Did you know that the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener can be used to find insider trades from a specific period of time or a certain range of value? For these stock picks, I went under the Insiders tab and changed the settings for All Insider Buying to “$200,000+,” duration to “October 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$200,000+.”
According to these filters, the following are significant trades from company insiders this month.
Vir Biotechnology Inc. Buys
SVF Endurance (Cayman) Ltd and Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., bought a combined 2,40 million shares of Vir Biotechnology Inc. (VIR) for an average price of $20 per share on Oct. 16.
The biotechnology company has a market cap of $1.56 billion and an enterprise value of $1.20 billion. Over the past 12 months, the stock has risen 1.43% and is trading with a price-book ratio of 3.44.
NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc. Buys
David V. Goeddel, Peter Svennilson and Column Group LP bought a combined 303,000 shares of NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NGM) for an average price of $10.31 per share on Oct. 16.
The company operates in the Biotechnology industry and has a market cap of $717.89 million and an enterprise value of $355.70 million. It has insider ownership of 1.44% and institutional ownership of 9.66%.
Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 26%, and as of Friday, was trading 43.59% below its 3-months high and 23.38% above its 3-months low.
American Sanara MedTech Inc.
Ronald T. Nixon together with James W. Stuckert bought a combined 1.14 million shares of American Sanara MedTech Inc. (SMTI) for an average price of $8.30 per share on Oct. 15.
The company provides patented CellerateRX Activated Collagen products and has a market cap of $23.64 million and an enterprise value of $37.29 million. It has insider ownership of 23.51% and institutional ownership of 0.01%.
Over the past 12 months, the stock price has climbed 79% and, as of Friday, was trading 7.07% below its 52-week high and 399.50% above its 52-week low.
Facebook Inc. Sells
Facebook Inc. (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold a combined 243,600 shares for an average price of $188.70 per share on Oct. 15 and 16.
The company has a market cap of $543.17 billion and an enterprise value of $502.39 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.18% and institutional ownership of 93.59%.
Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 23% and, as of Friday, was trading 8.76% below its 52-week high and 54.76% above its 52-week low.
Foundation Building Materials Inc. Sells
Foundation Building Materials Inc. (FBM) 10% owner John Grayken sold 712,500 shares for an average price of $16.28 per share on Oct. 16.
The American company provides wallboard and suspended ceiling systems and has a market cap of $779.41 million and an enterprise value of $1.47 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.24% and institutional ownership of 6.08%.
Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 65% and, as of Friday, was trading 8.17% below its 52-week high and 137.93% above its 52-week low.
Basic Energy Services Inc. Sells
Silver point Capital L.P. sold a combined 425,000 shares of Basic Energy Services Inc. (BAS) for an average price of 86 cents per share on Oct. 16.
The company, which provides services in the Oil and Gas Industry, has a market cap of $20.91 million and an enterprise value of $325.96 million. It has an insider ownership of 8.25% and an institutional ownership of 88.61%.
Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 90.98% and, as of Friday, was trading 91.70% below its 3-month high and 3.79% above its 3-month low.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.
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