Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), watched two insiders lower their position with the company. Director and shareholder Brian G. Kelly sold 9,872 of common stock at an average of $22.55 per share, while the company’s President and CEO Robert A. Kotick disposed of 17,924 shares at an average of $22.55 per share. Following these transactions, both filed on July 3rd, Kelly holds 173,153,798 shares indirectly, and 1,776,758 shares directly; Kotick now directly holds 4,793,286 shares, while indirectly holding 171,977,643 shares in Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), the $16.23 billion market cap company known as a worldwide publisher of online, personal computer (PC), console, handheld, and mobile…
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Zagg Inc (NASDAQ:ZAGG), saw it’s Chief Operating Officer, Jason Schwartz, decrease his holdings with the company. Schwartz sold 5,838 shares of common stock on July 3rd, at an average price of $5.72 per share. After this transaction, Schwartz directly has 89,300 shares in the $177.64 market cap company that designs, manufactures and distributes protective coverings, audio accessories and power solutions for consumer electronic and hand-held devices. Schwartz is not alone in his change in shares, as three major hedge funds showed movement in their position with Zagg Inc (NASDAQ:ZAGG) recently. Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates rose it’s stake in the company by 1,384,991 shares, worth…
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), saw SVP & head of Memory Technology Srinivasan Sivaram lower her position in the company. Sivaram disposed of 4,600 shares of common stock at an average of $105.38 per share on a transaction that began on July 1rst and was completed yesterday. Following this move, Sivaram directly holds 9,396 shares in SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the $24.15 billion market cap corporation that designs, develops and manufactures data storage solutions in a range of form factors using its flash memory, controller and firmware technologies. In addition, major hedge funds have large holdings in the company. Rob Citrone’s Discovery Capital Management holds 7,955,445…
Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDN), saw three insiders lower their position in the company. EVP and CFO William E. Mudd sold 1,179 shares of common stock at an average of $90.11 per share; President of Churchill Downs Int., Edward James Gay disposed of 1,411 shares at an average of $90.11 per share; while President and Chief Operator William C. Carstanjen lowered his holdings by 1,524 shares at an average of $90.11 per share. After these transactions, Mudd directly owns 141,382.2994 shares; Gay directly has 61,502.9089 shares; and Carstanjen holds 164,461.4951 shares directly in the $1.63 billion market cap company. In addition, there are multiple hedge funds…
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP), saw four insiders lower their exposure to the company. William P. Forbes, the EVP of Research & Development & the company’s CDO, sold 1,971 shares of common stock at an average of $123.35 per share; EVP of Finance & CFO Adam C. Derbyshire disposed of 2,458 shares at an average of $123.32 per share; Executive VP Rick D. Scruggs lowered his position in the company by 1,243 shares at an average of $123.35 per share; while the company’s President & CEO Carolyn J. Logan decreased her holdings by 8,253 shares at an average of $123.35 per share.…
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), saw two insiders lower their stakes the company. SVP of Operations John K. Reinhart disposed of 5,926 shares of common stock in two transactions, the first was for 3,720 shares at an average of $29.24 per share, while the other was for 2,206 shares at an average of $29.25 per share; while the SVP of Exploration, John M. Kapchinske, sold 4,832 shares of common stock at an average of $29.24 per share. Following these transactions, Reinhart holds 124,584 shares indirectly, and 2,530 shares directly; while Kapchinske directly has 323,008 shares in Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), the $19.65 billion market cap natural…
TCF Financial Corporation (NYSE:TCB), watched five Directors raise their exposure in the company. Theodore Bigos and Thomas A. Cusick both picked up 897.1426 shares of common stock at an average of $16.72 per share; Raymond L. Barton bought 1,096.4877 shares at an average of $16.72 per share; William F. Bieber purchased 874.714 shares at an average of $16.72 per share; and Karen L. Grandstrand acquired 1,196.1901 shares at an average of $16.72 per share. Following these transactions, Barton owns 26,380.2023 shares directly and 5,000 shares indirectly; Bieber indirectly holds 1,045,726.3708 shares; Bigos has 4,697 shares directly and 37,934.6314 shares indirectly; Cusick indirectly has 212854.4529 shares…
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ENTA), saw it’s Chief Scientific Officer Sun Yat Or dispose of 5,000 combined shares of common stock. This trade was completed in two transactions, the first saw Or drop 4,700 shares at a range of $41.83 to $42.64 per share; the other one was for a sale of 300 shares at a range of $42.84 to $43.2 per share. This was not Or’s first time selling stock in Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ENTA), the $792.49 million market cap biotechnology company. Or has lowered his holdings by over 20,000 shares since the beginning of April this year. In…
GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT), saw it’s President and CEO Thomas Gutierrez reduce his exposure with the company. Gutierrez disposed of 9,232 shares of common stock at an average of $19.1149 per share, and now holds a total of 168,899 shares in the company. This is not Gutierrez’s first move of this nature, as he has dropped more than 150,000 shares since May of this year in GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT), the $2.68 million market cap corporation described as a diversified technology company with crystal growth equipment and solutions for the global solar, light emitting diode (LED) and electronics industries. The major…
International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ:ISCA), saw two main insiders improve their position in the company by purchasing a combined 18,04 shares. Director Larry Aiello acquired 902 shares of common stock at an average of $33.28 per share; President & Vice Chairman Lesa D. Kennedy also bought 902 shares at an average of $33.28 per share. Following these transactions, Aiello directly holds 7,079 shares, while Kennedy directly holds 226,718.5 shares and indrectly holds 18,108,827.5 shares in the $1.57 billion market cap motorsports entertainment corporation. This is not Kennedy’s first move this year, as she has gained over 15,000 shares since this April. As well, two…
Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS), saw two insiders alter their stakes in the company. Director John E. Major rose his holdings with the company by purchasing 1,000 shares of common stock at an average of 95$ per share; Mary S. Muchoney lowered her stake in the company by disposing of 1,000 shares at an average of $95 per share. Following these transactions, Major now directly holds 26,039 shares while Muchoney directly holds 4,802 shares in the $2.18 billion market cap supplier of circuit protection products for the electronics, automotive and electrical industries. These insider’s are not alone in their moves, as multiple hedge funds…
Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN), saw it’s CFO, Treasurer and Secretary reduce his exposure to the company. William F. Weissman dropped 1,644 shares of common stock at an average of $8.75 per share. Following this transaction, Weissman directly 16,039 shares in Rubicon Technology, Inc.(NASDAQ:RBCN), the $245.09 million market cap company that manufactures synthetic electronic materials for opto-electronic, semiconductor fabrication, telecommunications, and optical & laser applications. In addition, there are three major hedge funds with substantial holdings in the company. Chuck Royce’s Royce & Associates reported a 1% decrease in it’s activity last quarter, and now has 1,853,442 shares worth nearly $21 million; Sac Capital…