Insiders Snapping Up Coca Cola, Western Gas and More

If you are looking for clues telling you which stocks have a good chance of increasing in value, you might want consider watching what insiders are doing. After all, talk is cheap, but when insiders put their own money on the line, you should sit up and take note. Coca Cola Co KO topped the insider-buying charts for the week ending July 9th as insiders snapped up 270,000 shares of company stock at a market value of $16,899,786. During the past six months, insiders have increased their overall holdings in the company by 3.15% and now own 0.55% of KO stock. Western Gas Partners L P WES was not far behind, with insiders buying 91,275 shares at a market value of $2,730,948. Insiders now own 1.35% of the company's stock after decreasing their overall holdings by 0.38% during the past six months. Continue reading the article.