Largest Insider Trades of the Week

- By Tiziano Frateschi

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 "November 2017" and All Insider Sales to "$5,000,000+."


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

Marcato International Master Fund Ltd. bought 37,284 shares of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (BWLD) for $155.68 per share on Nov. 30. Since then, the stock price has not changed.

The restaurant chain has a market cap of $2.42 billion and an enterprise value of $2.82 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 88.55% and an insider ownership of 5.92%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has fallen 9% and is currently 10.94% below its 52-week high and 64.16% above its 52-week low.

Fairholme Capital Management, 10% owner of The St. Joe Co. (JOE), bought 280,000 shares for $18.91 per share on Nov. 29.

The real estate company has a market cap of $1.25 billion and an enterprise value of $1.18 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 95.73% and an insider ownership of 1.95%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has declined 7% and is currently 14.16% below its 52-week high and 15.34% above its 52-week low.

Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, 10% owner of Appian Corp. (APPN), bought 171,523 shares for $21.24 per share on Nov. 29. Since then, the stock price has risen to $22.02.

The software development platform has a market cap of $1.33 billion and an enterprise value of $1.26 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 13.15% and an insider ownership of 0.02%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 47% and is currently 23.14% below its 52-week high and 50.82% above its 52-week low.

Most important insider sales

Walter W. Bettinger, president and CEO, Bernard J. Clark, executive vice president of advisor services, and Charles R. Schwab, chairman and 10% owner, sold a combined 674,499 shares of Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW) for an average price of $48.70 per share on Nov. 29 and 30. Since then, the stock price has not changed.

The brokerage company has a market cap of $65.41 billion and an enterprise value of $64.2 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 80.86% and an insider ownership of 0.25%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 23% and is currently 1.51% below its 52-week high and 31.30% above its 52-week low.

Stephen T. Winn, chairman, president, CEO and 10% owner, and Seren Capital Ltd., 10% owner of RealPage Inc (RP), sold a combined 673,600 shares for $45.41 per share on Nov. 30.

The provider of property management software solutions has a market cap of $3.76 billion and an enterprise value of $4.05 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 72.55% and an insider ownership of 5.91%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 59% and is currently 3.10% below its 52-week high and 61.96% above its 52-week low.

Donald W. Slager, president and CEO of Republic Services Inc. (RSG), sold 153,453 shares for $64.30 per share on Nov. 30. Since then, the stock price has not changed.

The waste management company has a market cap of $21.7 billion and an enterprise value of $29.5 billion. It has an institutional ownership of 94.59% and an insider ownership of 0.35%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has risen 17% and is currently 3.33% below its 52-week high and 17.92% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.


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