Top Insider Trades of the Week

A look at companies bought or sold by major shareholders

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Mar 04, 2016
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The All-in-One Screener can be used to find insider buys and sells over the last week by clicking on the Insiders tab and changing the settings for All Insider Buying to “$1,000,000+” and duration to "February 2016."

According to the above filters, the following are the recent buys from company insiders in the past week.

On Feb. 29, Standard General Master Fund, a 10% owner of Special Diversified Opportunities Inc.Ă‚ (SDOI), bought 3,504,172 shares in the company, while B. Riley & Co. LLC, another 10% owner of the company sold 3,504,172 shares at the price of $1.18 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 22.9% to 91 cents per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 11.43% and an institutional ownership of 38.67%.

It provided various life sciences products and services, including custom antibodies, in-vitro diagnostic-grade antibodies, proprietary critical reagent products, associated bio-processing services, and custom assay design and development services.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 19% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 4.30. The price is 26.02% below its 52-week high and 9.64% above its 52-week low.

On Feb. 29, TCS Global Equity Master Fund, a 10% owner of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (CETV), bought 369,686 shares in the company at the price of $2.49 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has dropped by 0.8% to $2.47 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 1.59% and an institutional ownership of 76%.

It is a media and entertainment company operating in Central and Eastern Europe. The company operates in three segments namely Broadcast, Media Pro Entertainment and New Media.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 9% and is now trading with a P/B ratio of 4.34. The price is 13.33% below its 52-week high and 34.24% above its 52-week low.

On Feb. 29, four insiders sold 6,313,656 shares in Antero Resources Corp. (AR) at the price of $21.50 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 11.1% to $23.89 per share.

The company has an insider ownership of 0.02% and an institutional ownership of 72.50%.

it is engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of natural gas, NGLs, and oil properties located in the Appalachian Basin. The company owns approximately 450,000 net acres of rich gas and dry gas properties located in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 38% and is now trading with a P/E ratio of 6.90. The price is 48.13% below its 52-week high and 29.14% above its 52-week low.

Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 6.92% of outstanding shares, followed by David Swensen (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.15%, Glenn Greenberg (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.26%, David Tepper (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%

On Feb. 29, Chad Steven Johnson, secretary and general counsel of Cannabis Science Inc.Ă‚ (CBIS), sold 4,370,000 shares in the company at the price of 1 cent per share. Since then, the price of the stock has not changed.

The company has an insider ownership of 1.07% and an institutional ownership of 0.02%.

It is engaged in the creation of cannabis-based medicines, both with and without psychoactive properties, to treat disease and the symptoms of disease, as well as for general health maintenance.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has risen by 11% and is now trading with a forward P/E ratio of 22.10. The price is 81.74% below its 52-week high and 3.96% above its 52-week low.

The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

On Feb. 26, Patrick Walsh, director of BJ's Restaurants Inc. (BJRI), sold 1,308,568 shares in the company at the price of $43.65 per share. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 4.75% to $45.69.

The company has an insider ownership of 7.79% and an institutional ownership of 66.78%.

During the last 12 months, the price of the stock has dropped by 13% and is now trading with a P/E ratio of 26.31. The price is 16.24% below its 52-week high and 18.71% above its 52-week low.

Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 4.36% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04%.