Insiders Roundup: Twitter, Apollo Management

Largest insider trades of the week

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Feb 18, 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.

Arix Bioscience Plc, Gadicke Ansbert, MPM BioVentures 2014 LP, New Leaf Ventures III LP, Oncology Impact Fund (Cayman) 10% owners and Luke Evnin, Chin Mark and Hunt Ronald directors and 10% owners of Harpoon Therapeutics Inc. (HARP) bought a combined 2,964,284 shares for an average price of $14.00 per share on Feb. 12.

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The company has a market cap of $341.9 million and an enterprise value of $312.49 million. It has an insider ownership of 0.31%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price was stable.

Daniel Asher, 10% owner of National Holdings Corp. (NHLD), bought 878,932 shares for an average price of $3.25 per share on Feb. 12.

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The financial services provider has a market cap of $39.47 million and an enterprise value of $12.21 million. It has an institutional ownership of 14.98% and insider ownership of 25.63%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 25% and, as of Friday, is 34.93% below its 52-week high and 23.72% above its 52-week low.

Richard D. Kinder, executive chairman, president and10% owner of Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), bought 200,000 shares for an average price of $18.39 per share on Feb. 12

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The company, which transports natural gas and refined petroleum products, has a market cap of $42.74 billion and an enterprise value of $77.63 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 91.51% and insider ownership of 12.88%.

Over the last 12 months, the share price has raised 11% and, as of Friday, is 0.21% below its 52-week high and 29.14% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Apollo Management Holdings GP, 10% owner of Presidio Inc. (PSDO), sold 4 million shares for an average price of $15.11 per share on Feb. 12.

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The information technology solutions provider has a $1.32 billion market cap and an enterprise value of $2.07 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 193.46% and insider ownership of 0.63%.

Over the last 12 months, the share price has risen 6% and is currently 10.40% below its 52-week high and 33.33% above its 52-week low.

Midstates Petroleum Co. Inc. (MPO) 10% owner Fir Tree Capital Management LP sold 1,706,949 shares for an average price of $10 per share on Feb. 12.

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The company, which operates in the business of oil and natural gas exploration and production, has a market cap of $237.59 million and an enterprise value of $259.44 million. It has an institutional ownership of 120.39% and insider ownership of 47.09%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 35% and is currently 38.14% below its 52-week high and 50.96% above its 52-week low.

Twitter Inc. (TWTR) director Williams Evan Clark sold 682,242 shares for an average price of $30.29 per share on Feb. 12.

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The company, which provides live commentary, live connections and live conversations, has a market cap of $23.57 billion and an enterprise value of $20.08 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 100.30% and insider ownership of 1.84%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has fallen 8% and is currently 35.22% below its 52-week high and 18.21% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.