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 27,000 shares
Chairman, President and CEO of Air Products & Chemicals Inc (APD, Financial) Seifi Ghasemi bought 27,000 shares on 02/18/2015 at an average price of $156.22. Air Products & Chemicals Inc is a Delaware corporation originally founded in 1940. Air Products & Chemicals Inc has a market cap of $33.78 billion; its shares were traded at around $156.22 with a P/E ratio of 32.80 and P/S ratio of 3.22. The dividend yield of Air Products & Chemicals Inc stocks is 1.95%. 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.
Air Products & Chemicals recently reported its first quarter fiscal 2015 financial results. The company announced net income of $335 million, up 17 percent versus prior year, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.55, up 16 percent versus prior year, on a non-GAAP continuing operations basis for its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2014.
John Griffin (Trades, Portfolio) bought 1,035,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 12/31/2014, which is 1.8% of the $8.24 billion portfolio of Blue Ridge Capital. Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) owns 5,360,470 shares as of 12/31/2014, an increase of 50.83% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 3.5% of the $21.78 billion portfolio of Viking Global Investors LP. Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) owns 1,754 shares as of 12/31/2014, a decrease of 26.98% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.0008% of the $30.91 billion portfolio of Davis Selected Advisers.
SR VP and General Counsel John D. Stanley sold 2,756 shares of APD stock on 02/06/2015 at the average price of 151.27. John D. Stanley owns at least 19,133 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.27% since.
MedAssets Inc (MDAS, Financial): Chairman and CEO R Halsey Wise bought 110,300 shares
Chairman and CEO of MedAssets Inc (MDAS, Financial) R Halsey Wise bought 110,300 shares on 02/19/2015 at an average price of $19.48. MedAssets, Inc., was incorporated in 1999. It is a financial and performance improvement company providing technology-enabled products and services that, together, help mitigate the increasing financial challenges faced by hospitals, health systems, and other non-acute healthcare providers. Medassets Inc has a market cap of $1.19 billion; its shares were traded at around $19.48 with a P/E ratio of 40.20 and P/S ratio of 1.72. Medassets Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 32.90% over the past 5 years.
MedAssets recently reported its fourth quarter 2014 financial results. Total net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 increased 16.3% to $198.2 million from $170.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. Excluding the contribution from Sg2 (acquired on September 22, 2014), fourth quarter total net revenue growth was 10.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) owns 58,929 shares as of 12/31/2014, which accounts for 0.0094% of the $12.36 billion portfolio of Gotham Asset Management, LLC. Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) owns 12,500 shares as of 12/31/2014, which accounts for 0.0013% of the $19.2 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.
President, SCM Segment Keith L Thurgood sold 5,681 shares of MDAS stock on 11/26/2014 at the average price of 19.54. Keith L Thurgood owns at least 7,600 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.31% since.
Pennant Park Investment Corporation (PNNT, Financial): Chairman and CEO / Investment Arthur H Penn bought 19,000 shares
Chairman and CEO / Investment of Pennant Park Investment Corporation (PNNT, Financial) Arthur H Penn bought 19,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $9.52. PennantPark Investment Corporation, (PennantPark ) a Maryland corporation organized in January, 2007. Pennant Park Investment Corporation has a market cap of $712.632 million; its shares were traded at around $9.52 with a P/E ratio of 12.60 and P/S ratio of 4.31. The dividend yield of Pennant Park Investment Corporation stocks is 11.80%. Pennant Park Investment Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 43.20% over the past 5 years.
CFO and Treasurer Aviv Efrat bought 12,632 shares of PNNT stock on 02/09/2015 at the average price of 9.54. Aviv Efrat owns at least 58,103 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.21% since.
MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU, Financial): President & CEO-MDU Resources David L Goodin bought 5,000 shares
Pres. & CEO-MDU Resources of MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU, Financial) David L Goodin bought 5,000 shares on 02/17/2015 at an average price of $22.66. MDU Resources Group Inc was incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware in 1924. Mdu Resources Group Inc has a market cap of $4.47 billion; its shares were traded at around $22.66 with a P/E ratio of 14.20 and P/S ratio of 0.93. The dividend yield of MDU Resources Group Inc stocks is 3.11%. MDU Resources Group Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 25.80% over the past 5 years.
MDU recently reported 2014 consolidated GAAP earnings of $297.5 million, or $1.55 per share, compared to $278.2 million, or $1.47 per share, in 2013. Consolidated GAAP earnings in the fourth quarter were $84.1 million, or 43 cents per share, compared to earnings of $91.3 million, or 48 cents per share, in 2013.
John Keeley (Trades, Portfolio) owns 174,750 shares as of 12/31/2014, which accounts for 0.082% of the $5 billion portfolio of Keeley Asset Management Corp. Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 12/31/2014.
VP and CFO Doran N Schwartz bought 1,000 shares of MDU stock on 02/18/2015 at the average price of 21.85. Doran N Schwartz owns at least 35,583 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.71% since.
Cushing MLP Total Return Fund (SRV, Financial): CEO Jerry V Swank bought 25,000 shares
CEO of Cushing MLP Total Return Fund (SRV, Financial) Jerry V Swank bought 25,000 shares on 02/18/2015 at an average price of $4.34. Cushing MLP Total Return Fund has a market cap of $111.500 million; its shares were traded at around $4.34 . The dividend yield of Cushing MLP Total Return Fund stocks is 9.40%.
CFO and Treasurer John Alban bought 2,000 shares of SRV stock on 02/09/2015 at the average price of 4.38. John Alban owns at least 2,900 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.91% since.
