Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: ARP, RHP, TROX, IRM, RSE

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Jun 17, 2013
GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CEOs is illustrated in the chart below:



Atlas Resource Partners LP (ARP, Financial): Chairman and CEO Edward E. Cohen Bought 35,000 Shares



Chairman and CEO of Atlas Resource Partners LP (ARP) Edward E. Cohen bought 35,000 shares on 06/14/2013 at an average price of $22.49. Atlas Resource Partners LP owns natural gas and oil development and production assets. Atlas Resource Partners LP has a market cap of $981.1 million; its shares were traded at around $22.49 . The dividend yield of Atlas Resource Partners LP stocks is 6.50%.

ARP recently reported its first quarter 2013 financial results. Adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, a non-GAAP measure, of $31.4 million, or $0.64 per common unit, for the first quarter 2013, which represents a 133% increase from the prior year 1st quarter.

Leon Cooperman owns 2,675,235 shares as of 03/31/2013, which accounts for 1% of the $6.46 billion portfolio of Omega Advisors.

Vice Chairman Jonathan Z. Cohen bought 35,000 shares of ARP stock on 06/14/2013 at the average price of $21.75. Jonathan Z. Cohen owns at least 521,851 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.4% since.

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (RHP, Financial): Chairman, President & CEO Colin V Reed Bought 20,000 Shares

Chairman, President and CEO of Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (RHP) Colin V Reed bought 20,000 shares on 06/10/2013 at an average price of $36.40. Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc., formerly known as Gaylord Entertainment Company, is a hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville Tenn. Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. has a market cap of $1.82 billion; its shares were traded at around $36.40 with a P/E ratio of 89.70 and P/S ratio of 1.80. The dividend yield of Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. stocks is 1.40%. Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 2.4% over the past 10 years.

RHP recently reported its first quarter 2013 financial results. Total revenue decreased 6.2% to $222.1 million compared to retail adjusted revenue in the first quarter 2012, or a decrease of 7.0% compared to unadjusted Total Revenue in the first quarter 2012.

Joel Greenblatt bought 29,318 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2013, which is 0.068% of the $1.97 billion portfolio of Gotham Capital. John Keeley owns 1,271,202 shares as of 03/31/2013, an increase of 12.97% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 1.1% of the $5.1 billion portfolio of Keeley Fund Management

SVP, Secretary and GC Scott J Lynn bought 500 shares of RHP stock on 06/10/2013 at the average price of $34.2. Scott J. Lynn owns at least 2,237 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6.43% since.

Tronox Ltd. (TROX, Financial): Chairman and CEO Thomas Casey Bought 20,000 Shares

Chairman and CEO of Tronox Ltd. (TROX) Thomas Casey bought 20,000 shares on 06/11/2013 at an average price of $21.94. Tronox Ltd. formerly Tronox Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, was formed on May 17, 2005. Tronox Ltd. has a market cap of $2.45 billion; its shares were traded at around $21.94 with a P/E ratio of 2.40 and P/S ratio of 1.30. The dividend yield of Tronox Ltd. stocks is 4.60%. Tronox Ltd. had an annual average earnings growth of 37.2% over the past five years.

TROX recently reported its first quarter 2013 financial results. The company reported revenues of $470 million, adjusted EBITDA of $73 million, and adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.5 percent.

SVP & Strat. Plan. & Bus. Dev. Niekerk Willem Hendrik Van bought 1,000 shares of TROX stock on 06/05/2013 at the average price of 20.95. Niekerk Willem Hendrik Van owns at least 50,187 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 4.73% since.

Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM, Financial): President and CEO William L. Meaney Bought 12,000 Shares

President and CEO of Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM) William L. Meaney bought 12,000 shares on 06/07/2013 at an average price of $28.93. Iron Mountain Inc. was founded in 1951, under the name Pierce Leahy Corp. Iron Mountain Inc. has a market cap of $5.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $28.93 with a P/E ratio of 37.90 and P/S ratio of 1.70. The dividend yield of Iron Mountain Inc. stocks is 3.70%. Iron Mountain Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 7.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Iron Mountain Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

IRM recently reported financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Total revenues for the quarter were $747 million. On a constant dollar basis, total revenue growth for the first quarter was 0.5%, reflecting solid storage rental gains of 4.4%, partially offset by a decline in total service revenues.

Ray Dalio bought 39,543 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2013, which is 0.013% of the $10.99 billion portfolio of Bridgewater Associates. John Keeley owns 356,684 shares as of 03/31/2013, an increase of 11.1% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.25% of the $5.1 billion portfolio of Keeley Fund Management.

CFO Brian P. Mckeon bought 3,600 shares of IRM stock on 06/07/2013 at the average price of 28.61. Brian P. Mckeon owns at least 10,991 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.12% since.

Rouse Properties Inc. (RSE, Financial): President and CEO Andrew Silberfein Bought 10,000 Shares

President and CEO of Rouse Properties Inc. (RSE) Andrew Silberfein bought 10,000 shares on 06/12/2013 at an average price of $19.49. Rouse Properties Inc. is a Delaware corporation organized in August 2011. Rouse Properties Inc. has a market cap of $966 million; its shares were traded at around $19.49 with and P/S ratio of 4.00. The dividend yield of Rouse Properties Inc. stocks is 1.70%.

RSE recently reported its first quarter 2013 financial results. Net loss was $(29.5) million, or $(0.60) per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $(26.1) million, or $(0.71) per diluted share in the prior year period.

President and CEO Andrew Silberfein bought 10,000 shares of RSE stock on 06/12/2013 at the average price of $19.67. Andrew Silberfein owns at least 199,548 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.92% since.