Author: Melanie Marilin

This week, two insiders at SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC) completed stock dispositions. On Monday, the firm’s Executive Vice President, Joseph Ujobai, unloaded 10,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a price of $35.71 per share. In addition to this, the insider exercised his use of stock options. This is Ujobai’s first stock sale since May, when he disposed of 60,000 shares of Common Stock for $32.36 per share. The second insider to unload stock this week is Executive Vice President Jeffrey Klauder, who sold 10,000 shares of Common Stock for a price of $36.28 per share. The insider had already…

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Yesterday, Loxo Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:LOXO) saw several of its insiders complete significant stock acquisitions. Dov Goldstein, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at the firm, purchased 413,077 shares of Common Stock for $13.00 per share. The stock was also bought indirectly, via Aisling Capital III, LP, of which the insider is a member. Following Goldstein’s first stock acquisition of the fiscal year, he now owns over 3.45 million company shares. Another insider to buy Loxo shares yesterday was James Barrett. The company Director purchased 230,769 shares of Common Stock at the same price as his fellow insider, and the transaction was…

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This week, CSG Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGS) saw two of its insiders unload stock. The sales commenced on Tuesday, when the firm’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Analytics Officer, Thomas Joseph Ruble, disposed of 7,616 shares of Common Stock. The stock was sold directly and in several small transactions, with prices ranging between $26.99 and $27.09 per share. Following the insider’s first stock disposition of the fiscal year, he now owns 135,142 shares of the $922.7 million market cap communication solutions provider. Yesterday, the insider stock selling continued at CSG Systems International, at the hand of its Executive…

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Westend S.A., insider and owner of more than 10% of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE:WTW), completed a large stock acquisition of 257,841 shares yesterday. The transaction was executed over three days and commenced on Monday by purchasing 48,549 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $21.13 per share. Then on Tuesday, the shareholder bought 90,508 shares for a weighted average price of $21.52 per share, before acquiring the remaining 118,784 shares of Common Stock for $21.82 per share yesterday. Furthermore, all stock was bought indirectly through Stichting Administratiekantoor Westend, the insider’s parent company. While Westend S.A. reported…

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On Monday, A. Schulman Inc. (NASDAQ:SHLM)’s Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Gingo, unloaded 16,668 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a price of $39.39 per share. This is the insider’s first stock transaction of the fiscal year and following the sale, he now owns a total of 133,841 company holdings. However, this quarter showed several active insiders at the $1.16 billion market cap supplier of plastic compounds, resins, and services. Director Ernest Novak Jr., for example, sold 5,000 shares of Common Stock at the beginning of July, receiving $41.15 for each share, while John Yasinsky, also Director at A. Schulman, unloaded…

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Thomas Lynch, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at TE Connectivity Ltd (NYSE:TEL), completed a disposition of 62,500 Common Shares, directly for a weighted average price of $61.65 per share yesterday. The insider also exercised his use of stock options in order to complete the transaction. Lynch has been trading his stock actively over the past few months, having unloaded 62,500 company shares for $63.41 per share in July. The insider sold the same amount of stock each month throughout most of the fiscal year so far. However, other insiders have also been completing dispositions recently. Joseph Donahue, Executive Vice President,…

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Matthew Strobeck, Director at Accelerate Diagnostics Inc. (NASDAQ:AXDX), bought 20,000 shares of Common Stock on Monday. The transaction was executed indirectly via the Birchview Fund, LLC (of which Strobeck is the CEO) and the insider paid a price of $16.70 per share. Following the director’s first stock trade of the fiscal year, he now owns a total of 2,065,560 company shares. This quarter showed some very active insider trading at Accelerate Diagnostics. Jack Schuler, Director and large shareholder at the firm, purchased 20,000 shares of Common Stock in July, paying a price of $19.89 per share. The acquisition was completed…

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Tony Banta, Senior Vice President of Global Mfg and Supply at Calix Inc. (NYSE:CALX), unloaded 30,726 shares of Common Stock in a two day transaction, completed yesterday. After selling 3,426 shares for a weighted average sales price of $9.06 per share, the insider disposed of the larger bulk of stock, selling 27,300 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $9.04 per share. Following Banta’s first stock disposition of the fiscal year so far, he now owns a total of 10,000 company shares. However, the Senior VP isn’t the only insider that’s been active at Calix this quarter.…

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Terry Swift, Chief Executive Officer and Close of Business at Swift Energy Company (NYSE:SFY), bought 20,000 shares of Swift Energy Common Stock yesterday. The stock was purchased directly and the insider paid a price of $10.97 for each share. Following the CEO’s first stock transaction of the fiscal year, he now owns a total of 447,396 company holdings to his name. While Swift is the only insider to have completed an acquisition this quarter, in March, company Directors Greg Matiuk and Clyde Smith Jr bought 15,000 shares of Common Stock each, paying $10.04 and $9.62 per share, respectively. Last quarter…

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Pacific Ethanol Inc. (NASDAQ:PEIX) Director William Jones unloaded 25,000 shares of Common Stock yesterday. The stock was sold directly and in several small batches, allowing the insider to receive between $19.56 and $19.71 per share. This is the Director’s first stock disposition to be executed since the beginning of May, when he sold 7,000 shares of Common Stock for a price of $11.26 per share. Following yesterday’s transaction, Jones now holds a total of 31,512 shares of the $405.8 million market cap producer of low-carbon renewable fuels. On another note, last quarter showed very positive movement amongst shareholding hedge funds,…

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This week, Xoom Corp (NASDAQ:XOOM) saw two of its insiders complete stock dispositions. The sales commenced on Monday, at the hand of Director Kevin Hartz, who unloaded 7,425 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $21.69 per share. The stock was also sold indirectly, through the Hartz Family Revocable Trust and pursuant to a previously established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. This is one of several dispositions executed by the insider this quarter, as only two weeks ago he sold 29,700 shares of Common Stock for $21.73 per share. Hartz’ total company shares have been reduced to 955,675…

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Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK)’s Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relationships, Katherine Ann Owen, sold 20,625 shares of Common Stock, directly, for an average price of $80.25 per share yesterday. In addition to this, the insider also exercised her use of employee stock options. This transaction constitutes the second stock sale executed by Owen this month, as she unloaded 35,000 shares of Common Stock on Friday, receiving $79.97 per share. Furthermore, on Friday the firm’s Vice President of Human Resources, Steven Benscoter, sold 12,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, for an average price of $79.97 per share, in addition to exercising…

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