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:
CYS Investments Inc. (
CYS
): Chairman, CIO, CEO and President Kevin E. Grant Bought 42,510
Shares
Chairman, president, CEO and CIO of CYS Investments Inc. (
CYS
) Kevin E. Grant bought 42,510 shares during the past week at an
average price of $13.27. CYS Investments is a specialty finance
company that invests on a leveraged basis in residential mortgage
pass-through securities for which the principal and interest
payments are guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae.
CYS Investments has a market cap of $2.21 billion; its shares
were traded at around $13.27 with a P/E ratio of 8.3 and a P/S
ratio of 9.5. The dividend yield of CYS Investments stocks is
13.6%.
CYS Investments recently reported its third quarter 2012
financial results. The company had a net income of $241.9 million
during the third quarter of 2012, or $1.46 per diluted share
compared to a net income of $101.7 million, or $0.87 per diluted
share, in the second quarter of 2012.
Director
Jeffrey Hughes
sold 82,576 shares of CYS stock on 5/24/2012 at the average price
of $13.8. Jeffrey Hughes owns at least 37,252 shares after this.
The price of the stock has decreased by 3.84% since.
Procter & Gamble Co. (
PG
): COB, President and CEO Robert A. McDonald Bought 5,564
Shares
COB, president and CEO of Procter & Gamble Co. (
PG
) Robert A. McDonald bought 5,564 shares on 10/26/2012 at an
average price of $69.44. Procter & Gamble Co. is engaged in
the manufacture and sale of a range of branded consumer packaged
goods. Procter & Gamble has a market cap of $189.08 billion;
its shares were traded at around $69.44 with a P/E ratio of 17.6
and a P/S ratio of 2.3. The dividend yield of Procter &
Gamble stocks is 3.3%. Procter & Gamble had an annual average
earnings growth of 6.5% over the past 10 years.
Procter & Gamble recently reported increased core earnings
per share by 5% to $1.06 for the third quarter of 2012. Diluted
net earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.96, a
decrease of 5% due to non-core charges of $0.10. Organic sales
grew 2%.
Bill Ackman
bought 21,916,208 shares in the quarter that ended on 6/30/2012,
which is 17.7% of the $7.59 billion portfolio of Pershing Square
Capital Management LP.
Mario Gabelli
owns 345,159 shares as of 6/30/2012, which accounts for 0.16% of
the $13.31 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors. Warren Buffett
owns 59,602,203 shares as of 6/30/2012, which accounts for 4.9%
of the $74.32 billion portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway.
McDonald bought 5,564 shares of Procter & Gamble stock on
10/26/2012 at the average price of $70.14. Robert A. McDonald
owns at least 220,920 shares after this. The price of the stock
has decreased by 1% since. Other insiders have decreased their
positions in the company.
Bassett Furniture Industries (
BSET
): President and CEO Robert H. Spilman Jr. Bought 16,000
Shares
President and CEO of Bassett Furniture Industries (
BSET
) Robert H. Spilman Jr. bought 16,000 shares on 10/22/2012 at an
average price of $11.54. Bassett Furniture Industries is a
manufacturer and marketer of high quality, mid-priced home
furnishings. Bassett Furniture Industries has a market cap of
$119.3 million; its shares were traded at around $11.54 with a
P/E ratio of 46.3 and a P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of
Bassett Furniture stocks is 1.9%.
Donald Smith owns 930,181 shares as of 6/30/2012, which accounts
for 0.29% of the $3.35 billion portfolio of Donald Smith &
Co.
Bassett recently reported its third quarter 2012 financial
results. On a consolidated basis, the company reported net sales
for the third quarter of 2012 of$64.4 million, an increase of $5
million, or 8.5%, from sales levels attained in the third quarter
of 2011.
Chairman Paul Fulton bought 2,000 shares of BSET stock on
10/09/2012 at the average price of $13.03. Fulton owns at least
48,429 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by
11.44% since. There are mixed trades from other insiders.
CoreLogic, Inc. (
CLGX
): President and CEO Anand K. Nallathambi Bought 5,000
Shares
President and CEO of CoreLogic Inc. (
CLGX
) Anand K. Nallathambi bought 5,000 shares on 10/26/2012 at an
average price of $23.12. CoreLogic, formerly known as First
American Corp., has a market cap of $2.79 billion; its shares
were traded at around $23.12 with a P/E ratio of 25 and a P/S
ratio of 2.1.
CLGX recently reported its third quarter 2012 financial results.
Revenues were up 17.6% to $409.8 million fueled by strong growth
in the company's Mortgage Origination Services division and
higher residential property data and analytics sales.
John Keeley bought 693,500 shares in the quarter that ended on
6/30/2012, which is 0.29% of the $4.44 billion portfolio of
Keeley Fund Management. Joel Greenblatt bought 20,574 shares in
the quarter that ended on 06/30/2012, which is 0.028% of the
$1.36 billion portfolio of Gotham Capital. Ray Dalio sold out his
holdings in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2012.
CFO Frank Martell bought 5,000 shares of CLGX stock on 10/26/2012
at the average price of $23.11. Frank Martell owns at least
142,632 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased
by 0.04% since. There are mixed trades from other insiders.
Bancorp of New Jersey Inc. (
BKJ
): Director and CEO Albert F. Buzzetti Bought 3,000
Shares
Director and CEO of Bancorp of New Jersey Inc. (
BKJ
) Albert F. Buzzetti bought 3,000 shares on 10/23/2012 at an
average price of $10.72. Bancorp of New Jersey is a holding
company for the Bank of New Jersey, which is a state-chartered
commercial bank that provides a traditional range of financial
products and services to meet the deposit and credit needs of
individual customers, small businesses and professionals in the
local market area. Bancorp of New Jersey Inc. has a market cap of
$54.9 million; its shares were traded at around $10.72 with a P/E
ratio of 14.7 and a P/S ratio of 2.8. The dividend yield of
Bancorp of New Jersey stocks is 2.3%.
Director Rosario Luppino bought 1,400 shares of BKJ stock on
09/10/2012 at the average price of $10. Rosario Luppino owns at
least 137,021 shares after this. The price of the stock has
increased by 7.2% since. Other insiders have also increased their
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