Largest Insider Trades of the Week

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Oct 04, 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 “October 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$200,000+.”

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

Saba Capital Management bought 726,645 shares of Voya Prime Rate Trust (PPR, Financial) for an average price of $4.71 per share on Oct. 3.

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The closed-end investment management company has a market cap of $697.56 million and an enterprise value of $697.56 million. It has insider ownership of 0.05% and institutional ownership of 50.88%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 3.67% and, as of Friday, was trading 4.65% below its 52-week high and 7.64% above its 52-week low.

Armistice Capital Master Fund bought 436,000 shares of Vaxart Inc. (VXRT, Financial) for an average price of 35 cents per share on Oct. 3.

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The biopharmaceutical company has a market cap of $5.38 million, insider ownership of 16.25% and institutional ownership of 5.39%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 93.29%. As of Friday, it was trading 95.52% below its 52-week high and 33.94% above its 52-week low.

Berkshire Partners Holding LL, together with Director Ross M. Jones, bought a combined 459,764 shares of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (WMS, Financial) for an average price of $31.85 per share on Oct. 2.

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The manufacturer of thermoplastic corrugated pipe and related water management products has a market cap of $2.15 billion and an enterprise value of $2.77 billion. It has insider ownership of 4.88% and institutional ownership of 99.04%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has risen 5.11% and, as of Friday, was trading 10.74% below its 52-week high and 36.72% above its 52-week low.

Dale Okuno and Tom Y. Lee bought a combined 1.86 million shares of Pure Bioscience Inc. (PURE, Financial) for an average price of 29 cents per share on Oct. 2.

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The company, which develops antimicrobial products, has a market cap of $21.03 million and an enterprise value of $20.69 million. It has insider ownership of 11.3% and institutional ownership of 0.07%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 50% and, as of Friday, was trading 55.91% below its 52-week high and 7.69% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Genstar VI GP AIV Ltd., 10% owner of Palomar Holdings Inc. (PLMR, Financial), sold 787,500 shares for an average price of $35.04 per share on Oct. 2.

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The company, which operates in the Insurance - Property and Casualty industry, has a market cap of $885.01 million and an enterprise value of $662.54 million. It has insider ownership of 3.21% and institutional ownership of 29.19%.

Over the past 12 months, shares have climbed 98.58%. As of Friday, the stock was trading 8% below its three-month- high and 57.78% above its three-month- low.

Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial) CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 118,500 shares for an average price of $176.84 per share on Oct. 1.

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The company has a market cap of $511.76 billion and an enterprise value of $470.98 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.18% and institutional ownership of 91.16%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 14% and, as of Friday, was trading 14.03% below its 52-week high and 45.81% above its 52-week low.

William Gonsalves Balelo sold 2.45 million shares of Switch Inc. (SWCH, Financial) for an average price of $15.39 per share on Oct. 1.

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The American technology infrastructure company has a market cap of $3.79 billion and an enterprise value of $4.83 billion. It has insider ownership of 8.43% and institutional ownership of 27.14%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has risen 53.57% and, as of Friday, was trading 8.67% below its 52-week high and 142.25% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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