Insider Trading Alert - ROP, STFC And LDRH Traded By Insiders
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Friday, March 6, 2015, 111 U.S. common stocks issued filings of shares being bought or sold by insiders. The transactions ranged in value from $7.25 to $35,021,994.00.
Highlighted Stocks Traded by Insiders:
Roper Industries (ROP) - FREE Research Report
Wright Christopher, who is Director at Roper Industries, sold 7,750 shares at $167.71 on March 6, 2015. Following this transaction, the Director owned 82,834 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 8.56% with the 7,750-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $167.31, down $0.40, or 0.24% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Roper Industries go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares sold: 2,000
- 12-Week # shares sold: 3,000
- 24-Week # shares sold: 3,500
The average volume for Roper Industries has been 424,500 shares per day over the past 30 days. Roper Industries has a market cap of $16.9 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector and industrial industry. Shares are up 6.18% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday.
Roper Industries, Inc. designs and develops software and engineered products and solutions for healthcare, transportation, food, energy, water, education, and academic research markets worldwide. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 0.59%. The company has a P/E ratio of 26.4. Currently, there are 5 analysts who rate Roper Industries a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
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rates Roper Industries as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, growth in earnings per share, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. Get the full
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State Auto Financial (STFC) - FREE Research Report
State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co, who is 10% Owner at State Auto Financial, bought 8,700 shares at $22.93 on March 6, 2015. Following this transaction, the 10% Owner owned 25.7 million shares meaning that the stake was boosted by 0.03% with the 8,700-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $22.35, down $0.58, or 2.6% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for State Auto Financial go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares bought: 62,804
- 12-Week # shares bought: 76,978
- 24-Week # shares bought: 180,288
The average volume for State Auto Financial has been 36,400 shares per day over the past 30 days. State Auto Financial has a market cap of $932.7 million and is part of the financial sector and insurance industry. Shares are up 1.04% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday.
State Auto Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in writing personal, business, and specialty insurance products. The company operates through four segments: Personal insurance, Business insurance, Specialty insurance, and Investment operations. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 1.76%. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.7. Currently, there are 2 analysts who rate State Auto Financial a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
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rates State Auto Financial as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, attractive valuation levels and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full
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LDR (LDRH) - FREE Research Report
Widensohler Stefan K, who is Director at LDR, sold 43,423 shares at $37.95 on March 6, 2015. Following this transaction, the Director owned 415,596 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 9.46% with the 43,423-share transaction.
Lavigne Christophe, who is President & CEO at LDR, sold 38,400 shares at $37.84 on March 6, 2015. Following this transaction, the President & CEO owned 802,796 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 4.56% with the 38,400-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $37.87, up $0.03, or 0.07% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for LDR go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares bought: 110,000
- 4-Week # shares sold: 321,267
- 12-Week # shares bought: 110,000
- 12-Week # shares sold: 371,267
- 24-Week # shares bought: 110,000
- 24-Week # shares sold: 729,342
The average volume for LDR has been 247,600 shares per day over the past 30 days. LDR has a market cap of $1.0 billion and is part of the health care sector and health services industry. Shares are up 14.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday.
LDR Holding Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets surgical implants, devices, and instrumentation for the treatment of spine disorders in the United States, France, and internationally. Currently, there are 5 analysts who rate LDR a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.
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rates LDR as a
. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been weak operating cash flow. Get the full
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