Weekly CFO Buys Highlight

Recent buys from company CFOs

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Feb 24, 2019
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO buys were: Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (SBH, Financial), Aramark (ARMK, Financial) and AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. (MITT, Financial).

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (SBH, Financial): SVP, CFO and President-SBS Aaron E. Alt bought 2,700 shares

SVP, CFO and President-SBS Aaron E Alt bought 2,700 shares for $18.66 per share on Feb. 14. Since then, the stock price has decreased by 3.59%. Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $2.17 billion and its shares were traded around $17.99. The company has a price-earnings ratio of 9.12 and price-sales ratio of 0.56. Over the past 10 years, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 9.70%. GuruFocus rated Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Sally Beauty Holdings announced its fourth-quarter results with revenue of $989.45 million and gross profit of $480.71 million, while the net income was $65.73 million. The 2018 total revenue was $3.93 billion, a 0.2% decrease from 2017. The gross profit was $1.94 billion, a 1% decrease from the year prior. The net income was $258.05 million.

Director Edward W. Rabin bought 4,500 shares for $17.65 per share on Feb. 7. Since then, the stock price has increased by 1.93%.

Aramark (ARMK, Financial): Executive VP and CFO Stephen P. Bramlage Jr. bought 3,195 shares

Executive VP and CFO Stephen P. Bramlage Jr. bought 3,195 shares for $31.26 per share on Feb. 14. Since then, the stock price has increased by 3.23%. Aramark has a market cap of $7.95 billion and its shares were traded around $32.27. The company has a price-earnings ratio of 15.63 and price-sales ratio of 0.51. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Aramark stocks is 1.32%, while the forward dividend yield is 1.34%. Over the past five years, Aramark had an annual average earnings growth of 4.30%.

Aramark announced its fourth-quarter results with revenue of $4.27 billion and gross profit of $470.90 million, while the net income was $250.68 million. The 2018 total revenue was $15.79 billion, an 8% increase from 2017. The gross profit was $1.80 billion, an 11% increase from the year prior. The net income was $567.89 million.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. (MITT, Financial): CFO and Treasurer Brian C. Sigman bought 5,000 shares

CFO and Treasurer Brian C. Sigman bought 5,000 shares for $17.05 per share on Feb. 11. Since then, the stock price has increased by 3.58%. AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. has a market cap of $568.530 million and its shares were traded around $17.66. The company has a price-earnings ratio of 9.94. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of AG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. stocks is 11.19%, while the forward dividend yield is 11.37%.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust announced its third-quarter results with revenue of $16.71 million and gross profit of $16.24 million, while net income was $23.38 million. The 2017 total revenue was $128.77 million, a 52% increase from 2016. The gross profit was $128.54 million, a 53% increase from the year prior. The net income was $118.56 million.

CEO and President David N. Roberts bought 50,000 shares for $17.05 per share on Feb. 11. Since then, the stock price has increased by 3.58%. Chief Investment Officer Thomas Durkin bought 10,000 shares for $17.05 per share on Feb. 11. Since then, the stock price has increased by 3.58%.

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