Top Insider Purchases – August 4, 2010:
1. Superior Energy Services Inc. (NYSE: SPN): $24.02
Chief Executive Officer David D Dunlap acquired 37,500 shares of this oil & gas equipment and services company, paying $23.4 per share for a total amount of $877,500
| P/E: N/A | Forward P/E: 11.66 | Industry P/E: 24.78 |
| P/S: 1.27 | Price/Book: 1.5 | EV/EBITDA: 7.88 |
| Market Cap: $1.89B | Avg. Daily Volume: 1,558,190 | 52 Week Range: $17.18 – $28.93 |
2. MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: MDCA): $12.33
Chairman, CEO & President Miles Nadal acquired 63,288 shares of MDC Partners, paying $12.35 per share for a total amount of $781,607
| P/E: N/A | Forward P/E: N/A | Industry P/E: N/A |
| P/S: 0.62 | Price/Book: 4.65 | EV/EBITDA: N/A |
| Market Cap: $364.3M | Avg. Daily Volume: 86,406 | 52 Week Range: $5.99 – $13.19 |
3. American National Insurance Co. (NASDAQ: ANAT): $81.85
President & CEO George Ferdinandtsten acquired 3,000 shares of this insurance company, paying $79.77 per share for a total amount of $239,332
| P/E: 22.22 | Forward P/E: N/A | Industry P/E: 13.3 |
| P/S: 0.7 | Price/Book: 0.6 | EV/EBITDA: 7.82 |
| Market Cap: $2.17B | Avg. Daily Volume: 43,366 | 52 Week Range: $75.73 – $121.36 |
4. Covidien plc (NYSE: COV): $37.83
EVP & Chief Financial Officer Charles Dockendorff acquired 5,500 shares of this health products company, paying $37.24 per share for a total amount of $204,813
| P/E: 15.32 | Forward P/E: 10.87 | Industry P/E: 19.27 |
| P/S: 1.69 | Price/Book: 2.08 | EV/EBITDA: 7.08 |
| Market Cap: $18.97B | Avg. Daily Volume: 5,139,510 | 52 Week Range: $35.59 – $52.48 |
5. Popular Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP): $2.73
Director Alejandro Ballester acquired 45,000 shares of this Puerto Rico based regional bank, paying $2.75 per share for a total amount of $123,750
| P/E: 35 | Forward P/E: 13 | Industry P/E: 17.83 |
| P/S: 4.14 | Price/Book: 0.72 | EV/EBITDA: N/A |
| Market Cap: $2.79B | Avg. Daily Volume: 20,228,800 | 52 Week Range: $1.26 – $4.23 |