Largest Insider Trades of the Week

Insiders sell Kellogg, buy Medtronic

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Jan 11, 2019
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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 “January 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

Equitrans Midstream Corp., 10% owner of EQGP Holdings LP (EQGP, Financial), bought 11,097,287 shares for an average price of $20 per share on Jan. 10.

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The company, which owns, operates, acquires and develops midstream energy assets, has a market cap of $6.04 billion and an enterprise value of $14.27 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 14.27% and insider ownership of 0.07%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 33% and, as of Friday, is 33.72% below its 52-week high and 30.01% above its 52-week low.

Kevin C. Tang, director and 10% owner of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. (LJPC, Financial), bought 1,300,000 shares for an average price of $5.37 per share on Jan. 9.

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The biopharmaceutical company has a market cap of $160.03 million. It has an institutional ownership of 187.31% and insider ownership of 6.10%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 80% and, as of Friday, is 85.25% below its 52-week high and 21.76% above its 52-week low.

Omar Ishrak, chairman and CEO of Medtronic PLC (MDT, Financial), bought 12,000 shares for an average price of $84.05 per share on Jan. 9.

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The medical device manufacturer has a market cap of $113.94 billion and an enterprise value of $128.94 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 123.56% and insider ownership of 0.45%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price was stable and, as of Friday, is 15.29% below its 52-week high and 11.03% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Charles W. Shaver, director of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA, Financial), sold 205,218 shares for an average price of $25.03 per share on Jan. 10.

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The company, which manufactures paint and high-performance coatings systems, has a $5.97 billion market cap and an enterprise value of $9.38 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 134.09% and insider ownership of 0.56%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 24% and is currently 24.86% below its 52-week high and 15.97% above its 52-week low.

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.'s (CDAY, Financial) chief operating officer, Paul D. Elliott, sold 197,816 shares for an average price of $36 per share on Jan. 10.

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The software company has a market cap of $4.99 billion and an enterprise value of $2.05 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 75.65% and insider ownership of 0.62%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has risen 16% and is currently 19.56% below its 52-week high and 26.28% above its 52-week low.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust, 10% owner of Kellogg Co. (K, Financial), sold 100,000 shares for an average price of $58.24 per share on Jan. 10.

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The manufacturer of ready-to-eat cereal has a market cap of $20.23 billion and an enterprise value of $29.41 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 129.54% and insider ownership of 0.48%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has fallen 12% and is currently 22.26% below its 52-week high and 5.77% above its 52-week low.

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

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