Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (NYSE:CBI) announced on Monday, July 30, that it plans to buy Shaw Group Inc. for $3 billion in cash and stock, creating a huge engineering and construction firm, Reuters reports.
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Shares of Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) jumped to a 52-week high in the last week of July, and on July 30, continued their upward movement, rising 4.5 percent. The climb comes after a long dip for the company, and marks a light at the end of the tunnel for the mobile service provider.
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Before shares of Amarin Corporation Plc. (NASDAQ:AMRN) dropped sharply on Friday, July 27, company officials filed millions of dollars' worth of insider trades with the SEC, begging the question: Were those trades made on information withheld from the public?
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Although Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), the largest internet retailer in the world, recently announced that it had injected huge investments into its distribution network to prepare for the holiday season, company insiders continue to sell stock.
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Las Vegas Sands Corporation (NYSE:LVS) announced its quarterly earnings on July 26, 2012, which came in much lower than analysts had anticipated and led to a drop in the company's shares.
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When Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced its second-quarter profit was down 39 percent compared with the same period last year, the speciality ceramic manufacturing company's stock fell more than 7 percent.
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Despite an earnings forecast that beat some analysts' estimates and raised the company's shares by more than 7 percent, heavy insider trading has been reported among Broadcom executives, suggesting they may know information not revealed in the report.
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Shares of Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) fell sharply on Tuesday after the company, which manufactures components for automobiles and aircraft, announced it would cut shipments and posted a lower margin in its quarterly report.
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After trading lower for weeks, shares of NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE:NRG) jumped on Monday, shortly after company officials purchased tens of thousands of dollars in company stock.
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Shares of Canadian energy company Nexen Inc. (NYSE:NXY) soared on Monday, July 23, after it was reported that Cnooc Ltd., a major Chinese oil company, planned to buy the company for $15.1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Shares of SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) jumped 15 percent on Friday after the company, which specializes in making memory chips for computers, reported second-quarter results that beat many analysts' estimates.
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Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) took a dive on Friday after the company's reported sales growth was mild at best in the second quarter of 2012, a factor that could spell trouble for the restaurant industry as a whole.
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It looks like executives at Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), the parent company of fast food chains Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, may be privy to insider information, given the sizzling insider trading activity that has been going on in the last few months.
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There was heavy insider trading activity from officials at Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) on Thursday, which came as the company reported second-quarter profits that were down 16 percent and the company's stock was down as low as 5 percent.
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Shares of Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE:JCI), the largest automotive parts supplier in the U.S., were down on Thursday to their lowest value in nearly six months after the company slashed its fourth-quarter profit forecast, Bloomberg reports.
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In the months leading up to an announcement of a public offering of common stock, company officials with American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) were making insider transactions at higher volumes.
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Shares of Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ:ROVI) fell to a three-year low on Wednesday after the digital media solutions provider cut its 2012 profit forecast and its stock was downgraded by two brokerages.
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Shares of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) were down on Wednesday after the company reported second-quarter losses stemming from charges associated with its recent purchase of RSC Holdings Inc., The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Company officials at toy maker Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) may have information they're not willing to share with Barbie, Batman or the rest of the public, considering the stock is performing well after an impressive second-quarter earnings report, but insiders are still trading.
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Shares of VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), a weight-loss pharmaceutical company, fell on Monday before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave its decision on the drug, but it seems company officials may have an idea of the outcome.
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Although Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) posted lower second-quarter net income and revenue, the company's more serious problem may lie in the discrepancy between the amount of insider buys and insider selling that is going on behind closed doors.
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Although shares of Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) were up 3.79 percent on Monday, it appears company insiders are wary of upcoming changes to the company, including a recently completed acquisition and the appointment of a new executive.
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The volatile shares of Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) may have more room to bounce in the near future, as the stock was recently listed as one of Motley Fool's four star-ranked companies with strong projections.
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Shares of Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE:TWO) started low on Friday but were up at close, which it appears company insiders may have expected, considering the hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of stock they recently purchased.
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Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) were lower on Friday, July 13, after a Stifel Nicolaus analyst lowered his earnings estimate for the company due to the growing demand for single-serve coffee machines, according to Reuters.
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Despite The Kroger Co.'s (NYSE:KR) move to cater to people calling out for local produce to be available on its stores' food shelves, the company's stock slid on Thursday, July 12, shortly after company insiders unloaded company shares.
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Things aren't going well for Supervalu Inc. (NYSE:SVU), and the nearly 50 percent fall in the company's stock proves it.
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Shares of Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), the largest gold mining company in the world, were down slightly after a court ruling against the company, however the stock isn't expected to fall much on the decision.
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. (NYSE:WM) took a hard fall on Wednesday, shortly after company officials tossed out hundreds of thousands of dollars in company stock in exchange for cash.
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Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD) dropped sharply on Tuesday after the computer chip manufacturer cut its sales outlook, which caused scores of brokerages to lower their price targets for the company's stock, Reuters reports.
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Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), the largest aluminum producer in the country, appears to be sitting pretty with second-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts estimates and thousands of dollars worth of insider buys reported to the SEC.
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Shares of Mako Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO) plummeted on Tuesday after the company announced it expected to sell fewer surgical robots than it initially expected this year, heightening fears that the company may have trouble finding a buyer for the machine, Reuters reports.
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AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE:AGP) and its board of directors are currently under investigation by Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, which is looking into the relation between the directors and the proposed acquisition of the company by WellPoint Inc, valued at $4.9 billion.
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An extensive study of the recommendations from analysts at all major brokerages found that MetLife Inc. has overtaken the number 52 spot, which was once held by CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) Forbes reports.
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Shares of Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOR) jumped on Monday after the company announced strong sales of its H.P. Acthar Gel, which has several broad uses and treats a number of different conditions.
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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) was recently forced to pay the state of California $510,000 for fines, at the same time the company president has sold hundreds of thousands of dollars in stock.
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Shares of Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE:PCX) have risen in the last three days, and saw a large jump on Thursday that analysts are struggling to find an impetus for.
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Shoppers' confidence appears to have waned in June, as overall spending fell sharply, in turn generating small sales for some of the country's largest retailers, Forbes reports.
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Although auto sales jumped last month for some of the country's largest auto manufacturers, including General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM), company officials from GM are still selling hundreds of thousands of dollars in company stock.
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As a scandal involving ways to manipulate an important interest rate rocked the top officials at Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS), the company's CEO Robert Diamond stepped down, as well as the company's chief operating officer, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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The once-promising Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) has been sapping money for months, and the company's stock has struggled to get back to previous levels, which could be prompting the major sell off among the company's higher-ups.
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Shares of Best Buy Co. (NYSE:BBY) rose higher on Monday after the company's CEO released a report that showed a buyout was in the works for its board, Bloomberg reports.
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