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. Yesterday, June 1, 2015, 100 U.S. common stocks issued filings of shares being bought or sold by insiders. The transactions ranged in value from $181.50 to $4,800,000.00.
Highlighted Stocks Traded by Insiders:
KMG Chemicals (KMG) - FREE Research Report Hatcher David L, who is 10% Owner at KMG Chemicals, sold 1,500 shares at $29.29 on June 1, 2015. Following this transaction, the 10% Owner owned 2.0 million shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 0.08% with the 1,500-share transaction.
Historical insider transactions for KMG Chemicals go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares bought: 2,000
- 4-Week # shares sold: 27,000
- 12-Week # shares bought: 3,000
- 12-Week # shares sold: 55,500
- 24-Week # shares bought: 3,000
- 24-Week # shares sold: 60,500
The average volume for KMG Chemicals has been 74,900 shares per day over the past 30 days. KMG Chemicals has a market cap of $347.0 million and is part of the basic materials sector and chemicals industry. Shares are up 47.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday.
KMG Chemicals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, formulation, and distribution of specialty chemicals in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, Israel, and Singapore. It operates in two segments, Electronic Chemicals and Wood Treating Chemicals. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 0.4%. The company has a P/E ratio of 49.5. Currently, there is 1 analyst who rates KMG Chemicals a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.
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buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance and impressive record of earnings per share growth. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Get the full
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