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.
Barings LLC, investment adviser of Barings BDC Inc. (BBDC, Financial), bought 52,350 shares for an average price of $9.71 per share on Jan. 14.
The business development company has a market cap of $495.92 million and an enterprise value of $544.24 million. It has an institutional ownership of 70.62% and insider ownership of 4.11%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 6% and, as of Friday, is 22.02% below its 52-week high and 11.15% above its 52-week low.
Barbara L. Whittaker, director of Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (MPAA, Financial), bought 2,000 shares for an average price of $19.77 per share on Jan. 14
The company, which manufactures automotive vehicle parts, has a market cap of $380.32 million. It has an institutional ownership of 155.17% and insider ownership of 2.43%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 28% and, as of Friday, is 30.23% below its 52-week high and 67.25% above its 52-week low.
Phillip Frost, chairman, CEO and 10% owner of OPKO Health Inc. (OPK, Financial), bought 15,000 shares for an average price of $3.74 per share on Jan. 14.
The diversified health care company has a market cap of $2.08 billion and an enterprise value of $2.25 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 38.11% and insider ownership of 7.01%.
Over the last 12 months, the share price has fallen 17% and, as of Friday, is 41.88% below its 52-week high and 59.31% above its 52-week low.
Most important insider sales
Timothy J. Scannell, president and chief operating officer of Stryker Corp. (SYK, Financial), sold 5,282 shares for an average price of $163.50 per share on Jan. 16.
The company, which manufactures and develops medical equipment, has a $61.52 billion market cap and an enterprise value of $66.51 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 109.67% and insider ownership of 1.49%.
Over the last 12 months, the share price was stable and is currently 8.58% below its 52-week high and 13.58% above its 52-week low.
A.H. Belo Corp. (AHC, Financial) Director James M. Moroney III sold 5,000 class A shares for an average price of $4.22 per share on Jan. 16.
The median company has a market cap of $92.63 million and an enterprise value of $34.16 million. It has an institutional ownership of 80.17% and insider ownership of 5.04%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 15% and is currently 26.21% below its 52-week high and 27.76% above its 52-week low.
Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT, Financial) Director Brooks Pennington III sold 1,944 shares for an average price of $34.70 per share on Jan. 16.
The company, which makes branded products for the pet and garden supply industries, has a market cap of $2.1 billion and an enterprise value of $2.31 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 42.40% and insider ownership of 5.48%.
Over the last 12 months, the stock price was stable and is currently 13.57% below its 52-week high and 30.53% above its 52-week low.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
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