Insiders Roundup: BJ's Wholesale, Fox

Largest insider trades of the week

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Mar 15, 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 “March 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

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

CD&R Investment Associates IX, a 10% owner, bought 5,609,763 shares of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. (BECN) for the price of $33.31 per share on March 14.

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The producer of roofing materials has a market cap of $2.3 billion and an enterprise value of $5.71 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.95% and institutional ownership of 148.01%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 37.94% and is trading 39.09% below its 52-week high and 34.43% above its 52-week low.

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc., 10% owner of Voyager Therapeutics Inc. (VYGR), bought 4,179,728 shares for an average price of $11.96 per share on March 12.

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The biotechnology company has a market cap of $647 million and an enterprise value of $491 million. It has insider ownership of 4.2% and institutional ownership of 120.09%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 24.01% and is trading 27.39% below its 52-week high and 126.80% above its 52-week low.

Arthur A. Weiss, Director of Sun Communities Inc. (SUI), bought 257,179 shares for an average price of $117.84 per share on March 12.

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The real estate investment trust has a market cap of $10.16 billion and an enterprise value of $13 billion. It has insider ownership of 3.19% and institutional ownership of 138.68%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has risen 31.54% and is trading 3.03% below its 52-week high and 33.19% above its 52-week low.

Lachlan K. Murdoch, executive chairman of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (FOX), bought 316,317 shares for an average price of $51.2 per share on March 14.

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The entertainment company has a market cap of $95.7 billion and an enterprise value of $94.86 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.1% and institutional ownership of 30.27%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 37.85% and is trading 0.75% below its 52-week high and 46.90% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Jonathan A. Seiffer, John Kristofer Galashan, Green Equity Investors V LP, 10% owners and directors of BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. (BJ), sold a combined 29,325,000 shares for an average price of $24.58 per share on March 12.

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The company, which operates in the specialty retail industry, has a market cap of $3.57 billion and an enterprise value of $5.34 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.76% and institutional ownership of 127.01%.

Over the past three months, the stock has risen 14.78% and is trading 7.72% below its three-month high and 31.88% above its 3-month low.

Steven M. Spurlock, 10% owner of Stitch Fix Inc. (SFIX), sold 510,588 shares for an average price of $32.05 per share on March 13.

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The company, which operates in the specialty retail industry, has a market cap of $3.16 billion and an enterprise value of $2.89 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.45% and institutional ownership of 28.28%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has risen 45.43% and is trading 39.69% below its 52-week high and 97.07% above its 52-week low.

Yorktown Energy Partners X, L. and Yorktown X Associates LLC, 10% owners and Keenan W Howard Jr, director of Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc. (SOI), sold a combined 6 million shares for an average price of $15.58 per share on March 14.

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The provider of oilfield products has a market cap of $779 million and an enterprise value of $906 million. It has insider ownership of 4.24% and institutional ownership of 97.85%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has declined 2.30% and is trading 18.09% below its 52-week high and 57.43% above its 52-week low.

Trian Fund Management LP, director of Sysco Corp. (SYY), sold 1,414,000 shares for an average price of $66.3 per share on March 13.

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The company, a food distributor, has a market cap of $33.95 billion and an enterprise value of $42.05 billion. It has insider ownership of 1.01% and institutional ownership of 113.1%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has risen 10.42% and is trading 12.98% below its 52-week high and 13.76% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.