Insiders Roundup: Facebook, Amyris

Largest insider trades of the week

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Apr 19, 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 “April 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$200,000+.”

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

John L. Doerr, director and 10% owners of Amyris Inc. (AMRS), bought 6,732,369 shares for an average price of $2.87 per share on April 15.

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The industrial biotechnology company has a market cap of $369.25 million and an enterprise value of $522.24 million. It has insider ownership of 34.15% and institutional ownership of 47.02%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has fallen 20.82% and is trading 45.93% below its 52-week high and 168.45% above its 52-week low.

Strategic Value Partners (Trades, Portfolio) LLC, 10% owner, bought 1,092,553 shares of Chaparral Energy Inc. (CHAP) for an average price of $5.73 per share on April 15.

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The company, which produces and explores oil and natural gas properties, has a market cap of $276.39 million and an enterprise value of $246.41 million. It has insider ownership of 2.61% and institutional ownership of 113.99%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 70.25% and is trading with a price-book ratio of 0.30. It is trading 72% below its 52-week high and 44.07% above its 52-week low.

Clarence Edward Smith, president and CEO of ProtoKinetix Inc. (PKTX), bought 3,052,576 shares for an average price of 6 cents per share on April 15.

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The research and development stage biotechnology company has a market cap of $22.15 million and an enterprise value of $23.31 million. It has insider ownership of 0.87% and institutional ownership of 0.1%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price was stable and is now trading 34.62% below its 52-week high and 183.33% above its 52-week low

Most important insider sales

Erik Sterling, 10% owner of Level Brands Inc. (LEVB), sold 1,057,667 shares for an average price of $4 per share on April 16.

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The branding and marketing company has a market cap of $46.58 million and an enterprise value of $38.54 million. It has insider ownership of 0.93% and institutional ownership of 12.13%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 10.37% and is trading with a price-book ratio of 2.75. It is trading 45.99% below its 52-week high and 80.31% above its 52-week low.

Antonio F. Neri, president of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE), sold 591,276 shares for an average price of $16.51 per share on April 16.

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The provider of IT infrastructure equipment has a market cap of $22.83 billion and an enterprise value of $31.44 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.1% and institutional ownership of 117.58%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has fallen 3.64% and is now trading 6.51% below its 52-week high and 37.80% above its 52-week low.

Facebook Inc. (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 108,000 shares for an average price of $178.64 per share on April 15.

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The social network has a market cap of $509.10 billion and an enterprise value of $468.98 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.18% and institutional ownership of 98.9%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has risen 22%. It is currently trading 18.45% below its 52-week high and 44.92% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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