The President of Knowles Corp (NYSE: KN) is Selling Shares (Analyst Ratings)
Today, the President of Knowles Corp (KN), Christian Scherp, sold shares of KN for $200K. Based on Knowles Corp’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending June 30, the company posted quarterly revenue of $205 million and quarterly net profit of $5.9 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $188 million and had a net profit of $4.6 million. KN’s market cap is $1.82B and the company has a P/E ratio of 28.50. Currently, Knowles Corp has an average volume of 64.3K.
Monday 7/29 Insider Buying Report: AGR, HMST (Nasdaq.com)
On Friday, Avangrid’s Director, Teresa A. Herbert, made a $48,951 buy of AGR, purchasing 1,000 shares at a cost of $48.95 each. So far Herbert is in the green, up about 1.2% on their buy based on today’s trading high of $49.52. Avangrid is trading up about 0.8% on the day Monday. And on Thursday, EVP – General Counsel Godfrey B. Evans bought $28,480 worth of HomeStreet, buying 1,000 shares at a cost of $28.48 each. HomeStreet is trading down about 0.6% on the day Monday. So far Evans is in the green, up about 2.1% on their buy based on today’s trading high of $29.09.
Insider Activity: Crown Castle International Corp (CCI) Board Member Buys $2 Million in Stock (Investors Observer)
J Landis Martin, a member of the board of directors at Crown Castle International Corp (CCI), bought 16,300 shares of the company’s common stock on Jul 23. At $127.33 per share, Martin paid a total of $2,075,461 for the new shares.
Notable Insider Buys This Past Week: Air Products, Crown Castle (Benzinga)
The following are two notable insider purchases reported in the past week. Air Products: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD) 0.16% CEO Seifi Ghasemi, who is also board chair and president, stepped up to the buy window in the wake of a quarterly report. At $226.66 to $228.40 each, the 20,000 shares acquired totaled more than $4.54 million. Note that another insider sold fewer than 3,000 shares back in May. This industrial gases supplier is a dividend aristocrat; that is, it has hiked its dividend annually for more than 25 years. Its shares ended the final full week of July more than 2% higher, better than the rise in the S&P 500 in that time.
A Director at KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is Selling Shares (Analyst Ratings)
Today, a Director at KB Home (KBH), Melissa Lora, sold shares of KBH for $88.4K. KBH’s market cap is $2.39B and the company has a P/E ratio of 10.09. Currently, KB Home has an average volume of 1.53M. Based on 8 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $29.60, reflecting a 10.4% upside. The insider sentiment on KB Home has been negative according to 33 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.
