Insider Trading Report Edition 274: Notable Buys And Sales

By Asif Suria of Insider Trade Reports

Sunday, September 20, 2015 9:32 PM EST

You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Barnes & Noble, Inc. here.

P/E: 602.73	Forward P/E: 19.5	Industry P/E: 21.51
P/S: 0.17	Price/Book: 0.75	EV/EBITDA: 3.06
Market Cap: $1.01B	Avg. Daily Volume: 1,742,170	52 Week Range: $11.45 – $19

2. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO): $16.16

Executive Chairman & Interim CEO Jay L. Schottenstein acquired 500,000 shares of this apparel chain, paying $15.74 per share for a total amount of $7.87 million. These shares were purchased indirectly by SEI, Inc.

You can view the list of recent insider transactions for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. here.

P/E: 23.7	Forward P/E: 14.43	Industry P/E: 20.75
P/S: 0.93	Price/Book: 2.73	EV/EBITDA: 6.56
Market Cap: $3.16B	Avg. Daily Volume: 5,277,030	52 Week Range: $11.77 – $18.49

3. Hess Corporation (HES): $52.43

Chief Executive Officer John B. Hess acquired 143,900 shares of this integrated energy company, paying $52.27 per share for a total amount of $7.52 million. Mr. Hess increased his stake by 8.88% to 1,764,902 shares with this purchase. 29,010 of these shares were purchased indirectly through a trust.

You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Hess Corporation here.

P/E: 344.93	Forward P/E: N/A	Industry P/E: 12.01
P/S: 1.78	Price/Book: 0.74	EV/EBITDA: 4.99
Market Cap: $15.05B	Avg. Daily Volume: 3,197,450	52 Week Range: $49.86 – $97.44

4. Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD): $25.38

Chief Executive Officer Edward S. Lampert acquired 213,124 shares of this department stores chain, paying $25.16 per share for a total amount of $5.36 million. Mr. Lampert increased his stake by 0.73% to 29,263,680 shares with this purchase. These shares were purchased indirectly by ESL Partners, L.P. and various other entities.

You can view the list of recent insider transactions for Sears Holdings Corporation here.

P/E: N/A	Forward P/E: N/A	Industry P/E: 19.66
P/S: 0.1	Price/Book: N/A	EV/EBITDA: -6.38
Market Cap: $2.71B	Avg. Daily Volume: 1,052,850	52 Week Range: $19.08 – $48.25

5. Opko Health, Inc. (OPK): $10.48

Shares of this medical devices and drug development company were acquired by 2 insiders:

CEO & Chairman Phillip Frost M.D. acquired 163,400 shares, paying $10.07 per share for a total amount of $1.64 million. These shares were acquired indirectly by Frost Gamma Investments Trust.
Sr. Vice President, CFO Adam Logal acquired 1,000 shares, paying $9.95 per share for a total amount of $9,949. Mr. Logal increased his stake by 2.23% to 45,789 shares with this purchase.