Author: Melanie Marilin

Bradford Dinsmore, Executive Vice President of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI), unloaded 50,000 shares of Common Stock yesterday. The stock was sold directly and at various prices ranging from $36.64 to $36.79 per share. In addition to this, the insider exercised his use of stock options for the transaction. This is Dinsmore’s first large stock disposition of the fiscal year so far, after which he now owns a total of 20,105 company shares. While other insiders at the $19.6 billion market cap commercial banking organization have unloaded stock this quarter, none have been of any significance. However, last quarter showed some…

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Moray Dewhurst, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer at NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE:NEE), unloaded 10,000 shares of Common Stock yesterday. The sale was executed directly and for a price of $95.47 per share. In addition to this, the insider exercised his use of stock options in order to complete the transaction. Dewhurst has been regularly unloading NextEra Energy stock over the past few months. Last Monday he disposed of 12,600 shares of Common Stock, receiving $92.23 for each share and at the end of July he sold 5,000 shares for a price of $98.16 per share. On another note, last…

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Heino Lennartz, President Europe at West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (NYSE:WST), completed a stock disposition of 11,445 shares of Common Stock yesterday. The sale was executed directly and for a price of $40.00 per share. Furthermore, the insider also exercised his use of stock options for the transaction. This is Lennartz’s third stock sale of the fiscal year so far, with the last large disposition dating back to February, when he unloaded 16,044 shares of Common Stock for a price of $45.84 per share. A number of insiders have been selling off their West Pharmaceutical stock this quarter. On Thursday, the…

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Kenneth Frazier, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), unloaded 10,058 shares of Common Stock yesterday. The stock was sold directly, for a price of $57.00 per share, and in addition to this, the insider also exercised his use of stock options. This is one of several stock dispositions completed by Frazier throughout the fiscal year, as he sold 9,987 shares of Common Stock in July, receiving $58.03 for each share. Following the sale, the insider now owns a total of 335,504 company shares. Stock sales have been frequent at the $166.6 billion market cap…

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Yesterday, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) saw two of its insiders unload stock. The talk is of Director Hamilton James, who disposed of 12,915 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a weighted average price of $119.12 per share. In addition to this, the insider also exercised his use of stock options and following the sale he now holds a total of 29,076 company shares to his name. The second insider to complete a disposition is John McKay, Executive Vice President of the $52.08 billion market cap discount store chain. McKay unloaded 12,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a weighted average…

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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA)’s Executive Vice President and Chief Talent Officer, Gabrielle Toledano, unloaded 25,000 shares of Common Stock yesterday. The stock was sold directly and for a weighted average price of $35.04 per share. This is the insider’s third stock disposition of the fiscal year so far, having sold 45,000 shares of Common Stock for $35.50 per share in May. Following yesterday’s sale, Toledano now owns a total of 53,979 company shares. Other insiders at the $11.12 billion market cap game software developer have also unloaded shares this quarter. Lucy Bradshaw, Senior Vice President of Maxis Studio at the…

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Yesterday, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) saw two of its insiders unload stock. Neil Stahl, the company’s Senior Vice President of Research and Development, disposed of 11,646 shares of Common Stock yesterday. The sale was executed directly and in three smaller batches: the largest, 9,829 shares, was sold for a weighted average price of $340.04 per share, while another 1,617 shares were sold for $339.33 per share. The remaining 200 shares were unloaded for $341.27 for each share. Following one of many completed dispositions, the insider now owns a total of 13,527 shares. The second insider to unload stock yesterday was…

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Mats Dahlin, Director at Neonode, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEON), completed a stock acquisition yesterday, buying 40,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, and paying a weighted average price of $3.08 per share. This is the insider’s second stock purchase of the fiscal year so far, as he reported buying 50,000 shares of Common Stock in May, paying a price of $3.77 per share at the time. Following Dahlin’s latest transaction, he now holds a total of 90,000 company shares to his name. Stock purchases have been very common at the $124.2 million market cap firm, which develops and licenses optical multi touch solutions…

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Robert Zapfel, Executive Vice President at Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX), purchased 40,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a weighted average price of $12.93 per share. This is the insider’s first stock acquisition at the $15.4 billion market cap service and technology provider. While Zapfel is the first employee to purchase stock at Xerox since 2008, this quarter showed several active insider’s in terms of stock dispositions. Last Tuesday, the company’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Don Liu, unloaded 20,000 shares of Common Stock for a price of $13.10 per share, completing his third disposition of the fiscal year so…

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On Thursday, United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) saw three of its insiders complete stock dispositions. The company’s Chief Financial Officer, John Maxim Ferrari, completed the largest transaction, unloading 10,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, for $86.44 per share. This is just the most recent stock disposition to be executed by the insider, as he has consistently been unloading shares over the past quarter. In July Ferrari sold 10,000 shares for $89.74 per share, after disposing of shares throughout May, June, and July. The second insider to unload stock at United Therapeutics is Director Christopher Patusky, who sold 5,000 shares of Common…

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Louis Haddad, President and Chief Executive Officer at Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. (NYSE:AHH), bought 25,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a weighted average price of $9.69 per share on Thursday. Following the insider’s first stock acquisition of the fiscal year so far, he now owns a total of 110,972 company shares. However, insider trading at the $313.3 million market cap real estate firm has been stagnant since March, when Director Russell Kirk purchased 9,850 shares of Common Stock paying a price ranging from $10.15 to $10.10 per share. In terms of shareholding hedge funds, last quarter showed several developments.…

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The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE:THG)’s Executive Vice President, Andrew Robinson, unloaded 13,700 shares of Common Stock on Friday. The stock was sold directly for a weighted average price of $60.51 per share, and in addition to this, the insider exercised his use of stock options. This is one of many stock dispositions to be completed by Robinson throughout the fiscal year, as he’s been regularly unloading shares. Last Monday, he sold 7,900 shares of Common Stock for $60.51 per share, but his largest sale of the year was executed back in February, when the insider unloaded 25,000 shares of…

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