Insiders Are Buying vTv Therapeutics, Selling Facebook

Largest insider trades of the week

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Sep 30, 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 “September 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$200,000+.”

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

Ronald O. Perelman, 10% owner, bought 1.36 million shares of vTv Therapeutics Inc. (VTVT, Financial) for an average price of $1.46 per share on Sept. 27

The company, which develops orally administered small molecule drug candidates, has a market cap of $83.46 million and an enterprise value of $93.01 million. It has insider ownership of 0.24% and institutional ownership of 10.07%.

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Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 87% and, as of Friday, was trading 76.03% below its 52-week high and 94.67% above its 52-week low.

Executive Chairman Leonard L. Mazur, together with President and CEO Myron Z. Holubiak, bought a combined 2.79 million shares of Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CTXR) for an average price of 90 cents per share on Sept. 27.

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The company has a market cap of $15.90 billion and an enterprise value of $11.56 billion. It has insider ownership of 43.1% and institutional ownership of 4.89%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 56%. As of Friday, it was trading 71.43% below its 52-week high and 6.76% above its 52-week low.

CD&R Investment Associates IX bought 4.28 million shares of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. (BECN, Financial) for an average price of $32.08 per share on Sept. 25.

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The manufacturer of roofing and building materials has a market cap of $2.33 billion and an enterprise value of $5.65 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.96% and institutional ownership of 96.65%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 7.69% and, as of Friday, was trading 15% below its 52-week high and 36.19% above its 52-week low.

Tiger Global Management bought a combined 1.77 million shares of Sunrun Inc. (RUN, Financial) for an average price of $16.99 per share on Sept. 24 and 26.

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The solar energy services provider has a market cap of $1.99 billion and an enterprise value of $4.32 billion. It has insider ownership of 7.18% and institutional ownership of 97.21%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has climbed 40% and, as of Friday, was trading 20.96% below its 52-week high and 92.17% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Joly Hurbet, director of Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY, Financial), sold 407,880 shares for an average price of $66.97 per share on Sept. 26.

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The American electronics retailer has a market cap of $17.99 billion and an enterprise value of $20.52 billion. It has insider ownership of 98.59% and institutional ownership of 2.32%.

Over the past 12 months, shares have fallen 13.59%. As of Friday, the stock was trading 14.81% below its 52-week high and 43.06% above its 52-week low.

Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial) CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 230,744 shares for an average price of $60.50 per share on Sept. 24 and 25.

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The company has a market cap of $505.26 billion and an enterprise value of $464.47 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.18% and institutional ownership of 91.16%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 9.02% and, as of Friday, was trading 15.13% below its 52-week high and 43.96% above its 52-week low.

Andrew Campion sold 122,874 shares of Nike Inc. (NKE, Financial) for an average price of $91.99 per share on Sept. 25.

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The company has a market cap of $144.64 billion and an enterprise value of $143.46 billion. It has insider ownership of 1.15% and institutional ownership of 93.29%.

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Over the past 12 months, the stock has risen 9.29% and, as of Friday, was trading 0.59% below its 52-week high and 38.75% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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