A director of Amyris purchased $19M in company shares, while the chairman of Best Buy sold almost $13M in company shares Welcome to "Fly Insider," The Fly's weekly recap of notable insider stock transactions.
NOTABLE INSIDER PURCHASES: Significant insider purchases reported in the prior week from April 15 through April 19 include:
- Director of Amyris (AMRS) John Doerr purchased 6,732,369 shares of company stock at $2.87 per share for a total transaction value of $19,321,899
- Director of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Mellody Hobson purchased 18,000 shares of company stock at $111.02 per share for a total transaction value of $1,998,443
- Chairman of Zosano Pharma (ZSAN) purchased 100,000 shares of company stock at $3.50 per share for a total transaction value of $350,00
- Director of Conagra Brands (CAG) Joie Gregor purchased 10,000 shares of company stock at $29.99 per share for a total transaction value of $299,865
- CFO of Bank of South Carolina (BKSC) Sheryl Sharry purchased 10,000 shares of company stock at $18.92 per share for a total transaction value of $189,200; Director Douglas Sass purchased 10,000 shares at $18.92 for a total transaction value of $189,200 and Eugene Walpole purchased 10,000 at $18.92 per share for a total transaction value of $189,200
- Director of HCI Group (HCI) Gregory Politis purchased 4,000 shares of company stock at $40.91 per share for a total transaction value of $163,620
NOTABLE INSIDER Sales: Significant Insider purchases reported in the prior week from April 15 through April 19 include:
- Chairman of Best Buy (BBY) Hubert Joly sold 171,711 shares of company stock at $73.68 per share for a total transaction value of $12,651,512; Officer Rajendra Mohan sold 30,000 shares at $73.92 per share for a total transaction value of $2,217,450
- VP of Schwab (SCHW) Nigel Murtagh sold 23,200 shares of company stock at $45.70 per share for a total transaction value of $1,060,300
- CFO of Verint Systems (VRNT) Douglas Robinson sold 3,757 shares of company stock at $62.86 per share for a total transaction value of $236,165
- CFO of BlackRock (BLK) Gary Shedlin sold 2,750 hares of company stock at $467.99 for a total transaction value of $1,286,982
- Director of Lawson Products (LAWS) Wilmer Smelcer sold 37,707 shares of company stock at $32 per share for a total transaction value of $1,206,624
- VP of Dollar General (DG) Robert Ravener sold 8,973 shares of company stock at $123.82 per share for a total transaction value of $1,111,034
NOTABLE PRICE MOVEMENT AFTER INSIDER TRANSACTION: Shares of Amyris are up approximately 25% since director John Doerr purchased 6.73M shares of company stock at $2.87 per share for a total transaction value of $19.32M.
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