Build A Bear Workshop Inc. (NYSE:BBW) is Attracting Smart Money

In a just published Form 13, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Build A Bear Workshop Inc. (NYSE:BBW) reported that Point72 Asset Management has picked up 2,341,479 of common stock as of 2017-02-27.

The acquisition brings the aggregate amount owned by Point72 Asset Management to a total of 2,341,479 representing a 14.8% stake in the company.

For those not familiar with the company, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is primarily a specialty retailer offering a make your own stuffed animal interactive retail-entertainment experience. The Company’s segments include direct-to-consumer (DTC), international franchising and commercial. The DTC segment includes the activities of Company-owned stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark, and other retail delivery operations, including its e-commerce sites and temporary stores. The international franchising segment includes the licensing activities of its franchise agreements with store locations in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Mexico. The commercial segment markets the naming and branding rights of its intellectual properties for third-party use. Its retail stores offer various merchandise, including over 30 different styles of animals to be stuffed, sounds and scents that can be added to the stuffed animals, and a range of clothing, shoes and accessories, among others.

A glance at Build A Bear Workshop Inc. (NYSE:BBW)’s key stats reveals a current market capitalization of 183.24 million based on 15.85 Million shares outstanding and a price at last close of $9.45 per share.

Looking at insider activity, there are a few transactions worth noting.

Specifically, on 2014-07-29, Fencl picked up 2,000 at a purchase price of $10.50. This brings their total holding to 128,007 as of the date of the filing.

On the sell side, the most recent transaction saw Gould unload 6,000 shares at a sale price of $19.90. This brings their total holding to 40,145.

It’s possible to gauge a company’s potential by tracking the activity of its major holders, as well as checking in on insider activity such as those transactions listed above. We’ll be keeping an eye on Build A Bear Workshop Inc. (NYSE:BBW) as things move forward to see if its progress aligns with these transactions.

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Amyris Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRS) is Attracting Smart Money

In a just published Form 13, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Amyris Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRS) reported that Temasek Holdings (private) Ltd. has picked up 61,764,891 of common stock as of 2017-02-27.

The acquisition brings the aggregate amount owned by Temasek Holdings (private) Ltd. to a total of 61,764,891 representing a 22.1% stake in the company.

For those not familiar with the company, Amyris, Inc. is an integrated industrial biotechnology company. The Company is engaged in research and development and sales of fuels and farnesene-derived products. It is applying its industrial synthetic biology platform to engineer, manufacture and sell products into a range of consumer and industrial markets, including cosmetics, flavors and fragrances (F&F), solvents and cleaners, polymers, lubricants, healthcare products and fuels. The Company focuses on a renewable hydrocarbon molecule called farnesene (Biofene). The Company is expanding its range of products across various categories divided into consumer and industrial applications. For consumer applications, the Company is developing and selling personal care products (which include ingredients for cosmetics and F&F), healthcare products and formulated end user products, such as Biossance brand skincare products and Muck Daddy brand hand cleaner product.

A glance at Amyris Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRS)’s key stats reveals a current market capitalization of 140.76  million based on 273.83 Million shares outstanding and a price at last close of $0.523 per share.

Looking at insider activity, there are a few transactions worth noting.

Specifically, on 2016-06-14, Doerr picked up 200,577 at a purchase price of $1.04. This brings their total holding to 13,037,586 as of the date of the filing.

On the sell side, the most recent transaction saw Maxwell unload 254,570 shares at a sale price of $0.54. This brings their total holding to 56,812,277.

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Silver Jack Picked Up Gse Systems Inc. (NYSEMKT:GVP) Shares

In a just published Form 13, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gse Systems Inc. (NYSEMKT:GVP) reported that Silver Jack has picked up 1,466,189 of common stock as of 2017-02-27.

The acquisition brings the aggregate amount owned by Silver Jack to a total of 1,466,189  representing a 7.8% stake in the company.

For those not familiar with the company, GSE Systems, Inc. (GSE) is a performance improvement company. The Company operates through two segments: Performance Improvement Solutions, and Nuclear Industry Training and Consulting. The Performance Improvement Solutions segment provides simulation, training and engineering products and services to the industries, including nuclear and fossil fuel power industry, and chemical and petrochemical industries. The Performance Improvement Solutions segment consists of its power plant and process simulation solutions, as well as engineering solutions. The Nuclear Industry Training and Consulting segment provides specialized workforce solutions primarily to the nuclear industry, working at client’s facilities. The EnVision product line consists of computer-based tutorials and related simulation models primarily for the petrochemical, and oil and gas refining industries.

A glance at Gse Systems Inc. (NYSEMKT:GVP)’s key stats reveals a current market capitalization of 62.65  million based on 18.68 Million shares outstanding and a price at last close of $3.25 per share.

Looking at insider activity, there are a few transactions worth noting.

Specifically, on 2016-12-14, Lewis picked up 32 at a purchase price of $3.40. This brings their total holding to 12,749 as of the date of the filing.

On the sell side, the most recent transaction saw Feldman unload 1,000 shares at a sale price of $1.57. This brings their total holding to 218,858.

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Here’s Who Just Picked Up Zayo Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ZAYO) Shares

In a just published Form 13, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Zayo Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ZAYO) reported that SPO Advisory Corp has picked up 11,663,541 of common stock as of 2017-02-27.

The acquisition brings the aggregate amount owned by SPO Advisory Corp to a total of 11,663,541 representing a 4.8% stake in the company.

For those not familiar with the company, Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure in the United States, Canada and Europe. The Company operates in five segments, including Dark Fiber Solutions, Network Connectivity, Colocation and Cloud Infrastructure, Zayo Canada and Other. Its key products include leased dark fiber, fiber to cellular towers and small cell sites, wavelength connections, Ethernet, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity and cloud services. Its products and services enable high-bandwidth applications, such as cloud-based computing, video, mobile, social media and machine-to-machine connectivity. As of June 30, 2016 the Company owned fiber networks in 300 metro markets, including metro areas, such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Paris, and London, as well as smaller metro areas, such as Allentown, Pennsylvania, Fargo, North Dakota, and Spokane, Washington. The Company also provides its network-neutral colocation and interconnection services utilizing its own data centers.

A glance at Zayo Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ZAYO)’s key stats reveals a current market capitalization of 7.67 billion based on 244.12 million shares outstanding and a price at last close of $31.50 per share.

Looking at insider activity, there are a few transactions worth noting.

On the sell side, the most recent transaction saw Desgarennes unload 9,242 shares at a sale price of $31.27. This brings their total holding to 308,002.

It’s possible to gauge a company’s potential by tracking the activity of its major holders, as well as checking in on insider activity such as those transactions listed above. We’ll be keeping an eye on Zayo Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ZAYO) as things move forward to see if its progress aligns with these transactions.

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Here’s Who Just Picked Up Gulfport Energy Corp (NASDAQ:GPOR) Shares

In a just published Form 13, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gulfport Energy Corp (NASDAQ:GPOR) reported that Goldberg Alan E has picked up 23,852,117 of common stock as of 2017-02-27.

The acquisition brings the aggregate amount owned by Goldberg Alan E to a total of 23,852,117 representing a 13.1% stake in the company.

For those not familiar with the company, Gulfport Energy Corporation is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company. The Company focuses on the exploitation and acquisition of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil in the United States. The Company’s properties are located in the Utica Shale in Eastern Ohio and along the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the West Cote Blanche Bay (WCBB) and Hackberry fields. The Company also has an interest in producing properties in Northwestern Colorado in the Niobrara Formation and in Western North Dakota in the Bakken Formation. The Company also holds an acreage position in the Alberta oil sands in Canada through its interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC and an interest in an entity that operates in the Phu Horm gas field in Thailand. The Company also owns interests in various fields, which includes Deer Island, Fay South, Crest, Squaw Cheek, Green River Basin and Watonga Chickasha Trend.

A glance at Gulfport Energy Corp (NASDAQ:GPOR)’s key stats reveals a current market capitalization of 2.73 billion based on 158.83 million shares outstanding and a price at last close of $17.51 per share.

Looking at insider activity, there are a few transactions worth noting.

Specifically, on 2015-06-11, Morris picked up 1,000 at a purchase price of $44.31. This brings their total holding to 3,930 as of the date of the filing.

On the sell side, the most recent transaction saw Baldwin unload 566 shares at a sale price of $27.00. This brings their total holding to 21,634.

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Pbra (cayman) Co. is Buying Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) Shares

In a just published Form 13, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) reported that Pbra (cayman) Co. has picked up 7,267,407 of common stock as of 2017-02-27.

The acquisition brings the aggregate amount owned by Pbra (cayman) Co. to a total of 7,267,407 representing a 7.78% stake in the company.

For those not familiar with the company, Essent Group Ltd. is a private mortgage insurance company. The Company is engaged in serving the United States housing finance industry. It offers private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the United States. The primary mortgage insurance operations are conducted through Essent Guaranty, Inc. (Essent Guaranty), a subsidiary of the company, which maintains operations centers and operates additional underwriting and service centers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Irvine, California. Essent Guaranty is a mortgage insurer and is licensed to write mortgage insurance in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Company offers primary and pool private mortgage insurance. Primary mortgage insurance provides protection on individual loans at specified coverage percentages. Pool insurance is used to provide additional credit for certain secondary market and other mortgage transactions.

A glance at Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT)’s key stats reveals a current market capitalization of 3.25 billion based on 93.39 million shares outstanding and a price at last close of $34.75 per share.

Looking at insider activity, there are a few transactions worth noting.

Specifically, on 2016-07-06, Turnbull picked up 36,353 at a purchase price of $21.33. This brings their total holding to 49,864 as of the date of the filing.

On the sell side, the most recent transaction saw Bhasin unload 13,131 shares at a sale price of $34.06. This brings their total holding to 294,331.

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Guess Who Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CYCC) Shares

In a just published Form 13, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CYCC) reported that Tang Capital Partners Lp. has picked up 559,900 of common stock as of 2017-02-27.

The acquisition brings the aggregate amount owned by Tang Capital Partners Lp. to a total of 559,900 representing a 13.2% stake in the company.

For those not familiar with the company, Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates in the field of cell cycle biology. The Company has generated various families of anticancer drugs that act on the cell cycle, including nucleoside analogs, cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors, polo-like kinase (PLK) inhibitors and Aurora Kinase/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (AK/VEGFR) inhibitors. Its family of anticancer drugs that act on the cell cycle include sapacitabine, seliciclib and CYC065. Its lead candidate, sapacitabine, is an orally available nucleoside analog. A number of nucleoside drugs, such as gemcitabine and cytarabine, also known as Ara-C, both generic drugs, are in use as conventional chemotherapies. Seliciclib, its lead CDK inhibitor, is an oral inhibitor of CDK2/9 enzymes that are central to the process of cell division and cell cycle control. Its second-generation CDK inhibitor, CYC065, is an inhibitor of CDKs targeting CDK2/9 enzymes with utility in both hematological malignancies and solid tumors.

A glance at Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CYCC)’s key stats reveals a current market capitalization of 14.07 million based on 4.25 million shares outstanding and a price at last close of $3.42 per share.

Looking at insider activity, there are a few transactions worth noting.

Specifically, on 2017-02-23, Tang picked up 134,200 at a purchase price of $4.34. This brings their total holding to 559,900 as of the date of the filing.

On the sell side, the most recent transaction saw Marxe unload 650,000 shares at a sale price of $0.51. This brings their total holding to 2,806,900.

It’s possible to gauge a company’s potential by tracking the activity of its major holders, as well as checking in on insider activity such as those transactions listed above. We’ll be keeping an eye on Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CYCC) as things move forward to see if its progress aligns with these transactions.

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Here’s Who Just Picked Up Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ) Shares

In a just published Form 13, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ) reported that Soroban Capital Partners has picked up 11,141,406 of common stock as of 2017-02-27.

The acquisition brings the aggregate amount owned by Soroban Capital Partners to a total of 11,141,406 representing a 6.5% stake in the company.

For those not familiar with the company, Constellation Brands, Inc. is an international beverage alcohol company. The Company is a producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy. Its segments include Beer, Wine and Spirits, and Corporate Operations and Other. It is a multi-category supplier (beer, wine and spirits) of beverage alcohol in the United States. It sells a number of brands in the import and craft beer categories, including Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo Especial, Ballast Point and others. It is a producer and marketer of wine, and sells a number of wine brands across various categories, including table wine, sparkling wine and dessert wine, and across all price points, such as popular, premium and luxury categories. Some of its wine and spirits brands sold in the United States, which comprise its U.S. Focus Brands (Focus Brands) include Meiomi, Robert Mondavi, Wild Horse and others.

A glance at Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ)’s key stats reveals a current market capitalization of 32.07 billion based on 172.70 million shares outstanding and a price at last close of $157.80 per share.

Looking at insider activity, there are a few transactions worth noting.

Specifically, on 2017-01-13, Hetterich picked up 376 at a purchase price of $148.63. This brings their total holding to 599 as of the date of the filing.

On the sell side, the most recent transaction saw Mullin unload 9,516 shares at a sale price of $166.42. This brings their total holding to 88,602.

It’s possible to gauge a company’s potential by tracking the activity of its major holders, as well as checking in on insider activity such as those transactions listed above. We’ll be keeping an eye on Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ) as things move forward to see if its progress aligns with these transactions.

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