Welcome to edition 357 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying increased with insiders buying $58.58 million of stock compared to $49.51 million in the week prior. Selling on the other hand decreased with insiders selling $386.44 million of stock last week compared to $408.7 million in the week prior.
Sell/Buy Ratio: The insider Sell/Buy ratio is calculated by dividing the total insider sales in a given week by total insider purchases that week. The adjusted ratio for last week dropped to 6.6. In other words, insiders sold almost 7 times as much stock as they purchased. The Sell/Buy ratio this week compares favorably with the prior week, when the ratio stood at 8.25.
Note: As mentioned in the first post in this series, certain industries have their preferred metrics such as same store sales for retailers, funds from operations (FFO) for REITs and revenue per available room (RevPAR) for hotels that provide a better basis for comparison than simple valuation metrics. However metrics like Price/Earnings, Price/Sales and Enterprise Value/EBITDA included below should provide a good starting point for analyzing the majority of stocks.
Notable Insider Buys:
1. Wells Fargo & Company (WFC): $53
Shares of this bank were acquired by 2 insiders:
It was interesting to see these insiders of Wells Fargo buy stock even as Warren Buffett was selling down his stake. However it appears that Mr. Buffett’s recent sales were not prompted by the recent scandals that hit Wells Fargo or because of an investment decision but rather to bring down Berkshire’s stake after buybacks at Wells Fargo pushed his stake above the 10% ownership threshold. While the stock has underperformed peers over the last year, it still managed to post a gain of nearly 5% and has outperformed Goldman Sachs (GS) since the start of 2017.
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Wells Fargo & Company here.
P/E: 13.25 | Forward P/E: 11.7 | Industry P/E: 17.42 |
P/S: 3.13 | Price/Book: 1.48 | EV/EBITDA: N/A |
Market Cap: $265.18B | Avg. Daily Volume: 18,430,041 | 52 Week Range: $43.55 – $59.99 |
2. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM): $84.52
Director James S. Crown acquired 11,500 shares of JP Morgan, paying $85.48 per share for a total amount of $982,991. These shares were purchased indirectly in the reporting owner’s IRA account and by his spouse.
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for JPMorgan Chase & Co. here.
P/E: 13.01 | Forward P/E: 11.06 | Industry P/E: 17.42 |
P/S: 3.26 | Price/Book: 1.31 | EV/EBITDA: N/A |
Market Cap: $300.28B | Avg. Daily Volume: 15,646,214 | 52 Week Range: $57.05 – $93.98 |
3. New Age Beverages Corporation (NBEV): $3.74
Shares of this beverage company were acquired by 3 insiders:
This is an interesting beverage company focused on natural and healthy beverages like kombucha and “functional” water. It up listed on Nasdaq in February and acquired two beverage companies recently including the company that makes the Coco-Libre branded coconut water, a personal favorite of yours truly.
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for New Age Beverages Corporation here.
P/E: -19.48 | Forward P/E: N/A | Industry P/E: 26.04 |
P/S: 4.42 | Price/Book: 16.77 | EV/EBITDA: -89 |
Market Cap: $111.83M | Avg. Daily Volume: 135,774 | 52 Week Range: $1.28 – $5.84 |
4. Opko Health, Inc. (OPK): $7.47
CEO & Chairman Phillip Frost M.D. acquired 56,400 shares of this devices and drug development company, paying $7.37 per share for a total amount of $415,757. These shares were purchased indirectly by Frost Gamma Investments Trust.
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Opko Health, Inc. here.
P/E: -162.39 | Forward P/E: 93.38 | Industry P/E: 29.08 |
P/S: 3.41 | Price/Book: 1.99 | EV/EBITDA: 61.16 |
Market Cap: $4.17B | Avg. Daily Volume: 4,408,426 | 52 Week Range: $7.11 – $12.15 |
5. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (TCBI): $74.65
President and CEO Keith C. Cargill acquired 5,000 shares of this regional bank, paying $73.57 per share for a total amount of $367,850. Mr. Cargill increased his stake by 6.92% to 77,286 shares with this purchase.
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. here.
P/E: 24 | Forward P/E: 14.87 | Industry P/E: 17.42 |
P/S: 5.93 | Price/Book: 1.99 | EV/EBITDA: N/A |
Market Cap: $3.7B | Avg. Daily Volume: 716,720 | 52 Week Range: $41.47 – $93.35 |
You can view the full list of purchases from this Insider Buying page.
Notable Insider Sales:
1. Facebook, Inc. (FB): $143.68
Shares of Facebook were sold by 3 insiders:
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Facebook, Inc. here.
P/E: 41.13 | Forward P/E: 21.38 | Industry P/E: 36.74 |
P/S: 15.06 | Price/Book: 7.01 | EV/EBITDA: 25.48 |
Market Cap: $416.29B | Avg. Daily Volume: 16,578,606 | 52 Week Range: $106.31 – $144.25 |
2. Workday, Inc. (WDAY): $85
Shares of this application software company were sold by 8 insiders:
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Workday, Inc. here.
P/E: -41.26 | Forward P/E: 103.66 | Industry P/E: 28.69 |
P/S: 10.99 | Price/Book: 14.84 | EV/EBITDA: -56.63 |
Market Cap: $17.26B | Avg. Daily Volume: 1,515,230 | 52 Week Range: $65.79 – $93.35 |
3. Red Hat, Inc. (RHT): $87.02
Shares of this open source software company were sold by 4 insiders:
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Red Hat, Inc. here.
P/E: 62.6 | Forward P/E: 28.35 | Industry P/E: 28.69 |
P/S: 6.43 | Price/Book: 12.4 | EV/EBITDA: 35.22 |
Market Cap: $15.51B | Avg. Daily Volume: 1,860,052 | 52 Week Range: $68.54 – $88.05 |
4. Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL): $158.56
Director Larry D. Leinweber sold 27,700 shares of this information management solutions and services provider for $155.13, generating $4.29 million from the sale. These shares were sold indirectly through a trust.
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Tyler Technologies, Inc. here.
P/E: 56.23 | Forward P/E: 36.2 | Industry P/E: 28.69 |
P/S: 7.77 | Price/Book: 6.37 | EV/EBITDA: 35.89 |
Market Cap: $5.88B | Avg. Daily Volume: 219,274 | 52 Week Range: $138.61 – $175.77 |
5. The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM): $139.05
Chairman C. James Koch sold 30,000 shares of this beverage company for $139.47, generating $4.18 million from the sale.
You can view the list of recent insider transactions for The Boston Beer Company, Inc. here.
P/E: 20.47 | Forward P/E: 23.45 | Industry P/E: 26.04 |
P/S: 1.9 | Price/Book: 3.83 | EV/EBITDA: 8.7 |
Market Cap: $1.72B | Avg. Daily Volume: 170,825 | 52 Week Range: $135.1 – $195.35 |
You can view the full list of sales from this Insider Sales page.
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