According to
GuruFocus
Insider Data, these are the largest insider buys during the past
week. The overall trend of insiders is illustrated in the chart
below:
General Electric Co (
GE
): Director John Joseph Brennan Bought 5,000 Shares
Director of General Electric Co (
GE
) John Joseph Brennan bought 5,000 shares on 10/26/2012 at an
average price of $0.175. General Electric Company operates as a
technology and financial services company. General Electric Co
has a market cap of $222.95 billion; its shares were traded at
around $21.31 with a P/E ratio of 14.4 and P/S ratio of 1.5. The
dividend yield of General Electric Co stocks is 3.2%. General
Electric Co had an annual average earnings growth of 10.3% over
the past 10 years.
GE announced third-quarter 2012 operating earnings of $3.8
billion, or $0.36 per share, up 10% and 50% respectively from the
third quarter of 2011.
Director
John Joseph Brennan
and Vice Chairman
John Krenicki
sold shares of GE stock.
Kinder Morgan Inc. (
KMI
): Director Fayez Sarofim Bought 600,000 Shares
Director of Kinder Morgan Inc. (
KMI
) Fayez Sarofim bought 600,000 shares on 10/26/2012 at an average
price of $34.11. Kinder Morgan Inc. is engaged in energy
transportation and storage in North America. Kinder Morgan Inc.
has a market cap of $39.32 billion; its shares were traded at
around $34.11 with a P/E ratio of 36.5 and P/S ratio of 4.8. The
dividend yield of Kinder Morgan Inc. stocks is 4%.
Kinder Morgan Inc. reported third quarter cash available to pay
dividends of $362 million, up 93 percent from $188 million for
the comparable 2011 period.
Director
Fayez Sarofim
, Director Michael Jaye Miller and GSCP KMI Investors LP sold
shares of KMI stock.
BlackRock Inc. (
BLK
): Director James Grosfeld Bought 84,300 Shares
Director of BlackRock Inc. (
BLK
) James Grosfeld bought 84,300 shares during the past week at an
average price of $189.52. BlackRock Inc. is one of the largest
investment management firms in the United States. BlackRock Inc.
has a market cap of $31.26 billion; its shares were traded at
around $189.52 with a P/E ratio of 14.6 and P/S ratio of 3.4. The
dividend yield of BlackRock Inc. stocks is 3.2%. BlackRock Inc.
had an annual average earnings growth of 26.1% over the past 10
years. GuruFocus rated BlackRock Inc. the business predictability
rank of 4-star.
BlackRock Inc. reported third quarter 2012 diluted EPS of $3.65,
up 19% from second quarter 2012 and 13% from third quarter 2011.
Revenue grew 4% from third quarter 2011 reflecting positive
market factors, positive net new business, and strength in
performance fees and BlackRock Solutions. Operating income of
$875 million and operating margin of 37.7% for third quarter 2012
included $25 million of launch costs for the Municipal Target
Term Trust.
Director James Grosfeld bought shares of BLK stock.About
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