Author: Melanie Marilin

Ellie Mae Inc. (NYSE:ELLI) saw four of its insiders unload stock this week. The dispositions commenced on Monday, when Director Alan Henricks sold 12,666 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a weighted average price of $34.27 per share. The insider also exercised his use of stock options in order to complete his first transaction of this quarter. Elisa Lee, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Ellie Mae, also unloaded 5,000 shares of Common Stock on Monday, receiving $34.54 for each share. In addition to this, the insider exercised her use of stock options. On Tuesday, the firm’s President and…

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Heow Tan, Chief of Quality and Tech Operations at Pharmacyclics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCYC), disposed of 10,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, for $123.58 per share yesterday. Furthermore, the insider exercised his use of stock options and following his first transaction of the fiscal year so far, Tan now holds a total of 1,873 company shares to his name. Last Thursday the firm’s Chief Medical Officer, Jesse Mcgreivy, had completed a disposition of 34,062 shares of Common Stock for a price of $120.92 per share, marking the first insider stock sale at Pharmacyclics since Q1. However, in terms of hedge fund shareholders,…

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Edward Muller, Director at NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE:NRG), completed a disposition of 35,200 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share yesterday. The stock was sold indirectly through a trust and for a weighted average price of $29.24 per share. On Monday the insider had already unloaded 48,000 shares through the same trust, for a weighted average price of $29.55 per share. However his largest disposition was recorded in March, when Muller sold 96,500 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share for a price of $28.71 per share. Insiders have been actively trading stock at the $9.85…

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Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) Director, Thomas Bates, purchased 20,000 shares of Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share yesterday. The stock was bought directly for a price of $3.18 per share. This is the insider’s third stock acquisition of the fiscal year so far, as he had bought 20,000 shares for $3.93 per share back in June. Following the most recent purchase Bates now owns a total of 300,000 company shares. The $520.1 million market cap provider of shallow-water drilling and marine services has seen many of its insider’s trade stock this quarter. The most recent stock sale was reported…

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Michael Szymanczyk, Director at Duke Realty Corp (NYSE:DRE), purchased 10,000 shares of Common Stock on Monday. The stock was bought indirectly through the Szymanczyk Family Joint Trust in which the insider is the grantor and he paid a price of $18.17 for each share. This is the director’s second stock acquisition of the fiscal year so far, as he purchased 10,000 shares of Common Stock for $17.53 per share back in May. However, Szymanczyk is one of the only insiders who reported an acquisition at Duke Realty this quarter, as most filings focused on stock dispositions. The firm’s Chairman and…

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On Monday, Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) saw two of its insiders complete stock dispositions. The larger sale was executed by the firm’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Filliol, who unloaded 12,500 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share. The stock was sold directly, in several smaller batches and for prices ranging between $259.23 and $262.06 per share. In addition to this, the insider also exercised his use of stock options. The second insider sale was completed by company Director George Milne Jr., who disposed of 3,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, directly. The…

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Scott Dolan, President and Chief Executive Officer of A M Castle and Co (NYSE:CAS), acquired 26,600 shares of Common Stock this week. The transaction was executed directly, over two days and commenced by buying 200 shares for $8.98 per share and 13,800 shares for $9.00 each share on Monday. The remaining 12,600 shares of Common Stock were purchased on Tuesday for a price of $9.00 per share, thereby completing the acquisition. This is Dolan’s first stock purchase since May, when he bought 23,900 shares, paying a price of $12.88 per share. Following yesterday’s buy, the insider now owns a total…

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Lynn Seely, Chief Medical Officer at Medivation Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN), disposed of 12,500 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a weighted average price of $84.01 per share yesterday. The insider had already unloaded 13,000 shares of Common Stock on Friday, for prices ranging between $80.77 and $83.90 per share and in addition to this, Seely exercised her use of stock options. This is one of many stock sales to be completed by the CMO this quarter, as she sold 12,000 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $79.02 per share at the beginning of July, amongst others. Although…

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Parker Harris, Co-Founder of Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE:CRM), completed a stock disposition of 11,333 shares yesterday. The Common Stock was sold directly and in two batches, unloading 9,500 shares for a weighted average price of $52.85 per share and another 1,833 shares for $53.88 per share. In addition to this, the insider also exercised his use of non-qualified stock options in order to complete the transaction. Harris has executed several stock sales over the past quarter, with his most recently completed last Tuesday. Then he had unloaded 10,933 shares of Common Stock for a price of $54.55 per share. Furthermore, insider…

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This week, Tableau Software Inc. (NYSE:DATA) saw two of its insiders unload stock. The company’s Chief Scientist and Co-Founder, Pat Hanrahan, sold 50,000 share of Class A Common Stock yesterday, for prices ranging between $58.72 and $59.36 per share. Furthermore, the stock was sold indirectly through a trust. On Monday, the insider had already unloaded 50,000 shares for prices ranging between $58.71 and $60.26 per share. Also, throughout the transaction each share of Class A Common Stock was issued upon conversion of one share of Class B Common Stock. The second insider to complete a disposition was Christian Chabot, Chief…

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Yesterday, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNSS) saw four of its insiders complete stock dispositions. The first three insiders to unload stock were James Barrett, Patrick Kerins, and Peter Barris, all of whom own over 10% of the company. Consequentially, all three insiders sold 35,540 shares of Common Stock yesterday. The stock was sold indirectly through NEA Partners 12 and for a weighted average price of $6.76 per share in all three cases. Furthermore, all three insiders had already disposed of 675,000 shares of Common Stock on Friday, receiving $6.62 per share. The fourth insider at the $412.2 million market cap biopharmaceutical…

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Peter Perrone, Director at Endurance International Group Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:EIGI) completed an acquisition of 15,000 shares in Common Stock yesterday. The stock was bought directly and the insider paid a weighted average price of $13.73 for each share. While this is Perrone’s only stock trade at the $1.84 billion market cap provider of cloud-based solutions so far, he acquired 31,577 shares of Common Stock from Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:LLNW) in May, paying a price of $1.95 per share. Furthermore, Perrone may be the only insider trading stock at Endurance International, but last quarter showed that several hedge funds are confident…

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