If you are looking for a few investment idea's, or have been wonder whether you should take a profit or two, I have list the top insider buys and sells for the month.
Top Buys This Month
USG (USG)
NATIONAL INDEMNITY CO (10% Owner) B 692,500@ 45.46= 31,481,050
NATIONAL INDEMNITY CO (10% Owner) B 6,969,274@ 40.00= 278,770,960
*** If don't already know this, these are purchases by Warren Buffett***
SOVEREIGN BANCORP (SOV)
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO SA (10% Owner) B 150,000 20.56 3,083,250
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO SA (10% Owner) B 171,445 20.51 3,516,336
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO SA (10% Owner) B 300,000 20.75 6,225,480
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO SA (10% Owner) B 145,500 20.89 3,039,047
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO SA (10% Owner) B 174,500 20.63 3,600,558
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO SA (10% Owner) B 412,300 20.46 8,435,478
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO SA (10% Owner) B 515,000 20.39 10,498,834
***There has been steady buying by Banco Santander in SOV shares. Are they getting ready to make a move?
AMERITRADE HOLDING (AMTD)
RICKETTS J JOE (Chairman) B 2,856,664 15.66 44,730,925 69,724,007 2006-07-20
RICKETTS J JOE (Chairman) B 22,385 15.16 339,356 69,746,392 2006-07-21
RICKETTS J JOE (Chairman) B 2,347,953 15.42 36,195,706 72,094,345 2006-07-21
RICKETTS J JOE (Chairman) B 2,044,813 15.72 32,139,389 74,139,158 2006-07-21
RICKETTS J JOE (Chairman) B 16,527 15.87 262,283 74,155,685 2006-07-21
HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES (JBHT)
COOPER JOHN A JR B 15,000 20.66 309,900 79,123 2006-08-02
J B HUNT LLC B 50,000 20.76 1,038,000 33,197,240 2006-07-26
HUNT JOHNELLE D (Corporate Secretary) B 50,000 20.76 1,038,000 32,635,435 2006-07-26
HUNT JOHNNIE B B 50,000 20.76 1,038,000 561,805 2006-07-26
J B HUNT LLC B 150,000 21.01 3,151,500 33,147,240 2006-07-21
HUNT JOHNELLE D (Corporate Secretary) B 150,000 21.01 3,151,500 32,586,435 2006-07-21
HUNT JOHNNIE B B 150,000 21.01 3,151,500 560,805 2006-07-21
TOLLETT LELAND B 10,000 21.55 215,500 42,755 2006-07-20
CATERPILLAR (CAT)
MAGOWAN PETER A (Director) B 50,000 72.68 3,634,100 263,186 2006-08-04
GALLARDO JUAN (Director) B 110,000 70.17 7,718,370 204,109 2006-07-26
TITANIUM METALS (TIE)
SIMMONS HAROLD C (Chairman of the Board & CEO) B 50,000 28.19 1,409,345 4,592,900 2006-08-01
SIMMONS HAROLD C (Chairman of the Board & CEO) B 21,400 26.57 568,533 4,542,900 2006-07-27
SIMMONS HAROLD C (Chairman of the Board & CEO) B 28,600 26.51 758,186 4,521,500 2006-07-26
SIMMONS HAROLD C (Chairman of the Board & CEO) B 50,900 25.82 1,314,326 4,492,900 2006-07-25
SIMMONS HAROLD C (Chairman of the Board & CEO) B 150,000 24.95 3,742,095 4,551,000 2006-07-14
SIMMONS HAROLD C (Chairman of the Board & CEO) B 125,000 27.14 3,392,237 4,401,000 2006-07-13
WACHOVIA (WB)
RADY ERNEST S TRUST (Director) B 60,000 54.02 3,241,368 23,948,269 2006-08-01
RADY ERNEST S TRUST (Director) B 32,000 54.11 1,731,612 23,980,269 2006-08-02
Top Sells This Month
Google has had the largest insider selling that I have ever seen. These guys must hate their company stock because no one wants to hold any. I didn't list Google because the trading is so huge.
EXXON MOBIL (XOM)
SIMON J STEPHEN (Senior Vice President) S 17,484 68.50 1,197,654 552,879 2006-08-02
HUMPHREYS DONALD D (Sr. Vice President & Treasurer) S 17,238 67.76 1,168,046 245,663 2006-08-01
CRAMER HAROLD R (Vice President) S 30,000 67.95 2,038,500 477,563 2006-08-01
Cejka A Timothy (Vice President) S 31,138 67.60 2,104,928 183,731 2006-07-31
SULLIVAN PAUL E (Vice Pres. & Gen. Tax Counsel) S 67,752 67.00 4,539,384 325,923 2006-07-28
Pryor Stephen D (Vice President) S 25,000 67.00 1,675,000 419,266 2006-07-28
MATTHEWS CHARLES W (Vice President & Gen. Counsel) S 16,744 66.50 1,113,476 303,242 2006-07-28
CRAMER HAROLD R (Vice President) S 20,000 67.20 1,344,000 477,563 2006-07-28
Cejka A Timothy (Vice President) S 6,100 67.60 412,359 183,731 2006-07-27
MULVA PATRICK T (Vice President and Controller) S 6,752 66.99 452,313 175,126 2006-07-27
FOSTER MORRIS E (Vice President) S 187,241 67.35 12,610,447 275,234 2006-07-27
Dolan Michael James (Vice President) S 70,980 67.20 4,769,856 130,165 2006-07-27
Albers Mark W (Executive Officer) S 172 67.45 11,601 500 2006-07-27
KOHLENBERGER GERALD L (Vice President) S 20,000 67.20 1,344,000 177,997 2006-07-27
VALERO ENERGY (VLO)
EDWARDS S EUGENE (EVP) S 90,000 66.17 5,955,228 104,233 2006-07-07
EDWARDS S EUGENE (EVP) S 20,000 66.00 1,320,000 100,697 2006-07-06
KING GREGORY C (President) S 110,134 67.00 7,379,025 0 2006-07-07
GREEHEY WILLIAM E (Director) S 60,300 67.06 4,043,718 3,909,231 2006-07-06
GREEHEY WILLIAM E (Director) S 77,800 67.00 5,212,786 3,831,431 2006-07-07
GREEHEY WILLIAM E (Director) S 32,700 67.00 2,190,955 4,393,401 2006-07-03
GREEHEY WILLIAM E (Director) S 66,300 67.01 4,443,028 3,969,531 2006-07-05
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES (BUD)
Hoffmeister James F (Strategy Committee Member) S 45,086 47.83 2,156,313 47,141 2006-08-02
SANTEL THOMAS W (VP - Corporate Development) S 48,500 47.97 2,326,706 39,147 2006-07-31
KELLY JOHN F (Vice President and Controller) S 4,914 48.00 235,872 43,705 2006-07-28
MUHLEMAN DOUGLAS J (Strategy Committee Member) S 40,486 47.95 1,941,344 40,825 2006-07-28
BAKER W RANDOLPH (VP and CFO) S 41,696 48.05 2,003,622 0 2006-07-28
BAKER W RANDOLPH (VP and CFO) S 29,717 48.08 1,428,763 230,483 2006-07-31
BURROWS STEPHEN J (VP - International Operations) S 25,000 48.00 1,200,000 40,200 2006-07-28
BUSCH AUGUST A III (Chairman of the Board) S 300,000 47.92 14,376,666 1,452,324 2006-07-28
Castellano Joseph P (VP - Corporate Human Resources) S 70,390 47.89 3,371,153 41,326 2006-07-28
BANK OF AMERICA (BAC)
NEIL COTTY (Chief Accounting Officer) S 50,000 52.17 2,608,500 10,097 2006-08-03
BRINKLEY AMY WOODS (Global Risk Executive) S 66,666 51.25 3,416,888 60,385 2006-08-01
GIFFORD CHARLES K (Director) S 300,000 51.21 15,363,750 778,886 2006-07-27
TAYLOR R EUGENE (Vice Chr and Pres GCIB) S 66,667 50.01 3,334,159 177,767 2006-07-21
MOYNIHAN BRIAN T (Pres Gbl Wlth and Inv Mgt) S 10,000 48.51 485,052 247,972 2006-07-05
SBC COMMUNICATIONS (T)
CICCONI JAMES W (SrEVP-Ext & Legis Affairs) S 291,401 28.96 8,438,834 0 2006-07-26
KAHAN JAMES S (Sr. Exec. VP-Corp. Dev.) S 64,798 29.12 1,887,079 225,110 2006-07-26
JENNINGS KAREN E (Sr.Exec. VP-HR and Comm.) S 23,606 29.26 690,593 51,301 2006-07-26
WHITACRE EDWARD E JR (Chairman and CEO) S 310,520 29.10 9,036,414 1,969,401 2006-07-26
