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:
Green Dot Corp. (
GDOT
): Chairman, President, CEO and 10% Owner Steven W. Streit Bought
178,000 Shares
Chairman, President, CEO and 10% Owner of Green Dot Corp. (
GDOT
) Steven W. Streit bought 178,000 shares during the past week at
an average price of $11.25. Green Dot Corp. is a prepaid
financial services company providing money management solutions
to a broad base of U.S. consumers. Green Dot Corp. has a market
cap of $403.7 million; its shares were traded at around $11.25
with a P/E ratio of 9.15 and a P/S ratio of 0.86.
George Soros
bought 800,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 6/30/2012,
which is 0.26% of the $6.92 billion portfolio of Soros Fund
Management LLC.
Joel Greenblatt
bought 92,880 shares in the quarter that ended on 6/30/2012,
which is 0.15% of the $1.36 billion portfolio of Gotham Capital.
Ron Baron
owns 1,960,119 shares as of 6/30/2012, an increase of 27.75% from
the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.27% of the
$15.83 billion portfolio of Baron Funds.
GDOT recently reported its third quarter 2012 financial results.
For the third quarter of 2012, Green Dot reported a 14%
year-over-year increase in non-GAAP total operating revenues to
$135.6 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.29.
GAAP results for the third quarter were $134.3 million in
revenues and $0.24 in diluted earnings per share.
Director Ross E. Kendell bought 1,500 shares of GDOT stock on
11/06/2012 at the average price of 10.95. Ross E. Kendell owns at
least 2,885 shares after this. The price of the stock has
increased by 2.74% since.
Vocus, Inc. (
VOCS
): Chairman, CEO and President Richard E. Rudman Bought 70,000
Shares
Chairman, CEO and President of Vocus, Inc. (
VOCS
) Richard E Rudman bought 70,000 shares on 11/08/2012 at an
average price of $14.73. Vocus Inc. is a provider of on-demand
software for public relations management. Vocus Inc. has a market
cap of $304.91 million; its shares were traded at around $14.73
with a P/S ratio of 2.65.
VOCS recently reported its third quarter 2012 financial results.
GAAP revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was $45.2 million, a
57% increase over the comparable period in 2011.
Director Kevin J. Burns bought 10,000 shares of VOCS stock on
5/30/2012 at the average price of $15.27. Kevin J. Burns owns at
least 45,602 shares after this. The price of the stock has
decreased by 3.54% since. Other insiders have decreased their
positions in the company.
Pioneer Energy Services Corp (
PES
): President & CEO Stacy Locke Bought 100,000 Shares
President & CEO of Pioneer Energy Services Corp (
PES
) Stacy Locke bought 100,000 shares on 11/06/2012 at an average
price of $0. Pioneer Energy Services Corp. provides land contract
drilling services and production services to independent and
major oil and gas exploration and production companies. with a
P/E ratio of 11.73 and P/S ratio of 0.56. Pioneer Energy Services
Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 43.1% over the past
10 years. GuruFocus rated Pioneer Energy Services Corp the
business predictability rank of 3-star.
Pioneer Energy Services recently reported its third quarter 2012
financial results. Revenues for the third quarter of 2012 were
$229.8 million, flat with revenue in the second quarter of 2012,
but a 22% increase over $187.7 million for the third quarter of
2011.
John Burbank bought 16,605 shares in the quarter that ended on
6/30/2012, which is 0.0045% of the $2.95 billion portfolio of
Passport Capital. Third Avenue Management owns 3,015,573 shares
as of 6/30/2012, which accounts for 0.57% of the $4.21 billion
portfolio of Third Avenue Management.
Director Dean A. Burkhardt bought 5,000 shares of PES stock on
6/14/2012 at the average price of $7. Dean A. Burkhardt owns at
least 80,703 shares after this.
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. (
IRWD
): CEO Peter M. Hecht Bought 50,000 Shares
CEO of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (
IRWD
) Peter M. Hecht bought 50,000 shares on 11/05/2012 at an average
price of $11.97. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is an entrepreneurial
pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and intends to
commercialize innovative human medicines. Ironwood
Pharmaceuticals Inc. has a market cap of $1.29 billion; its
shares were traded at around $11.97 with a P/S ratio of 19.57.
Edward Owens owns 2,000,000 shares as of 9/30/2012, which
accounts for 0.12% of the $22.09 billion portfolio of Vanguard
Health Care Fund. Lee Ainslie owns 2,101,695 shares as of
6/30/2012, which accounts for 0.42% of the $6.85 billion
portfolio of Maverick Capital.
FMR LLC sold 212,875 shares of IRWD stock on 10/15/2012 at the
average price of 13.25. FMR LLC owns at least 1,235,904 shares
after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 9.66% since.
Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (
ABR
): Chief of Business, CEO, President and 10% Owner Ivan Kaufman
Bought 75,000 Shares
Chief of business, CEO, President and 10% Owner of Arbor Realty
Trust, Inc. (
ABR
) Ivan Kaufman bought 75,000 shares on 11/08/2012 at an average
price of $0.6. Arbor Realty Trust is a specialized real estate
finance company investing in real estate-related bridge and
mezzanine loans, preferred equity, mortgage-related securities
and other real estate-related assets. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
has a market cap of $149.29 million; its shares were traded at
around $5.38 with and P/S ratio of 1.52. The dividend yield of
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. stocks is 7.43%.
Arbor Realty Trust recently reported its third quarter 2012
financial results. The company reported net income for the
quarter of $2.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted common share,
compared to net loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011 of $2.4
million, or $0.10 per diluted common share.
Director William C. Green bought 5,000 shares of ABR stock on
6/19/2012 at the average price of $5.09. William C. Green owns at
least 20,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has
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