Zillow, Prospect Capital Lead List Of Notable Insider Transactions Last Week

Zillow Group, Inc.-Class C (NASDAQ: Z), Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) and Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) were among the key insider transactions last week.

Director Jay Hoag acquired 2,269,337 shares of Zillow, a real estate information provider, paying $19.98 per share for $45.33 million.

Meanwhile, Director Felix Baker bought 1,315,979 shares of biotech company Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN) paying $29.61 apiece for $38.97 million.

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Separately, shares of Prospect Capital were acquired by two insiders. Chief Executive Officer John Barry bought 3,328,700 shares, paying $6.84 per share for a total amount of $22.78 million. Barry increased his stake by 18.77 percent to 21,060,598 shares with this purchase. And, Chief Operating Officer Grier Eliasek bought 60,000 shares, paying $6.88 per share for a total amount of $412,650. Eliasek increased his stake by 8.73 percent to 747,196 shares with this purchase.

A Week In Review

Following are the top insider sale transactions during the past week:

• Auto parts maker Lear Corporation's president & CEO Matthew Simoncini sold 123,162 shares for $103.86, generating $12.79 million from the sale.
• Shares of toy maker Hasbro were sold by 2 insiders: Director Alan Hassenfeld sold 585,000 shares for $72.24, generating $42.26 million from the sale; and President, CEO and Chairman Brian Goldner sold 130,000 shares for $74.47, generating $9.68 million from the sale.
• Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) were sold by 3 insiders: Director Jan Koum sold 2,030,146 shares for $106.62, generating $216.46 million from the sale; Chief Financial Officer David Wehner sold 7,973 shares for $102.58, generating $817,870 from the sale; VP and General Counsel Colin Stretch sold 1,000 shares for $106.86, generating $106,860 from the sale.

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