Author: Melanie Marilin

Last week, three insiders at Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) completed stock dispositions. The largest sale was executed by the firm’s Chief Financial Officer, Mike Gupta, who unloaded a total of 181,675 shares of Common Stock, directly, on Friday. The transaction was completed in two steps, first selling 41,675 shares for a price of $45.30 per share, before unloading another 140,000 shares for $44.63 per share. Following the sale, Gupta now owns 997,300 company shares. The second large stock disposition was completed by Luca Baratta, Vice President of Finance and Accounting Officer at Twitter. The insider sold 44,000 shares of Common Stock,…

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On Friday, Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRN) saw two of its insiders unload large bulks of stock. The firm’s Senior Vice President, Theis Rice, sold 99,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a price of $43.40 per share. This is the insider’s first stock transaction of the fiscal year so far, and Rice now holds a total of 82,018 company shares. The second insider to unload stock on Friday was James Perry, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the $6.8 billion market cap multi-industry enterprise. Perry disposed of 50,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, for a price of $43.66…

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Curt Hartman, Interim Chief Executive Officer at CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ:CNMD), bought 10,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, yesterday, paying a weighted average price of $39.25 per share. This is the insider’s first stock transaction of the year and he now holds a total of 11,000 company shares to his name. Furthermore, two other insiders were active this week, but in terms of stock sales. CONMED’s former President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Corasanti, unloaded a bulk of 109,035 shares of Common Stock, directly, on Wednesday. The stock was sold for a weighted average price of $39.25 per share and the…

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Roger Walther, Director at Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW), completed a disposition of 25,041 shares of Common Stock yesterday. The shares were sold indirectly through a Trust and at a weighted average sale price of $28.12 per share. Following the insider’s first stock sale of the fiscal year, he now owns a total of 233,019 shares of the $35.8 billion market cap loan holding company. While Walther hasn’t been very actively trading stock, other insiders, such as Charles Schwab, Chairman at the firm, completed several dispositions over the last few weeks. Last Friday, the insider unloaded 280,000 shares of Common Stock…

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Campus Crest Communities Inc. (NYSE:CCG)’s Executive Vice President, Aaron Scott Halfacre, purchased 100,000 shares of Common Stock, directly, yesterday. The insider paid a price of $8.13 per share for his first stock transaction at the $500.4 million market cap housing development firm.  Although other company insiders have completed stock acquisitions throughout the fiscal year, none have been as significant as the Executive VP’s. Donald Bobbit Jr., Chief Financial Officer at Campus Crest, bought 4,000 shares of Common Stock for $8.37 per share in March, making him the most recent insider trade before Halfacre. However, last quarter showed very positive developments…

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BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) has seen a lot of activity this week in terms of insider trading. On Wednesday, Luxor Capital Group, LP, a large shareholder at the company, purchased 300,000 shares of Common Stock, no par value, for $34.25 per share. The sale was executed indirectly through the Luxor Spectrum Offshore Master Fund, LP. Stock purchases have been relatively frequent at the restaurant operator this quarter.  Patrick Walsh is only one of many insiders who recently bought stock, as he purchased 88,772 shares in April, paying a price of $32.70 per share. However, this week also reported stock dispositions…

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James Buda, Executive Vice President of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), sold 70,738 shares of Common Stock. The stock was sold directly, in a two day transaction that commenced on Tuesday by unloading 68,432 shares for a price of $105.24 per share. The insider then completed his stock disposition by unloading another 2,306 shares of Common Stock for $105.00 per share yesterday. Buda also exercised his use of stock options through a stock appreciation right. This is the second large stock sale executed by the insider over the past quarter, as he unloaded 33,548 shares of Common Stock at the end of…

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Christopher Maher, President and Chief Operating Officer at OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC), closed an acquisition of 10,000 shares yesterday. The purchased was executed directly, and over two days, starting on Tuesday, when the insider bought 5,000 shares of Common Stock for an average price of $16.15 per share. The transaction was then completed yesterday by purchasing another 5,000 shares for $16.17 per share. Following the COO’s first stock purchase of the fiscal year so far, he now owns a total of 17,566 company shares. However, apart from Maher’s acquisition, stock trading at the $273.8 million market cap commercial bank has…

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Lynn Moore Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL), sold 15,000 shares of Common Stock. The shares were sold directly, and in transaction that lasted three days, beginning on Monday with the sale of 5,000 shares for $94.93 per share. The remaining 10,000 shares were sold on Tuesday and Wednesday for $94.00 per share and concluding Moore’s first stock sale of the quarter, she now holds a total of 74,295 Tyler Technologies’ shares to her name. Furthermore, other insiders at the $3.02 billion market cap software system provider have reported stock dispositions this quarter, such…

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This week, Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) saw two of its insiders unload company shares. The company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, David Scheible, disposed of 119,400 shares of Common Stock, directly, on Tuesday for a price of $12.23 per share. Then, on the following day the insider sold another 80,600 shares of Common Stock for $12.20 per share, thereby completing the disposition. Although this is Scheible’s first stock sale since May, he unloaded several large sums of stock throughout the fiscal year, such as 75,000 shares which he sold for $10.30 a share in April. Following the disposition, the…

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Bruce Greer, Vice President of Strategic Planning and IT at Olin Corporation (NYSE:OLN), disposed of 31,000 shares of Common Stock $1 par value yesterday. The sale was executed directly and for a weighted average sales price of $27.15 per share. The insider also exercised his use of employee stock options for his second large stock disposition of the fiscal year so far. Greer had unloaded 33,500 shares of the $2.09 billion market cap chemical product manufacturer at the end of April, receiving $27.90 per share. On another note, last quarter showed some interesting movement amongst hedge funds. Jim Simons’ Renaissance…

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This week, two insiders at Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) completed stock dispositions. The sales commenced on Monday, with the firm’s Senior Vice President and General Group Manager of IT and Communication Products, Richard Schneider, who unloaded 13,400 shares of Class A Common Stock, directly, for a weighted average price of $97.97 per share. Furthermore, the insider also exercised his use of stock options in the transaction. Following the sale, Schneider now owns a total of 26,437 Amphenol shares. The second disposition of the week was executed yesterday, by the firm’s Vice President and General Group Manager, Frank Carroccia. The insider disposed…

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