Largest Insider Trades of the Week

Company insiders invest in Kinder Morgan, dump shares of CarGurus

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Feb 08, 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 “February 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

Donald E. Felsinger, director of Archer-Daniels Midland Co. (ADM, Financial), bought 60,000 shares for an average price of $41.80 per share on Feb. 7.

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The food processing company has a market cap of $23.21 billion and an enterprise value of $29.6 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 108.68% and insider ownership of 2.28%.

The stock price was stable over the last 12 months. On Friday, it was trading 20.48% below its 52-week high and 5.72% above its 52-week low.

Luxor Capital Group LP, 10% owner of Mindbody Inc. (MB, Financial), bought 1,976,868 class A shares for an average price of $36.48 per share on Feb. 7.

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The company, which provides cloud-based business management software, has a market cap of $1.76 billion and an enterprise value of $1.68 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 161.82% and insider ownership of 1.73%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has gained 18%. On Friday, it was trading 19.71% below its 52-week high and 69.04% above its 52-week low.

Richard D. Kinder, executive chairman, president and 10% owner of Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI, Financial), bought 200,000 shares for an average price of $18.33 per share on Feb. 5.

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The energy infrastructure company has a market cap of $39.64 billion and an enterprise value of $75.56 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 2.49% and insider ownership of 92.35%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has risen 4%. On Friday, it was trading 3.80% below its 52-week high and 22.85% above its 52-week low.

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CarGurus Inc. (CARG, Financial) Chairman, President and CEO Langley Steinert sold 176,109 shares for an average price of $41.17 per share on Feb. 7.

The online automotive marketplace, which connects buyers and sellers of new and used cars, has a $4.3 billion market cap and an enterprise value of $4.16 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 102.76% and insider ownership of 9.65%.

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Over the last 12 months, the stock has climbed 33%. It is currently trading 31.70% below its 52-week high and 37.10% above its 52-week low.

Teledyne Technologies Inc. (TDY, Financial) Director Paul David Miller sold 10,030 for an average price of $225 per share on Feb. 7.

The industrial conglomerate, which operates in instrumentation, digital imaging, aerospace and defense and electronics, has a market cap of $8.19 billion and an enterprise value of $8.91 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 130.18% and insider ownership of 4.19%.

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Over the last 12 months, the stock has climbed 27% and is currently trading 9.47% below its 52-week high and 31.44% above its 52-week low.

Hess Corp. (HES, Financial) CEO John B. Hess sold 167,834 shares for an average price of $52.84 per share on Feb. 7.

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The company, which produces and transports crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas, has a market cap of $15.52 billion and an enterprise value of $20.76 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 131.34% and insider ownership of 1.60%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has soared 24% and is currently trading 29.96% below its 52-week high and 47.23% above its 52-week low.

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

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