According to
GuruFocus Insider Data
, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week. The
overall trend of CEOs is illustrated in the chart below:
Atlas Res Ptnrs (
ARP
): Chairman & CEO Edward E Cohen Bought 200,000
Shares
Chairman & CEO of Atlas Res Ptnrs (
ARP
) Edward E Cohen bought 200,000 shares on 04/30/2012 at an
average price of $26.55. Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. owns
natural gas and oil development and production assets. Atlas Res
Ptnrs has a market cap of $683 million; its shares were traded at
around $26.55 . The dividend yield of Atlas Res Ptnrs stocks is
0.5%.
Atlas Resource Partners recently reported adjusted earnings
before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, of
$51.1 million for the first quarter of 2012 as volumes increased
across all systems versus the same period last year.
Vice Chairman
Jonathan Z Cohen
bought 200,000 shares of ARP stock on 04/30/2012 at the average
price of 20. Jonathan Z Cohen owns at least 336,851 shares after
this. The price of the stock has increased by 32.75% since.
Hess Corp (
HES
): Chairman of the Board and CEO, 10% Owner John B Hess Bought
48,000 Shares
Chairman of the Board and CEO, 10% Owner of Hess Corp (
HES
) John B Hess bought 48,000 shares on 04/30/2012 at an average
price of $50.93. Hess Corporation, is a global integrated energy
company engaged in the exploration for and the production,
purchase, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas,
as well as the production and sale of refined petroleum products,
electricity. Hess Corp has a market cap of $17.68 billion; its
shares were traded at around $50.93 with a P/E ratio of 9.3 and
P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Hess Corp stocks is 0.8%.
Hess Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 7.2% over the
past 10 years.
Hess recently reported its first quarter 2012 results. The
company announced that net income of $545 million for the first
quarter of 2012, compared with $929 million for the first quarter
of 2011.
PRIMECAP Management
owns 6,553,808 shares as of 12/31/2011, which accounts for 0.59%
of the $62.67 billion portfolio of
PRIMECAP Management
. Dodge & Cox owns 7,052 shares as of 12/31/2011, which
accounts for less than 0.01% of the $70.98 billion portfolio of
Dodge & Cox. Mario Gabelli owns 108,860 shares as of
12/31/2011, which accounts for 0.049% of the $12.57 billion
portfolio of GAMCO Investors. NWQ Managers owns 3,905,564 shares
as of 12/31/2011, which accounts for 1.5% of the $15.4 billion
portfolio of NWQ Investment Management Co.
Director John H Mullin Iii bought 10,000 shares of HES stock on
05/03/2012 at the average price of 53.63. John H Mullin Iii owns
at least 36,781 shares after this. The price of the stock has
decreased by 5.03% since. Other insiders have also increased
their positions in the company.
Cit Group (
CIT
): Chairman & CEO John A Thain Bought 30,000 Shares
Chairman & CEO of Cit Group (
CIT
) John A Thain bought 30,000 shares during the past week at an
average price of $38.12. CIT Group Inc. is a bank holding company
that provides financing and leasing capital for commercial
companies throughout the world. Cit Group has a market cap of
$7.62 billion; its shares were traded at around $38.12 with and
P/S ratio of 1.6.
CIT Group recently announced its first quarter 2012 financial
results. The company reported a net loss for the quarter ended
March 31, 2012 of $447 million, $2.22 per diluted share. This net
loss compares to net income of $66 million, $0.33 per diluted
share, for the first quarter of 2011.
Michael Price owns 287,500 shares as of 12/31/2011, which
accounts for 1.6% of the $618 million portfolio of MFP Investors
LLC. John Keeley owns 219,570 shares as of 12/31/2011, which
accounts for 0.16% of the $4.78 billion portfolio of Keeley Fund
Management. Whitney Tilson owns 7,078 shares as of 12/31/2011,
which accounts for 0.13% of the $195 million portfolio of T2
Partners Management, LP. Third Avenue Management sold out his
holdings in the quarter that ended on 12/31/2011.
Oshkosh Corp (
OSK
): President and CEO Charles L Szews Bought 15,000
Shares
President and CEO of Oshkosh Corp (
OSK
) Charles L Szews bought 15,000 shares on 05/03/2012 at an
average price of $22.96. Oshkosh Corporation is a designer,
manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access
equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles
and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corp has a market cap of $2.14
billion; its shares were traded at around $22.96 with a P/E ratio
of 11.4 and P/S ratio of 0.3.
OSK recently reported fiscal 2012 second quarter net income
attributable to Oshkosh Corporation of $37.3 million, or $0.41
per diluted share, compared to $67.9 million, or $0.74 per
diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
James Barrow owns 2,784,895 shares as of 12/31/2011, which
accounts for 0.13% of the $46.16 billion portfolio of Barrow,
Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss. Robert Rodriguez owns 1,266,900
shares as of 03/31/2012, which accounts for 3.3% of the $887
million portfolio of FPA Capital. Carl Icahn owns 8,665,260
shares as of 12/31/2011, which accounts for 1.6% of the $11.65
billion portfolio of Icahn Capital Management LP.
Director Richard G Sim sold 37,250 shares of OSK stock on
05/03/2012 at the average price of 23.56. Richard G Sim owns at
least 24,537 shares after this. The price of the stock has
decreased by 2.55% since.
Inphi Corp (
IPHI
): President and CEO Ford Tamer Bought 30,000 Shares
President and CEO of Inphi Corp (
IPHI
) Ford Tamer bought 30,000 shares on 05/03/2012 at an average
price of $10.02. Inphi Corporation operates as a provider of
fabless high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the
communications and computing markets. Inphi Corp has a market cap
of $269.6 million; its shares were traded at around $10.02 with
and P/S ratio of 3.4.
IPHI recently reported its first quarter 2012 results. Revenue
for the first quarter of 2012 was $20.2 million, compared with
$21.5 million for the first quarter of 2011. The revenue in Q1
2012 is up 17% sequentially from the $17.3 million the company
reported in the fourth quarter of 2011.
VP of Worldwide Sales Ron Torten sold 11,285 shares of IPHI stock
on 02/27/2012 at the average price of 13.88. Ron Torten owns at
least 57,730 shares after this. The price of the stock has
decreased by 27.81% since. Other insiders have also decreased
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