Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. Yesterday, Sept. 5, 2013, 166 U.S. common stocks issued filings of shares being bought or sold by insiders. The transactions ranged in value from $1.00 to $287,182,000.00. Highlighted Stocks Traded by Insiders: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) - FREE Research Report Waite Andrew L who is Director at Forum Energy Technologies sold 134,440 shares at $26.50 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the Director owned 42.7 million shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 0.31% with the 134,440 share transaction. Simmons L E who is 10% Owner at Forum Energy Technologies sold 134,440 shares at $26.50 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the 10% Owner owned 2.3 million shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 5.49% with the 134,440 share transaction. Baldwin David C who is Director at Forum Energy Technologies sold 134,440 shares at $26.50 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the Director owned 42.7 million shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 0.31% with the 134,440 share transaction. The shares most recently traded at $26.54, up $0.04, or 0.14% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Forum Energy Technologies go as follows:
- 12-Week # shares sold: 31,450
- 24-Week # shares sold: 41,450
BroadSoft (BSFT) - FREE Research Report ILL Charles L who is Director at BroadSoft bought 500 shares at $32.67 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the Director owned 9,390 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 5.62% with the 500 share transaction. The shares most recently traded at $34.17, up $1.50, or 4.39% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for BroadSoft go as follows:
- 12-Week # shares bought: 1,000
- 12-Week # shares sold: 8,593
- 24-Week # shares bought: 2,000
- 24-Week # shares sold: 11,554
Geo Group (GEO) - FREE Research Report Glanton Richard H who is Director at Geo Group sold 864 shares at $30.89 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the Director owned 1,451 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 37.32% with the 864 share transaction. Evans Brian who is SVP, Chief Financial Officer at Geo Group sold 724 shares at $30.96 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the SVP, Chief Financial Officer owned 10,147 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 6.66% with the 724 share transaction. Wierdsma Thomas M who is SVP - Project Development at Geo Group sold 724 shares at $30.89 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the SVP - Project Development owned 30,008 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 2.36% with the 724 share transaction. The shares most recently traded at $31.39, up $0.50, or 1.59% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Geo Group go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares sold: 29,886
- 12-Week # shares sold: 29,886
- 24-Week # shares sold: 29,886
Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) - FREE Research Report Good Lynn J who is President & CEO at Duke Energy Corporation sold 500 shares at $65.94 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the President & CEO owned 65,057 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 0.76% with the 500 share transaction. Yates Lloyd M who is Executive VP, Reg Utilities at Duke Energy Corporation sold 300 shares at $65.94 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the Executive VP, Reg Utilities owned 44,595 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 0.67% with the 300 share transaction. The shares most recently traded at $65.51, down $0.43, or 0.66% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Duke Energy Corporation go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares bought: 5,900
- 4-Week # shares sold: 8,689
- 12-Week # shares bought: 5,900
- 12-Week # shares sold: 9,689
- 24-Week # shares bought: 5,900
- 24-Week # shares sold: 69,629
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) - FREE Research Report Zuk Nir who is Cto at Palo Alto Networks sold 20,000 shares at $46.72 on Sept. 5, 2013. Following this transaction, the Cto owned 3.1 million shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 0.65% with the 20,000 share transaction. The shares most recently traded at $45.52, down $1.20, or 2.63% since the insider transaction. The average volume for Palo Alto Networks has been 780,100 shares per day over the past 30 days. Palo Alto Networks has a market cap of $3.3 billion and is part of the technology sector and computer hardware industry. Shares are down 14.91% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. operates a platform that allows enterprises, service providers, and government entities to secure their networks and safely enable various applications running on their networks. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Palo Alto Networks a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 11 rate it a hold. Exclusive Offer: Get the latest Stock Analysis on PANW - FREE TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Palo Alto Networks as a sell. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been generally deteriorating net income. Get the full Palo Alto Networks Ratings Report from TheStreet Quant Ratings now. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. Learn more. Data for this article provided by Zacks Investment Research
