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Quanta Services CEO Sells $4.4M Worth

Stock quotes in this article:PWR, AMAT, CA 

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 Monday 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
Forest City Enterprises (FCEA) Ratner Ronald A DIR,VP,
BO
295,456 $1,927,756
Eastern Insurance Holdings (EIHI) Burke Paul Robert DIR 125,000 $1,018,750
Applied Materials (AMAT) Rogers James E DIR 27,000 $303,685
Pulte Homes (PHM) Dugas Richard J Jr CEO,PR,
DIR
30,000 $296,433
Felcor Lodging Trust (FCH) Cotter Robert F DIR 100,000 $282,270
Biolase Technology (BLTI) Pignatelli Federico PR,DIR 200,000 $234,000
Opko Health (OPK) Frost Phillip Md Et Al CB,CEO,
DIR,BO
170,600 $171,642
Response Genetics (RGDX) Marxe Austin W & Greenhouse David M BO 126,055 $157,282
Kelly Services (KELYA) Parfet Donald R DIR 10,000 $112,527
Kaman (KAMN) Denninger William C CFO,VP 6,700 $100,038
Company Name (Ticker) Filer Name
Title(s)
Shares
Sold
Dollar
Value
Quanta Services (PWR) Colson John R CEO,DIR 200,000 $4,395,500
Lumber Liquidators (LL) Sullivan Thomas D CB,DIR,
BO
221,300 $2,931,675
CA (CA) Artzt Russell M VCB,F 115,000 $2,091,356
Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO) Slovin Jeffrey DIR,VP 63,500 $1,248,888
Bebe Stores (BEBE) Mashouf Neda BO 134,917 $1,124,618
Dynex Capital (DX) Buck Jay X 92,500 $682,855
Allied World Assurance (AWH) Dupont Wesley D VP,GC,
SEC
16,000 $612,032
International Paper (IP) Smith Maura A VP,GC,
SEC
46,000 $598,000
Actuate (ACTU) Nierenberg Nicolas CB,DIR 80,000 $384,560
Dorman Products (DORM) Berman Richard N CEO,DIR,
BO
26,110 $302,788
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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