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:
Point.360 (
PTSX
): CFO Alan R. Steel Bought 130,000 Shares
CFO of Point.360 (
PTSX
) Alan R. Steel bought 130,000 shares on 08/02/2012 at an average
price of $0.34. Point 360 is integrated media management services
company providing film, video and audio post-production,
archival, duplication, computer graphics and distribution
services to motion pictures studios, television networks,
independent production companies and multinational companies.
Point.360 has a market cap of $5.47 million; its shares were
traded at around $0.52 with and P/S ratio of 0.16.
Point.360 announced results for the three and nine month periods
ended March 31, 2012, including sales of $26.0 million and loss
per share of $0.02 for the nine months ended March 31, 2012. For
the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company's sales were $8.5
million generating a loss of $0.03 per share. Revenue for the
quarter ended March 31, 2012 totaled $8.5 million compared to
$9.3 million in the same quarter last year. Revenues for the nine
months ended March 31, 2012 were $26.0 million compared to $26.6
million last year.
CEO, 10% Owner
Haig S. Bagerdjian
and CFO
Alan R. Steel
bought shares of PTSX stock.
RadioShack Corporation (
RSH
): Executive Vice President, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer
Dorvin D. Lively Bought 25,000 Shares
Executive Vice President, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of
RadioShack Corporation (
RSH
) Dorvin D. Lively bought 25,000 shares on 07/27/2012 at an
average price of $2.53. RadioShack Corporation is one of the
nation's largest and most trusted consumer electronics retailers
in the United States, and offers both on- and off-line shopping
convenience. RadioShack Corporation has a market cap of $273.43
million; its shares were traded at around $2.73 with and P/S
ratio of 0.06. The dividend yield of RadioShack Corporation
stocks is 18.18%. RadioShack Corporation had an annual average
earnings growth of 0.1% over the past five years.
RadioShack Corporation reported its results for the second
quarter ended June 30, 2012. Total net sales and operating
revenue of $953.2 million, an increase of 1.2% versus last year.
Net loss of $21.0 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared
to net income of $24.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, last
year.
Executive Vice President, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer
Dorvin D. Lively
, Director Jack L. Messman, and Director Daniel R. Feehan bought
shares of RSH stock.
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (
PNK
): Executive Vice President and CFO Carlos Ruisanchez Bought
20,000 Shares
Executive Vice President and CFO of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc (
PNK
) Carlos Ruisanchez bought 20,000 shares on 07/26/2012 at an
average price of $9.62. Pinnacle Entertainment is a diversified
gaming company that owns and operates casinos in Indiana,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and Argentina and is pursuing the
development of a hotel and casino resort in Lake Charles, La.
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has a market cap of $682.24 million;
its shares were traded at around $10.92 with a P/E ratio of 9.65
and P/S ratio of 0.6.
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. reported financial results for the
second quarter ended June 30, 2012. In the 2012 second quarter,
revenues increased 3.1% or $8.9 million year over year to $298.3
million. Operating income increased $16.9 million or 77% year
over year to $38.8 million in the 2012 second quarter. Income
from continuing operations was $12.9 million in the 2012 second
quarter versus a loss of $4.9 million in the prior year period.
President and CEO Anthony Michael Sanfilippo and Executive Vice
President and CFO Carlos Ruisanchez bought shares of PNK stock.
Sequenom Inc. (
SQNM
): CFO Paul V. Maier Bought 10,000 Shares
CFO of Sequenom Inc. (
SQNM
) Paul V. Maier bought 10,000 shares on 08/01/2012 at an average
price of $2.86. Sequenom Inc. is in the field of industrial
genomics. Sequenom Inc. has a market cap of $358.51 million; its
shares were traded at around $3.14 with and P/S ratio of 6.41.
Sequenom Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 14.5% over
the past five years.
Sequenom Inc. reported revenue of $18.3 million for the second
quarter of 2012, an increase of 23% from revenue of $14.9 million
in the first quarter of 2012 and a 38% increase compared to
revenue of $13.3 million for the second quarter of 2011.
CEO Harry F. Hixson Jr., CFO Paul V. Maier, and Executive Vice
President R&D Ronald M. Lindsay bought shares of SQNM stock.
First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (
FNFG
): CFO Gregory W. Norwood Bought 10,000 Shares
CFO of First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (
FNFG
) Gregory W. Norwood bought 10,000 shares on 08/02/2012 at an
average price of $7.47. First Niagara Financial Group Inc. is a
multi-bank holding company and is the parent of First Niagara
Bank, Cortland Savings Bank and Cayuga Bank. First Niagara
Financial Group Inc. has a market cap of $2.75 billion; its
shares were traded at around $7.82 with a P/E ratio of 9.19 and
P/S ratio of 2.1. The dividend yield of First Niagara Financial
Group Inc. stocks is 4.1%. First Niagara Financial Group Inc. had
an annual average earnings growth of 3.5% over the past 10 years.
President and CEO John R. Koelmel, CFO Gregory W. Norwood, and
Executive Vice President Corporate Development Oliver Sommer
bought shares of FNFG stock.
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