U.S. Mobility Insider Sells $35.2 Million Worth

11/19/08 - 09:05 AM EST

Jonathan Moreland

Which insiders are selling and buying chunks of stocks?

Below are lists of the top 10 open-market insider purchases and sales filed at the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday as ranked by dollar value. Company executives and directors are in the best position to assess the attractiveness of their firms' shares, and here is how many of them are voting their wallets!

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Company Name (Ticker) Filer Name
Title(s)
Shares
Bought
Dollar
Value
Equity One (EQY) Katzman Chaim
CB,DIR,
BO
358,367
$4,406,766
EnergySolutions (ES) Creamer R Steve
CB,CEO,
DIR
1,000,000
$3,953,035
Atlas America (ATLS) Cobalt Capital Mgt
BO
192,034
$3,126,627
CNX Gas (CXG) Consol Energy Inc
BO
82,800
$2,442,666
Invitrogen (IVGN) Matricaria Ronald A
DIR
40,000
$1,003,873
Invitrogen (IVGN) Lucier Gregory T
CEO
37,800
$998,676
Willbros Group (WG) Dekraai Arlo B
DIR
115,000
$993,635
Moneygram Intl (MGI) Blum Capital Partners LP
BO
806,692
$799,320
Nustar Gp Holdings (NSH) Greehey William E
DIR,BO
42,092
$762,859
Pennsylvania RE Inv Tr (PEI) Lubert Ira M
DIR
100,000
$611,000
Company Name (Ticker) Filer Name
Title(s)
Shares
Sold
Dollar
Value
USA Mobility (USMO) Abrams David C
BO
4,020,797
$35,181,974
Ralcorp Holdings (RAH) Stiritz William P
DIR
300,000
$20,011,763
Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) Stiller Robert P
CB,DIR,
BO
65,027
$2,069,653
Neurobiological Tech (NTII) J P Morgan Chase & Co
BO
2,962,340
$1,410,666
PG&E (PCG) Cox C Lee
DIR
35,000
$1,307,372
Privatebancorp (PVTB) Goldstein William A
DIR
38,000
$1,296,849
Hearst Argyle Television (HTV) Marbut Bob
DIR
100,000
$1,112,461
Gabelli Div & Inc Tr (GDV) Gabelli Mario J
DIR
80,000
$795,532
American Axle & Manf (AXL) Dauch Richard E
CB,CEO,
F,DIR
430,000
$728,631
American Science (ASEI) Grazewski Paul
VP
8,459
$597,290
Key to Titles: A=Assistant, AI=Affiliated Investor, AO=Accounting Officer, BD=Business Development, BO=Beneficial Owner, CAO=Chief Accounting Officer, CB=Chairman, CCO=Chief Compliance Officer, CEO=Chief Executive Officer, CFO=Chief Financial Officer, CIO=Chief Information Officer, CO=Compliance Officer, COO=Chief Operating Officer, CT=Controller, CTO=Chief Technology Officer, DIR=Director, F=Founder, FO=Financial Officer, GC=General Counsel, HR=Human Resources, IO=Information Officer, IR=Investor Relations, LO=Legal Officer, MD=Managing Director, O=Officer, OO=Operating Officer, PR=President, PT=Partner, REL=Relative of an insider, SEC=Secretary, SH=Shareholder, SO=Sales Officer, TO=Technology Officer, TR=Treasurer, TT=Trustee, VCB=Vice Chairman, VP=Vice President, X=Ex Officer or other title displayed.
Source: InsiderInsights.com

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Jonathan Moreland is director of research and publisher of the weekly publication InsiderInsights, founder of the Web site InsiderInsights.com and the director of research at Insider Asset Management LLC. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. While he cannot provide investment advice or recommendations, Moreland appreciates your feedback; click here to send him an email.
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