Largest Insider Trades of the Week

Facebook, Netflix insiders sold shares

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Jul 21, 2017
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The GuruFocus All-in-One Screener can be used to find insider trades from the past week. Under the Insiders tab, change the settings for All Insider Buying to “$200,000+,” the duration to “July 2017” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

According to the above filters, the following are trades from company insiders this week.

CAP 1 LLC, 10% owner of Peak Resorts Inc. (SKIS, Financial), bought 417,400 shares for $5.12 per share on July 19. Since then, the stock price has increased to $5.45.

Through its subsidiaries, the company owns and operates ski resorts. It has an institutional ownership of 50.20% and insider ownership of 0.16%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 12% and is currently 12.10% below its 52-week high and 39.74% above its 52-week low.

Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH , 10% owner of Navistar International Corp. (NAV, Financial), bought 158,026 shares for $29.01 per share on July 19. The stock price has not changed since then.

The company manufactures trucks and buses. It also provides retail, wholesale and lease financing services. The company has an institutional ownership of 97.50% and insider ownership of 0.33%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 133% and is currently 13.30% below its 52-week high and 150.30% above its 52-week low.

Winder Investment Pte. Ltd., 10% owner of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF, Financial), bought 51,000 shares for $134.45 per share on July 17 and 18. Since then, the stock price has declined to $133.37.

The company produces and sells flavors and fragrances for the food, beverage, personal care and household products industries. The company has an institutional ownership of 83.12% and insider ownership of 1.79%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 1% and is currently 5.85% below its 52-week high and 19.50% above its 52-week low.

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Netflix Inc. (NFLX, Financial) Chief Content Officer Theodore A. Sarandos sold 168,035 shares for $185 per share on July 19. The stock price has declined to $183.60 since then.

The subscription-based streaming service offers television shows, movies and original content. The company has an institutional ownership of 83.98% and insider ownership of 0.15%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 109% and is currently 1.77% below its 52-week high and 116.28% above its 52-week low.

Thomas Kurian, president of product development at Oracle Corp. (ORCL, Financial), sold 750,000 shares for $50.46 per share on July 18. Since then, the stock price has increased to $51.13.

The computer software company sells enterprise information technology solutions, including databases, middleware, applications and hardware. It has an institutional ownership of 56.30% and insider ownership of 27.35%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 24% and is currently 1.64% below its 52-week high and 35.57% above its 52-week low.

On July 18, Jan Koum , director of Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial), sold 3,600,000 shares for $160.06 per share. The stock price has increased to $164.53 since then.

The social networking company's products include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and Oculus. The company has an institutional ownership of 55.10% and insider ownership of 0.20%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 35% and is currently 0.94% below its 52-week high and 44.55% above its 52-week low.

Frederic B. Luddy, director of ServiceNow Inc. (NOW, Financial), sold 102,000 shares for $110.09 per share on July 18. Since then, the stock price has declined to $109.84.

The company provides cloud-based solutions that assist enterprise operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific and other countries. The company has an institutional ownership of 93.44% and insider ownership of 7.28%.

Over the last 12 months, the stock price has risen by 52% and is currently 2.56% below its 52-week high and 57.07% above its 52-week low.

Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.