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:
Air Products & Chemicals Inc (APD, Financial): Chairman, President and CEO Seifi Ghasemi Bought 53,000 Shares
Chairman, Pres. and CEO of Air Products & Chemicals Inc (APD, Financial) Seifi Ghasemi bought 53,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $145.35. Air Products & Chemicals Inc is a Delaware corporation originally founded in 1940. Air Products & Chemicals Inc has a market cap of $30.96 billion; its shares were traded at around $145.35 with a P/E ratio of 31.40 and P/S ratio of 3.00. The dividend yield of Air Products & Chemicals Inc stocks is 2.10%. Air Products & Chemicals Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 3.50% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Air Products & Chemicals Inc the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
APD recently reported net income of $358 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.66* on a non-GAAP continuing operations basis for its fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2014.
Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) bought 3,554,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 09/30/2014, which is 1.9% of the $24.9 billion portfolio of Viking Global Investors LP. Chris Shumway (Trades, Portfolio) owns 2,096,581 shares as of 12/31/2010, an increase of 50.47% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 2.56% of the $7.45 billion portfolio of Shumway Capital Partners LLC.
Director Lawrence S Smith sold 2,000 shares of APD stock on 11/05/2014 at the average price of 133.83. Lawrence S Smith owns at least 11,850 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 8.61% since.
SFX Entertainment Inc (SFXE, Financial): CEO and Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Robert F X Sillerman Bought 750,700 Shares
CEO and Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner of SFX Entertainment Inc (SFXE, Financial) Robert F X Sillerman bought 750,700 shares during the past week at an average price of $4.30. SFX Entertainment Inc has a market cap of $389.300 million; its shares were traded at around $4.30 with and P/S ratio of 1.14.
John Keeley (Trades, Portfolio) bought 18,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 09/30/2014, which is 0.0018% of the $4.91 billion portfolio of Keeley Asset Management Corp. Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) owns 3,750,000 shares as of 09/30/2014, an increase of 200% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.078% of the $24.14 billion portfolio of Baron Funds.
Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ, Financial): President and CEO John P Tague Bought 84,200 Shares
President and CEO of Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ, Financial) John P Tague bought 84,200 shares on 11/24/2014 at an average price of $25.25. Hertz Global Holdings Inc was incorporated in Delaware in 2005. Hertz Global Holdings Inc has a market cap of $11.3 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.25 with a P/E ratio of 32.60 and P/S ratio of 1.10. Hertz Global Holdings Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 0.20% over the past 10 years.
Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio) bought 38,800,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 09/30/2014, which is 2.9% of the $33.63 billion portfolio of Icahn Capital Management LP. Jean-Marie Eveillard (Trades, Portfolio) owns 2,360,050 shares as of 09/30/2014, an increase of 18.79% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.15% of the $40.29 billion portfolio of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC.
10% Owner Carl C Icahn sold 0 shares of HTZ stock on 11/25/2014 at the average price of 0. Carl C Icahn owns at least 49,289,242 shares after this.
Opko Health Inc (OPK, Financial): CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner Phillip Md Et Al Frost Bought 149,500 Shares
CEO & Chairman, 10% Owner of Opko Health Inc (OPK, Financial) Phillip Md Et Al Frost bought 149,500 shares during the past week at an average price of $8.34. 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 $3.62 billion; its shares were traded at around $8.34 with and P/S ratio of 39.70. Opko Health Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 5.40% over the past 10 years.
George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) owns 235,600 shares as of 09/30/2014, which accounts for 0.015% of the $13.4 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC. Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) owns 11,000 shares as of 09/30/2014, a decrease of 26.67% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.0005% of the $18.59 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.
TrueCar Inc (TRUE, Financial): CEO & Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Scott Painter Bought 29,411 Shares
CEO & Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner of TrueCar Inc (TRUE, Financial) Scott Painter bought 29,411 shares on 11/17/2014 at an average price of $19.53. TrueCar Inc is incorporated in Delaware on February 25, 2005. Truecar Inc has a market cap of $1.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $19.53 with and P/S ratio of 6.83.
Director Christopher W Claus bought 10,000 shares of TRUE stock on 11/21/2014 at the average price of 17.8. Christopher W Claus owns at least 60,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.72% since.
