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<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Did you know that the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener can be used to find insider trades from a specific period of time or a certain range of value? For these stock picks, I went under the Insiders tab and changed the settings for All Insider Buying to "$200,000+," duration to "October 2019" and All Insider Sales to "$200,000+."” data-reactid=”11″>Did you know that the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener can be used to find insider trades from a specific period of time or a certain range of value? For these stock picks, I went under the Insiders tab and changed the settings for All Insider Buying to “$200,000+,” duration to “October 2019” and All Insider Sales to “$200,000+.”

According to these filters, the following are significant trades from company insiders this month.

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SVF Endurance (Cayman) Ltd and Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., bought a combined 2,40 million shares of Vir Biotechnology Inc. (VIR) for an average price of $20 per share on Oct. 16.

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The biotechnology company has a market cap of $1.56 billion and an enterprise value of $1.20 billion. Over the past 12 months, the stock has risen 1.43% and is trading with a price-book ratio of 3.44.

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David V. Goeddel, Peter Svennilson and Column Group LP bought a combined 303,000 shares of NGM Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NGM) for an average price of $10.31 per share on Oct. 16.

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The company operates in the Biotechnology industry and has a market cap of $717.89 million and an enterprise value of $355.70 million. It has insider ownership of 1.44% and institutional ownership of 9.66%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 26%, and as of Friday, was trading 43.59% below its 3-months high and 23.38% above its 3-months low.

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Ronald T. Nixon together with James W. Stuckert bought a combined 1.14 million shares of American Sanara MedTech Inc. (SMTI) for an average price of $8.30 per share on Oct. 15.

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The company provides patented CellerateRX Activated Collagen products and has a market cap of $23.64 million and an enterprise value of $37.29 million. It has insider ownership of 23.51% and institutional ownership of 0.01%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock price has climbed 79% and, as of Friday, was trading 7.07% below its 52-week high and 399.50% above its 52-week low.

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Facebook Inc. (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold a combined 243,600 shares for an average price of $188.70 per share on Oct. 15 and 16.

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The company has a market cap of $543.17 billion and an enterprise value of $502.39 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.18% and institutional ownership of 93.59%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 23% and, as of Friday, was trading 8.76% below its 52-week high and 54.76% above its 52-week low.

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Foundation Building Materials Inc. (FBM) 10% owner John Grayken sold 712,500 shares for an average price of $16.28 per share on Oct. 16.

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The American company provides wallboard and suspended ceiling systems and has a market cap of $779.41 million and an enterprise value of $1.47 billion. It has insider ownership of 0.24% and institutional ownership of 6.08%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 65% and, as of Friday, was trading 8.17% below its 52-week high and 137.93% above its 52-week low.

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Silver point Capital L.P. sold a combined 425,000 shares of Basic Energy Services Inc. (BAS) for an average price of 86 cents per share on Oct. 16.

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The company, which provides services in the Oil and Gas Industry, has a market cap of $20.91 million and an enterprise value of $325.96 million. It has an insider ownership of 8.25% and an institutional ownership of 88.61%.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has fallen 90.98% and, as of Friday, was trading 91.70% below its 3-month high and 3.79% above its 3-month low.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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