Weekly Insider Trading Roundup March 4

Insider Buying Highlights

Hillenbrand, Inc. (HI)
$161.05K, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Henderson James A, Director bought $56.19K, increasing his holdings by 75%
  • Loughrey F Joe, Director bought $104.86K, increasing his holdings by 167%

Conseco Inc. (CNO)
$2.24M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Long Roger Keith, Director bought $2.15M, increasing his holdings by 31%
  • Tokavz Michael T, Director bought $85.00K, increasing his holdings by 48%

MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU)
$254.88K, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Schwartz Doran N, VP and CFO bought $50.90K, increasing his holdings by 30%
  • Holaday A Bart, Director bought $203.98K, increasing his holdings by 71%

Insider Selling Highlights

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG)
$31.81M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Foss Eric J, Chairman and CEO,Director sold $26.19M, decreasing his holdings by 100%
  • Berisford John L, SVP, Human Resources sold $5.62M, decreasing his holdings by 100%

Tempur Pedic International Inc. (TPX)
$43.16M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Masto Christopher A, Director sold $35.21M, decreasing his holdings by 30%
  • Montgomery David, Exec VP, Pres of Intl Ops sold $1.31M, decreasing his holdings by 10%
  • Doyle Francis A, Director sold $999.70K, decreasing his holdings by 42%
  • Bryant H Thomas, Director sold $1.64M, decreasing his holdings by 57%
  • Clift Matthew, EVP, Global Operations sold $630.25K, decreasing his holdings by 100%

GSI Commerce Inc. (GSIC)
$240.70M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Rubin Michael, CEO and President,Director sold $11.66M, decreasing his holdings by 9%
  • Liberty Media Corp, 10% Owner sold $220.50M, decreasing their holdings by 100%
  • Conn Michael, EVP, Finance and CFO sold $1.05M, decreasing his holdings by 42%
  • Miller Arthur H, EVP and General Counsel sold $3.78M, decreasing his holdings by 52%
  • Mintzer Damon, EVP, Sales sold $2.37M, decreasing his holdings by 25%
  • Donahue Michael J, Director sold $154.63K, decreasing his holdings by 28%

Barron’s: Cypress Semi CEO’s $9.1 Million Sale

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR’S (Ticker: CY) president and chief executive officer has good timing when it comes to buying and selling his company’s shares. But will his most recent sale conform to that pattern?

Thurman J. Rodgers sold 765,922 Cypress shares from Feb. 24 to 26 for $9.1 million or about $11.87 each. Rodgers, known as T.J., still owns more than 15 million shares in the company, or about 10% of Cypress’ outstanding shares.

A Cypress spokesman says the company does not comment on insider transactions.

Rodgers has made …

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Weekly Insider Trading Roundup February 25

Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU)
($137.95K), Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Gray III William H, Director bought $51.36K, increasing his holdings by 7692%
  • Krapek Karl J, Director bought $51.02K, increasing his holdings by 100%

TranSwitch Corp. (TXCC)
$538.78K, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Montry Gerald F, CHAIRMAN,Director bought $102.82K, increasing his holdings by 129%
  • Khatibzadeh Mohammad Ali, Chief Executive Officer bought $417.95K, increasing his holdings by 100%

Pixelworks Inc. (PXLW)
$245.91K, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Buy:

  • Walicek Bruce A, President and CEO,Director bought $59.80K, increasing his holdings by 9%
  • Bozzini Anthony, EVP, Sales and Marketing bought $85.93K, increasing his holdings by 65%

Insider Selling Highlights

Ashland Inc. (ASH)
$1.48M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Raymond Paul C, Vice President sold $295.82K, decreasing his holdings by 91%
  • Panichella John E, Vice President sold $573.44K, decreasing his holdings by 100%
  • Craycraft Robert M, Vice President sold $171.94K, decreasing his holdings by 100%

Mastercard Inc (MA)
$20.87M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Selander Robert W, Chief Executive Officer,Director sold $11.70M, decreasing his holdings by 37%
  • McWilton Chris, President, U.S. Markets sold $2.70M, decreasing his holdings by 33%
  • Voquer Stephanie, Chief Human Resources Officer sold $992.16K, decreasing her holdings by 73%
  • MacNee Walter, President, Intl. Markets sold $1.13M, decreasing his holdings by 22%
  • Hanft Noah J, General Counsel & Corp. Sec. sold $2.78M, decreasing his holdings by 38%
  • Flood Gary J, Pres. Global Prod. & Solutions sold $1.57M, decreasing his holdings by 21%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL)
$2.93M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Rice Brian J, EVP, Finance & CFO sold $1.20M, decreasing his holdings by 30%
  • Reitan Bernt, Director sold $368.43K, decreasing his holdings by 41%

Barron’s: Gentex CEO’s $6.8 Million Sale

DESPITE THE STRUGGLES OF the U.S. auto industry, rearview-mirror supplier Gentex (ticker: GNTX) has climbed to near a two-year high. Now the company’s founder and chief executive is leaving some shares behind, having sold $6.8 million’s worth in recent days.

Fred Bauer sold 362,500 Gentex shares at an average price of $18.76 each on Feb. 11 and 12. After the sales, he held 5.6 million shares directly and through exercisable options, a 4.1% stake in the company, down from about six million shares, a 4.3% stake.

Gentex did not return a call seeking comment on the …

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Weekly Insider Trading Roundup February 18

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (EHI)
$129.44K, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Walsh Stephen A bought $75.93K, increasing his holdings by 64%
  • Cronin Daniel P, Director bought $53.51K, increasing his holdings by 143%

Taylor Capital Group Inc. (TAYC)
$4.09M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Second Curve Capital LLC, 10% Owner bought $1.41M, increasing his holdings by 13%
  • Conte Randall, COO and CFO bought $78.17K, increasing his holdings by 68%
  • Steans Harrison I, Director bought $1.81M, increasing his holdings by 5677%
  • Steans Jennifer W, Director bought $798.70K, increasing her holdings by 2506%

GenCorp Inc. (GY)
$2.15M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Buy:

  • Lichtenstein Warren G, Director bought $2.11M, increasing his holdings by 15%
  • Turchin Martin, Director bought $41.00K, increasing his holdings by 275%

Insider Selling Highlights

3M Co. (MMM)
$4.73M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Sauer Brad T, EXEC VP HEALTH CARE sold $168.05K, decreasing his holdings by 4%
  • Lobey Jean, EXEC VP SFTY SEC & PROT SVCS sold $2.16M, decreasing his holdings by 96%
  • Woodward John K, VICE PRESIDENT CORP SC OPERTNS sold $1.91M, decreasing his holdings by 36%
  • Delgado Joaquin, Executive Vice President sold $496.74K, decreasing his holdings by 40%

JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU)
$2.66M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Kennedy Kevin, Director sold $745.88K, decreasing his holdings by 20%
  • Waechter Thomas H, Chief Exec. Officer & Pres.,Director sold $1.75M, decreasing his holdings by 20%
  • Fawcett Matthew K, General Counsel sold $42.98K, decreasing his holdings by 100%
  • Holly David R, EVP & Pres., CommTest sold $90.89K, decreasing his holdings by 59%

Aeropostale Inc. (ARO)
$7.31M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Johnson Thomas P, Co-CEO,Director sold $1.73M, decreasing his holdings by 36%
  • Cunningham Michael, Exec. Vice President – CFO sold $970.91K, decreasing his holdings by 27%
  • Lazic-Zangas Olivera, Sr. VP – Director of Design sold $57.92K, decreasing his holdings by 10%
  • Arlander Bodil, Director sold $455.26K, decreasing his holdings by 27%
  • Geiger Julian, Director sold $4.08M, decreasing his holdings by 52%

Weekly Insider Trading Roundup February 11

Legg Mason Inc. (LM)
$78.48M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Nelson Peltz, Director bought $77.41M, increasing his holdings by 38%
  • Sullivan Joseph A, Sr. Executive Vice President bought $1.06M, increasing his holdings by 22%

A. Schulman, Inc. (SHLM)
$490.73K, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Gingo Joseph M, Chief Executive Officer,Director bought $221.30K, increasing his holdings by 19%
  • Birney David G, Director bought $110.00K, increasing his holdings by 53%
  • Silverman Stanley W, Director bought $49.95K, increasing his holdings by 76%

Kinder Morgan Management LLC (KMR)
$1.41M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Kinder Richard D, Chairman and CEO,Director bought $1.36M, increasing his holdings by 18%
  • Listengart Josph, Vice Pres., Gen Counsel & Secy bought $52.79K, increasing his holdings by 71%

Insider Selling Highlights

Corning Inc. (GLW)
$19.32M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Flaws James B, VICE CHAIRMAN & CFO,Director sold $3.05M, decreasing his holdings by 44%
  • Weeks Wendell P, Chairman & CEO,Director sold $2.97M, decreasing his holdings by 28%
  • Gregg Kirk P, Exec. VP & Chief Admin.Officer sold $824.72K, decreasing his holdings by 18%
  • Schneider Pamela C, Senior Vice President sold $338.60K, decreasing her holdings by 12%
  • Miller Joseph A, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT sold $4.29M, decreasing his holdings by 78%
  • McRae Lawrence D, Senior Vice President sold $913.18K, decreasing his holdings by 82%
  • Oconnor James J, Director sold $441.60K, decreasing his holdings by 18%

Salesforce.com (CRM)
$54.55M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • van Veenendaal Frank, President, Global Corp. Sales sold $1.01M, decreasing his holdings by 32%
  • Sclavos Stratton D, Director sold $642.24K, decreasing his holdings by 35%

Sybase, Inc. (SY)
$18.19M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Beard Marty, President – Sybase 365 sold $576.02K, decreasing his holdings by 20%
  • Chen John S, Chairman CEO and President sold $14.42M, decreasing his holdings by 70%
  • Alberding Richard C, Director sold $103.56K, decreasing his holdings by 34%

Weekly Insider Trading Roundup February 4

Insider Buying Highlights

Health Care REIT Inc. (HCN)
$165.14K, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Derosa Thomas J, Director bought $100.02K, increasing his holdings by 27%
  • Otten Jeffrey, Director bought $150.52K, increasing his holdings by 408%

Savannah Bancorp Inc. (SAVB)
$432.40K, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Lewis J Curtis III, Director bought $195.25K, increasing his holdings by 22%
  • Demere Robert H Jr, Director bought $168.75K, increasing his holdings by 30%

Center Bancorp Inc. (CNBC)
$1.83M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Buy:

  • Seidman Lawrence B, Director,10% Owner bought $1.75M, increasing his holdings by 4%
  • Kent Howard, Director bought $84.65K, increasing his holdings by 8%

Insider Selling Highlights

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI)
$1.33M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Frear David J, EVP and CFO sold $241.88K, decreasing his holdings by 31%
  • Altman Dara F, EVP & Chief Admin. Officer sold $237.05K, decreasing her holdings by 26%
  • Greenstein Scott Andrew, Pres. & Chief Content Officer sold $293.72K, decreasing his holdings by 24%
  • Meyer James E, President, Operations & Sales sold $345.54K, decreasing his holdings by 31%
  • Donnelly Patrick L, EVP, General Counsel & Sec. sold $207.33K, decreasing his holdings by 17%

Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RT)
$3.00M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Beall Samuel E III, Chief Executive Officer,Director sold $2.46M, decreasing his holdings by 25%
  • Ibrahim Nicolas, Senior VP-CTO sold $99.63K, decreasing his holdings by 34%
  • Southall Franklin E Jr, VP-Corporate Controller sold $9.84K, decreasing his holdings by 11%
  • Grant Kimberly, Executive Vice President sold $151.02K, decreasing her holdings by 14%
  • Sadove Stephen I, Director sold $283.66K, decreasing his holdings by 29%

BioScrip Inc. (BIOS)
$5.56M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Ordemann Thomas, Executive Vice President sold $353.20K, decreasing his holdings by 90%
  • Nasgovitz William J, sold $4.21M, decreasing his holdings by 67%

WSJ: Emulex Sellers’ Price Is Around $12

Two top officials at Emulex Corp. sold a combined $574,972 in company stock last week, the first sales in more than two years from any Emulex insider.

Chairman Paul Folino and Chief Executive James McCluney sold at prices of about $12 a share using trading plans established in advance of the sales, regulatory filings show. Such plans allow insiders to continue …

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Weekly Insider Trading Roundup January 28

Insider Buying Highlights

American Express Company (AXP)
$592.76K, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Akerson Daniel F, Director bought $380.00K, increasing his holdings by 13%
  • Chernin Peter, Director bought $212.76K, increasing his holdings by 28%

InterMune Inc. (ITMN)
$60.00M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Leff Jonathan S, Director bought $30.00M, increasing his holdings by 13%
  • Warburg Pincus Equity Partners LP, 10% Owner bought $30.00M, increasing their holdings by 29%

Resource Capital Corp. (RSO)
$1.80M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Buy:

  • Cohen Edward E, Director bought $900.00K, increasing his holdings by 80%
  • Cohen Jonathan Z, CEO & President,Director bought $900.00K, increasing his holdings by 59%

Insider Selling Highlights

F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV)
$12.06M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Rodriguez John Edward, Sr.VP,Chief Accounting Officer sold $1.08M, decreasing his holdings by 77%
  • Reinland Andrew, Sr.VP, Chief Finance Officer sold $1.51M, decreasing his holdings by 73%
  • Ames A Gary, Director sold $1.30M, decreasing his holdings by 70%
  • Matte Dan, Sr. VP of Marketing sold $711.32K, decreasing his holdings by 55%
  • Higginson Alan, Director sold $227.56K, decreasing his holdings by 24%
  • Bevier Deborah L, Director sold $190.00K, decreasing her holdings by 20%

HMS Holdings Corp. (HMSY)
$12.80M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Miller William F III, Chairman of the Board,Director sold $3.36M, decreasing his holdings by 29%
  • Holster Robert M, Director sold $2.50M, decreasing his holdings by 48%

3PAR, Inc. (PAR)
$59.64M, Form4Oracle Insider Sentiment Rating – Strong Sell:

  • Mayfield Xi Qualified LP, sold $29.77M, decreasing their holdings by 26%
  • Mayfield Ix, sold $29.77M, decreasing their holdings by 26%

Barron’s: Nelson Peltz Pares Back in Heinz, Tiffany

KETCHUP AND DIAMONDS TYPICALLY don’t mix, but they’ve both found places in the portfolio of star investor Nelson Peltz. But recently Peltz’s Trian Fund Management, which holds positions in H.J. Heinz (ticker: HNZ) and Tiffany & Co. (TIF), has been cashing in on runs at both companies, selling shares worth a respective $30 million and $9.6 million.

Trian sold 700,000 Heinz shares on Jan. 14, at an average price of $42.92 each. After the sale, it held about 4.9 million shares, a 1.5% stake, down from 5.6 million shares, a 1.8% stake.

Also on Jan. 14, …

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