Insiders Roundup: GoPro, SolarWinds

Largest insider trades of the week

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May 31, 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 “May 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$200,000+.”

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

CEO and 10% owner Randal J. Kirk bought 825,451 shares of Intrexon Corp. (XON) for an average price of $4.75 per share on May 30.

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The company, which develops synthetic biology solutions, has a market cap of $773.28 million and an enterprise value of $828.10 million. It has insider ownership of 1.25% and institutional ownership of 85.84%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 70% and is trading 75.88% below its 52-week high and 21.77% above its 52-week low.

Ten-percent owner Robert B. Rowling bought 1 million shares of Northern Oil & Gas Inc. (NOG) for an average price of $2.06 per share on May 28.

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The exploration and production company has a market cap of $775.86 million and an enterprise value of $1.61 billion. It has insider ownership of 27.24% and institutional ownership of 62.33%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has fallen 24% and is trading 54.79% below its 52-week high and 8.56% above its 52-week low.

Directors Deborah Harland, Kate Bingham and Michael Anstey, 10% owners Novartis Bioventures Ltd. and SV Life Sciences Fund V LP, and director and 10% owner Glaxosmithkline PLC bought a combined of 2.02 million shares of Bicycle Therapeutics PLC (BCYC) for an average price of $14 per share on May 28.

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The company has a market cap of $211.12 million and an enterprise value of $151.73 million.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price was stable and is now trading 13.24% below its one-month high and 3.74% above its one-month low.

Most important insider sales

Nicholas Woodman, CEO, chairman and 10% owner of GoPro Inc. (GPRO), sold 1.4 million shares for an average price of $6.78 per share on May 29.

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The company, which operates in designing and providing cameras, drones and appliances, has a market cap of $990.17 million and an enterprise value of $998.25 million. It has insider ownership of 2.91% and institutional ownership of 51.63%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has risen 17%. It is trading 15.76% below its 52-week high and 61.0% above its 52-week low.

Ten-percent owners AlpInvest Partners B.V., HarbourVest Global Annual Priv, Thoma Bravo, LLC and Thoma Bravo Special Opportunity; and directors and 10% owners SLP Aurora Co-Invest LP and Silver Lake Group LLC sold a combined 22.06 million shares of SolarWinds Corp. (SWI) for an average price of $17.42 per share on May 28.

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The company has a market cap of $5.51 billion and enterprise value of $7.0 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 62.28%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has grown 18.30% and is now trading 16.21% below its 52-week high and 3.73% above its 52-week low.

e.l.f. Beauty Inc. (ELF)’s 10% owner TPG Growth II Advisors Inc. sold 3 million shares for an average price of $10.75 per share on May 28.

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The company has a market cap of $532.76 million and an enterprise value of $627.16 million. It has an institutional ownership of 70.16% and an insider ownership of 6.79%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock has fallen 41%. It is currently trading 47% below its 52-week high and 59.58% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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