Insiders Trading VHI, APKT, NSH, UA

By Jonathan Moreland, founder of Insider Insights and author of Profit From Legal Insider Trading.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- 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, September 19, 2011 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! Please note, however, that these are factual lists, not buy and sell recommendations. Dollar value is only one metric to assess the importance of an insider transaction.

Valhi (VHI) Simmons Harold C CB,DIR BO 13,659 $742,056 Nustar GP Holdings Llc (NSH) Greehey William E DIR,BO 18,000 $589,673 Lincare Holdings (LNCR) Byrnes John P CB,CEO DIR 25,000 $521,500 Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Simmons Harold C CB,DIR BO 15,000 $299,489 Forestar Group (FOR) Decosmo James M CEO,PR DIR 17,000 $200,090 NL Industries (NL) Simmons Harold C CB,CEO DIR,BO 15,000 $186,415 Titanium Metals (TIE) Simmons Harold C CB,DIR BO 10,000 $158,500 XPO Logistics (XPO) Jesselson Michael G DIR 14,000 $140,901 Vitacost.com (VITC) Horowitz Jeffrey CEO,DIR 30,000 $136,128 First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) Holding Frank B VCB,DIR BO 812 $127,971 Source: www.InsiderInsights.com

Oasis Petroleum (OAS) Newton H Brett VP 63,000 $1,764,000 Under Armour (UA) Marino Wayne VP 20,000 $1,601,200 Acme Packet (APKT) Ory Robert G SEC,A TR,DIR 30,000 $1,530,175 Mohawk Industries (MHK) Lorberbaum Mark BO 30,000 $1,361,973 Standex International (SXI) Fix Roger L PR,CEO DIR 36,757 $1,343,468 Stryker Corp (SYK) Stryker Ronda E DIR 27,000 $1,312,654 Solera Holdings (SLH) Aquila Tony PR,CEO DIR 20,000 $1,087,392 Starwood Hotel (HOT) Avril Matthew E PR 23,864 $1,073,880 Priceline.com (PCLN) Boyd Jeffery H PR,CEO DIR 2,000 $1,065,837 TAL International (TAL) Sondey Brian PR,CEO DIR 34,400 $982,454 Source: www.InsiderInsights.com

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, EVP=Executive Vice President, 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.

Jonathan Moreland is the founder of InsiderInsights.com, which produces a weekly newsletter and offers professional screening and alerting tools to analyze a proprietary, real-time insider data feed. He is also the principal of Insider Asset Management, a registered investment advisor in New York. Mr. Moreland has been analyzing insider data professionally for two decades and has been a contributor to TheStreet.com since 2001. A fundamental analyst with an MBA in finance, Mr. Moreland long ago identified insider data as an excellent first screen to determine where to focus his research efforts. He is quoted frequently in the media for his insider analysis and stock recommendations stemming from it. He is also author of Profit From Legal Insider Trading.

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.