Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: UNTK, PTEK, HTH, KINS, GFN

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Dec 31, 2012
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CFOs is illustrated in the chart below:



UniTek Global Services Inc. (UNTK, Financial): CFO Ronald J. Lejman Bought 20,000 Shares

CFO of UniTek Global Services Inc. (UNTK) Ronald J. Lejman bought 20,000 shares on 12/20/2012 at an average price of $3.55. UniTek Global Services Inc. is a Delaware corporation. Unitek Global Services Inc. has a market cap of $68.6758 million; its shares were traded around $3.5999 with a P/E ratio of 90.3 and P/S ratio of 0.2.

UniTek Global Services Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 29, 2012, provided financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2012. Revenues from continuing operations grew 30% to $132.1 million, compared to $101.9 million in the third quarter of 2011. Income from continuing operations was $4.6 million for the quarter ended Sept. 29, 2012, compared to income from continuing operations of $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2011.

CFO Ronald J. Lejman, Director Mark S. Dailey and COO Donald Gately bought shares of UNTK stock.

PokerTek Inc. (PTEK, Financial): CEO and CFO Mark Daniel Roberson Bought 4,000 Shares

CEO and CFO of PokerTek Inc. (PTEK) Mark Daniel Roberson bought 4,000 shares on 12/26/2012 at an average price of $1.08. PokerTek Inc. is a North Carolina corporation founded in 2003. PokerTek Inc. has a market cap of $10.26 million; its shares were traded at around $1.18 with and P/S ratio of 1.1.

PokerTek Inc. reported financial results for the period ended Sept. 30, 2012. Total revenue was $3.8 million for the first nine months of 2012 compared to $5.2 million in 2011, a reduction of 25.7%. Net loss from continuing operations improved 34.1% for the third quarter of 2012 to $326,000 ($0.04 per share) compared to $495 thousand ($0.07 per share) for the comparable period of 2011. For the third quarter, total revenue was $1.1 million in 2012 compared to $1.7 million in 2011, a reduction of 34.2%.

CEO and CFO Mark Daniel Roberson, Director Joseph J. Lahti and President, 10% Owner James T. Crawford III bought shares of PTEK stock.

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO of Plains Capital Corp John A. Martin Bought 3,900 Shares

Executive Vice President and CFO of Plains Capital Corp of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH) John A. Martin bought 3,900 shares on 12/20/2012 at an average price of $13.7. Hilltop Holdings Inc. was formed in 1998 under the name Affordable Residential Communities Inc. Hilltop Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $754.159 million; its shares were traded at around $13.38 with and P/S ratio of 5.2.

Executive Vice President and CFO of Plains Capital Corp John A. Martin, Director William T. Hill Jr. and Director W. Robert Nichols III bought shares of HTH stock.

Kingstone Companies Inc. (KINS, Financial): President, COB, CEO, CFO, Tre, 10% Owner Barry Goldstein Bought 1,407 Shares

President, COB, CEO, CFO, Tre, 10% Owner of Kingstone Companies Inc. (KINS) Barry Goldstein bought 1,407 shares on 12/20/2012 at an average price of $4.84. Kingstone Companies Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and assumed the name DCAP Group Inc. Kingstone Companies Inc. has a market cap of $18.64 million; its shares were traded at around $4.85 with a P/E ratio of 5.4 and P/S ratio of 0.7. The dividend yield of Kingstone Companies Inc. stocks is 3.3%.

Kingstone Companies Inc. reported its results for the period ended Sept. 30, 2012. Third quarter net income was $914,000, or $0.23 per share, as compared to $220,000 and $0.06 per share in the third quarter of 2011. Third quarter net operating income was $871,000, or $0.22 per share, while third quarter 2011 amounts were $89,000 and $.02 per share.

President, COB, CEO, CFO, Tre, 10% Owner Barry Goldstein bought shares of KINS stock.

General Finance Corporation (GFN, Financial): CFO GFN Manufacturing Corp. James Groves Bought 300 Shares

CFO GFN Manufacturing Corp. of General Finance Corporation (GFN) James Groves bought 300 shares on 12/27/2012 at an average price of $4.4. General Finance Corporation has a market cap of $101.1 million; its shares were traded at around $4.59 with a P/E ratio of 44.7 and P/S ratio of 0.5.

General Finance Corporation announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012. Total revenues were $53.4 million, an increase of 1% over the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $1 million, or $0.04 per share.

CFO GFN Manufacturing Corp. James Groves, Vice President of Finance of Pac-Van Inc. James P. Dunmyer, and Executive Vice President Jeffrey A. Kluckman bought shares of GFN stock.

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