According to
GuruFocus Insider Data
, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week. The
overall trend of CFOs is illustrated in the chart below:
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. (
CPRX
): Vice President, Treasurer and CFO Alicia Grande Bought 20,000
Shares
Vice President, Treasurer and CFO of Catalyst Pharmaceutical
Partners Inc. (
CPRX
) Alicia Grande bought 20,000 shares on 07/03/2012 at an average
price of $0.55. Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. is a
biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and
commercialization of prescription drugs for the treatment of
addiction and obsessive compulsive disorders. Catalyst
Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. has a market cap of $17.83 million;
its shares were traded at around $0.58 with and P/S ratio of
36.46.
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. announced its financial
results for the three month period ended March 31, 2012. The
company reported a net loss of $1,089,186, or $0.04 per basic and
diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1,517,136, or $0.08 per
basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2011.
President and CEO, 10% Owner
Patrick J. Mcenany
, Vice President, Treasurer and CFO
Alicia Grande
, and COO
Steve Miller
bought shares of CPRX stock.
AspenBio Pharma Inc. (
APPY
): CFO Jeffrey Mcgonegal Bought 5,000 Shares
CFO of AspenBio Pharma Inc. (
APPY
) Jeffrey Mcgonegal bought 5,000 shares on 06/28/2012 at an
average price of $1.92. AspenBio Pharma Inc. is an emerging
bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery,
development, manufacture, and marketing of novel proprietary
products, including those that enhance the reproductive
efficiency of animals and that have large worldwide market
potential. Aspenbio Pharma Inc. has a market cap of $3.03
million; its shares were traded at around $1.88 with and P/S
ratio of 13.82.
President, CEO Steve Lundy, CFO Jeffrey Mcgonegal, and Vice
President Gregory Pusey bought of APPY stock.
Methode Electronics Inc. (
MEI
): CFO Douglas A. Koman Bought 3,616 Shares
CFO of Methode Electronics Inc. (
MEI
) Douglas A. Koman bought 3,616 shares on 07/02/2012 at an
average price of $7.95. Methode Electronics Inc. manufactures
component devices world-wide for Original Equipment Manufacturers
of information processing and networking equipment, voice and
data communications systems, consumer electronics, automobiles,
aerospace vehicles and industrial equipment. Methode Electronics
Inc. has a market cap of $314.68 million; its shares were traded
at around $8.5 with a P/E ratio of 35.42 and P/S ratio of 0.68.
The dividend yield of Methode Electronics Inc. stocks is 3.29%.
Methode Electronics, Inc. announced financial results for the
Fiscal 2012 second quarter ended October 29, 2011. Methode's
second-quarter fiscal 2012 net sales increased $8.2 million, or
7.6 percent, to $115.9 million from $107.7 million in the same
quarter of fiscal 2011. Translation of foreign currency increased
net sales $1.0 million, or 0.8 percent, in the year-over-year
comparison. Net income increased $0.8 million to $0.3 million, or
$0.01 per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 from a loss
of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per share, in the same period of Fiscal
2011.
CEO Donald W. Duda, CFO Douglas A. Koman, and Controller and
Treasurer Ronald Tsoumas bought shares of MEI stock.
MannKind Corporation (
MNKD
): Corporate Vice President and CFO Matthew J. Pfeffer Bought
1,054 Shares
Corporate Vice President and CFO of MannKind Corporation (
MNKD
) Matthew J. Pfeffer bought 1,054 shares on 06/30/2012 at an
average price of $1.95. MannKind Corporation is a
biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development
and commercialization of therapeutic products for diseases such
as diabetes, cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
MannKind Corporation has a market cap of $461.51 million; its
shares were traded at around $2.74 with and P/S ratio of 9230.21.
MannKind Corporation reported financial results for the first
quarter ended March 31, 2012. For the first quarter of 2012,
total operating expenses were $33.9 million, compared to $38.1
million for the first quarter of 2011, a decrease of $4.1
million. Research and development (R&D) expenses were $24.2
million for the first quarter of 2012 compared to $26.3 million
for the same quarter in 2011, a decrease of $2.1 million. The net
loss applicable to common stockholders for the first quarter of
2012 was $38.2 million, or $0.27 per share based on 143.2 million
weighted average shares outstanding, compared with a net loss
applicable to common stockholders of $41.5 million, or $0.34 per
share based on 121.1 million weighted average shares outstanding
for the first quarter of 2011.
Corporate Vice President and CFO Matthew J. Pfeffer, 10% Owner
Alfred E. Mann, and Corporate Vice President Juergen Martens
bought shares of MNKD stock.
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