Insiders Roundup: Facebook, American Defense Systems

Largest insider trades of the week

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Oct 11, 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.

Crestview Partners III GP LP bought 601,482 shares of Five Prime Therapeutics Inc. (FPRX, Financial) for an average price of $3.74 per share on Oct. 8.

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The biotechnology company has a market cap of $159.63 million, insider ownership of 3.3% and institutional ownership of 96.45%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 67.03% and, as of Friday, was trading 70.03% below its 52-week high and 34.78 % above its 52-week low.

Tiger Global Management bought 663,344 shares of Sunrun Inc. (RUN, Financial) for an average price of $16.37 per share on Oct. 8.

The solar energy services provider has a market cap of $1.96 billion and an enterprise value of $4.30 billion. It has insider ownership of 7.18% and institutional ownership of 97.21%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has climbed 46.66% and, as of Friday, was trading 22.11% below its 52-week high and 89.39% above its 52-week low.

EA Armament & Surveillance Technologies bought 4.82 million shares of American Defense Systems Inc. (ADFS, Financial) for an average price of 2 cents per share on Oct. 7.

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The defense and security products company has a market cap and an enterprise value of $4.56 billion. It has insider ownership of 19.09% and institutional ownership of 0.06%.

Over the past 12 months, the share price was stable and, as of Friday, the stock was trading 24% below its 52-week high and 317.58% above its 52-week low.

HealthCap VII L.P., Versant Vantage I L.P. and Versant V Luxco S.a r.l., together with director John Christenson, bought a combined 1.20 million shares of Aprea Therapeutics Inc. (APRE, Financial) for an average price of $4.5 per share on Oct. 7.

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The company, which operates in the biotechnology industry, has a market cap of $378.45 million and an enterprise value of $317.75 million.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 7.12%.

Most important insider sales

Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial) CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold a combined 355,500 shares for an average price of $179.45 per share on Oct. 8 and 0.

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The company has a market cap of $513.10 billion and an enterprise value of $472.32 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.18% and institutional ownership of 93.59%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 17% and, as of Friday, was trading 13.81% below its 52-week high and 46.20% above its 52-week low.

Par Investment Partners LP sold 2.95 million shares of Pure Cycle Corp. (PCYOfor an average price of $9.75 per share on Oct. 7.

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The company, which operates and maintains water and wastewater systems, has a market cap of $248.97 million and an enterprise value of $239.20 million. It has insider ownership of 2.43% and institutional ownership of 76.9%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 3.67% and, as of Friday, was trading 8.65% below its 52-week high and 25.27% above its 52-week low.

Directors William M. Hungeling and Lu Feiying sold a combined 628,000 shares of MetroCity Bankshares Inc. (MCBS, Financial) for an average price of $13.50 per share on Oct. 7.

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The commercial banking services provider has a market cap of $183.28 million and an enterprise value of $35.75 million.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 18.89% and, as of Friday, was trading 21.29% below its three-month high and 2.92% above its three-month low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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