of $115.11 billion. The company has an institutional ownership of 62.16% and insider ownership of 5.66%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has declined 10% and is currently 24.10% below its 52-week high and 14.69% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Pichai Sundar, CEO of Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, Financial), sold 10,000 Class C shares for an average price of $1,038.35 per share on Nov. 21.

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The company, which provides internet content products and portals, has a $715 billion market cap and an enterprise value of $612.57 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 37.20% and insider ownership of 5.37%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock was stable and is currently 18.55% below its three-month high and 5.81% above its three-month low.

Bennett S. Lebow, director of Vector Group Ltd. (VGR, Financial), sold 400,000 shares for an average price of $13.83 per share on Nov. 21.

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The company, which manufactures and sells cigarettes in the United States, has a market cap of $1.92 billion and an enterprise value of $2.78 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 44.66% and insider ownership of 2.41%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price declined 38% and is currently 41.26% below its 52-week high and 8.20% above its 52-week low.

Wengen Alberta LP, 10% owner of Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR, Financial), sold 14,087,500 Class A shares for an average price of $13.44 per share on Nov. 20.

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The company, which provides higher education programs and services, has a market cap of $3.25 billion and an enterprise value of $5.45 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 50.26% and insider ownership of 0.24%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has climbed 21% and is currently 15.45% below its 52-week high and 26.64% above its 52-week low.

Gale E. Klappa, Chairman and CEO of WEC Energy Group Inc. (WEC, Financial), sold 146,618 shares for an average price of $71.68 per share on Nov. 20.

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The company, which operates electric and gas utility businesses, has a market cap of $22.33 billion and an enterprise value of $33.63 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 82.31% and insider ownership of 0.25%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has increased 3% and is currently 2.55% below its 52-week high and 21.03% above its 52-week low.

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

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