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:
Tower International Inc. (
TOWR
): President and CEO Mark Malcolm Bought 74,451 Shares
President and CEO of Tower International Inc. (
TOWR
) Mark Malcolm bought 74,451 shares on 09/06/2012 at an average
price of $7.5. TA Delaware Inc. is engaged in the manufacture of
engineered structural metal components and assemblies primarily
serving automotive original equipment manufacturers. Tower
International Inc. has a market cap of $152.6 million; its shares
were traded at around $7.5 with a P/E ratio of 5.2 and P/S ratio
of 0.1.
Tower International recently reported its second quarter 2012
financial results. Revenue for second quarter 2012 was $644
million, up $41 million or 7 percent from $603 million in the
second quarter 2011.
Director
Frank E. English Jr.
bought 1,000 shares of TOWR stock on 08/15/2012 at the average
price of 8.45. Frank E. English Jr. owns at least 1,500 shares
after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 11.24% since.
Thomas Properties Group Inc. (
TPGI
): Chairman, President & CEO James A. Thomas Bought 87,500
Shares
Chairman, President & CEO of Thomas Properties Group Inc. (
TPGI
) James A. Thomas bought 87,500 shares on 09/04/2012 at an
average price of $5.59. Thomas Properties Group Inc. is a real
estate company that owns, acquires, develops and manages office,
retail and multi-family properties throughout the U.S. Thomas
Properties Group Inc. has a market cap of $207.6 million; its
shares were traded at around $5.59 with a P/E ratio of 26.5 and
P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of Thomas Properties Group
Inc. stocks is 1.1%.
Thomas Properties Group recently reported its second quarter 2012
financial results. The consolidated net loss for the three months
ended June 30, 2012 was $4.8 million or $0.12 per share compared
to consolidated net loss of $3.0 million or $0.08 per share for
the three months ended June 30, 2011.
Third Avenue Management
owns 7,667,279 shares as of 06/30/2012, which accounts for 0.99%
of the $4.21 billion portfolio of
Third Avenue Management
. Arnold Schneider owns 365,442 shares as of 06/30/2012, which
accounts for 0.19% of the $1.05 billion portfolio of Schneider
Capital Management.
Co-COO and General Counsel Paul S. Rutter sold 3,166 shares of
TPGI stock on 08/30/2012 at the average price of $5.38. Paul S.
Rutter owns at least 97,713 shares after this. The price of the
stock has increased by 3.9% since. Other insiders have also
decreased their positions in the company.
GSV Capital Corp (
GSVC
): President and CEO Michael T. Moe Bought 11,500 Shares
President and CEO of GSV Capital Corp (
GSVC
) Michael T. Moe bought 11,500 shares on 09/05/2012 at an average
price of $8.61. GSV Capital Corp. is an externally managed
non-diversified closed-end management investment company. GSV
Capital Corp has a market cap of $107.2 million; its shares were
traded at around $8.61 with and P/S ratio of 661.7.
GSV Capital recently reported its second quarter 2012 financial
results. Investment income was $110,354, or $0.01 per share, for
the three months ended June 30, 2012. Net investment loss was
$2,080,119, or $0.13 per share, in the second quarter of 2012,
compared to $565,305, or $0.24 per share, for the prior year
period.
Director Mark D. Klein bought 2,500 shares of GSVC stock on
08/30/2012 at the average price of $8.75. Mark D. Klein owns at
least 22,667 shares after this. The price of the stock has
decreased by 1.6% since.
Harte-Hanks Inc. (
HHS
): President and CEO Larry Franklin Bought 10,000 Shares
President and CEO of Harte-Hanks Inc. (
HHS
) Larry Franklin bought 10,000 shares on 08/31/2012 at an average
price of $7.22. Harte-Hanks is a worldwide direct and targeted
marketing company that provides marketing services and shopper
advertising opportunities to local, regional, national and
international consumer and business-to-business marketers.
Harte-Hanks Inc. has a market cap of $438.5 million; its shares
were traded at around $7.22 with a P/E ratio of 10.6 and P/S
ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Harte-Hanks Inc. stocks is
4.9%.
For the three months ended June 30, 2012, the company generated
free cash of $11.1 million, an increase from $8.8 million in the
prior year's second quarter. Capital expenditures for the quarter
were $2.6 million compared to $7.0 million in the prior year's
second quarter.
Joel Greenblatt bought 84,548 shares in the quarter that ended on
06/30/2012, which is 0.057% of the $1.36 billion portfolio of
Gotham Capital. Richard Pzena owns 4,371,449 shares as of
06/30/2012, which accounts for 0.47% of the $8.56 billion
portfolio of Pzena Investment Management LLC.
Director David L. Copeland bought 20,000 shares of HHS stock on
08/14/2012 at the average price of $6.6. David L. Copeland owns
at least 113,591 shares after this. The price of the stock has
increased by 9.39% since.
Synalloy Corporation (
SYNL
): CEO and President Craig C. Bram Bought 5,000 Shares
CEO and President of Synalloy Corporation (
SYNL
) Craig C. Bram bought 5,000 shares on 09/07/2012 at an average
price of $13.05. Synalloy Corporation operates in two principal
industry segments: chemical & metal. Synalloy Corporation has
a market cap of $83.1 million; its shares were traded at around
$13.05 with a P/E ratio of 20.8 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The
dividend yield of Synalloy Corporation stocks is 1.9%.
Director James W. Terry Jr. bought 2,000 shares of SYNL stock on
08/27/2012 at the average price of 13.02. James W. Terry Jr. owns
at least 8,222 shares after this. The price of the stock has
increased by 0.23% since. Other insiders have decreased their
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