Weekly CEO Buys Highlight: NRP, OPK, GAM, KEY, ARWR

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Oct 20, 2014

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

Natural Resources Partners LP (NRP, Financial): Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner Corbin J Jr Robertson Bought 270,383 Shares

Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner of Natural Resources Partners LP (NRP, Financial) Corbin J Jr Robertson bought 270,383 shares on 10/10/2014 at an average price of $12.04. Natural Resource Partners L.P., is a limited partnership formed in April 2002. Natural Resources Partners Lp has a market cap of $1.34 billion; its shares were traded at around $12.04 with a P/E ratio of 9.20 and P/S ratio of 3.81. The dividend yield of Natural Resources Partners Lp stocks is 13.29%.

NRP recently reported revenues of $90.6 million for the second quarter of 2014 compared to $86.8 million for the second quarter of 2013, and distributable cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, of $64.9 million compared to $90.7 million for the second quarter of 2013.

John Keeley (Trades, Portfolio) owns 30,620 shares as of 06/30/2014, an increase of 13.96% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.0091% of the $5.57 billion portfolio of Keeley Asset Management Corp.

Vice President - Aggregates Dennis F Coker bought 1,000 shares of NRP stock on 10/14/2014 at the average price of 11.19. Dennis F Coker owns at least 3,500 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.6% since.

Opko Health Inc (OPK, Financial): CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner Phillip Md Et Al Frost Bought 156,300 Shares

CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner of Opko Health Inc (OPK, Financial) Phillip Md Et Al Frost bought 156,300 shares during the past week at an average price of $8.25. Opko Health, Inc. was originally incorporated in Delaware in October 1991 under the name Cytoclonal Pharmaceutics, Inc. Opko Health Inc has a market cap of $3.54 billion; its shares were traded at around $8.25 with and P/S ratio of 37.50. Opko Health Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 4.40% over the past 10 years.

Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) owns 15,000 shares as of 06/30/2014, which accounts for 0.0007% of the $19.12 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors. George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) owns 235,600 shares as of 06/30/2014, a decrease of 84.24% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.016% of the $13.27 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC.

General American Investors Co. Inc. (GAM, Financial): President & CEO Jeffrey W Priest Bought 8,000 Shares

President & CEO of General American Investors Co. Inc. (GAM, Financial) Jeffrey W Priest bought 8,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $35.31. General American Investors Co. Inc. has a market cap of $982.400 million; its shares were traded at around $35.31 .

Director Betsy F. Gotbaum bought 1,400 shares of GAM stock on 04/29/2014 at the average price of 35.53. Betsy F. Gotbaum owns at least 1,861 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.62% since.

KeyCorp (KEY, Financial): Chairman and CEO Beth E Mooney Bought 20,000 Shares

Chairman and CEO of KeyCorp (KEY, Financial) Beth E Mooney bought 20,000 shares on 10/17/2014 at an average price of $12.35. KeyCorp was organized in 1958 under the laws of the State of Ohio. Keycorp has a market cap of $10.8 billion; its shares were traded at around $12.35 with a P/E ratio of 11.90 and P/S ratio of 2.73. The dividend yield of Keycorp stocks is 1.94%.

KeyCorp recently announced third quarter net income from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders of $197 million, or $.23 per common share, compared to $242 million, or $.27 per common share, for the second quarter of 2014, and $229 million, or $.25 per common share, for the third quarter of 2013.

Hotchkis & Wiley owns 4,569,727 shares as of 06/30/2014, an increase of 12.03% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.23% of the $28.29 billion portfolio of Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC. Arnold Schneider (Trades, Portfolio) owns 105,380 shares as of 06/30/2014, a decrease of 50.63% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.16% of the $923 million portfolio of Schneider Capital Management.

Director Ruth Ann M Gillis bought 1,000 shares of KEY stock on 10/17/2014 at the average price of 12.2. Ruth Ann M Gillis owns at least 5,500 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.23% since.

Arrowhead Research Corp (ARWR, Financial): President and CEO Christopher Richard Anzalone Bought 32,000 Shares

President and CEO of Arrowhead Research Corp (ARWR, Financial) Christopher Richard Anzalone bought 32,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $6.45. Arrowhead Research Corp. was originally incorporated in South Dakota in 1989, and was reincorporated in Delaware in 2000. Arrowhead Research Corp has a market cap of $341.260 million.

ARWR recently announced its second quarter fiscal 2014 financial results. Net loss attributable to Arrowhead for the quarter was $11.6 million, or $0.22 per share based on 51.9 million weighted average shares outstanding. This compares with a net loss attributable to Arrowhead of $6.1 million, or $0.23 per share based on 26.1 million weighted average shares outstanding, for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

CFO Kenneth Allen Myszkowski sold 40,000 shares of ARWR stock on 08/15/2014 at the average price of 14.02. Kenneth Allen Myszkowski owns at least 111,500 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 53.99% since.