Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: David Tepper, Joel Greenblatt, Seth Klarman, Bain Capital, Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR), Carnival PLC (CUK), and More

The EC of Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) is Selling Shares (Analyst Ratings)
Today, the EC of Dollar Tree (DLTR), Bob Sasser, sold shares of DLTR for $8.11M. Following Bob Sasser’s last DLTR Sell transaction on November 30, 2017, the stock climbed by 13.0%. In addition to Bob Sasser, 2 other DLTR executives reported Sell trades in the last month.

Gambler Loses Bid for SCOTUS Look at Insider Trades Leaks Case (Bloomberg Law)
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t review a Las Vegas gambler’s insider trading conviction after what he called repeated government leaks of grand jury information to the media. William T. “Billy” Walters wants his conspiracy, wire fraud, and securities fraud indictments tossed because the years of leaks represent a structural error presumably showing prejudice, he says. The Supreme Court Oct. 7 declined to consider his argument.

A Director at Carnival plc (NYSE: CUK) is Selling Shares (Analyst Ratings)
Today, a Director at Carnival plc (CUK), Sir Jonathon Band, sold shares of CUK for $204.2K. Based on Carnival plc’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending August 31, the company posted quarterly revenue of $6.53 billion and quarterly net profit of $1.78 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $5.84 billion and had a net profit of $1.71 billion.

Notable Insider Buys In The Past Week: Immunomedics, Tenet Healthcare, Ulta Beauty (Benzinga)
Here are a some notable insider purchases reported in the past week: Immunomedics: An Immunomedics, Inc. (IMMU) 2.99% director and an executive each stepped up to the buy window this past week. Altogether, they picked up over 1.5 million shares of this cancer-focused biopharmaceutical company at $12.81 to $14.27 apiece last week. Those transactions totaled more than $20.25 million. Note that both of these insiders bought shares in June as well.