Last week's top four stocks that were bought by their CEOs were Monster Worldwide Inc, GLG PARTNERS, INC, Mylan Laboratories Inc, and Rockwood Holdings Inc. According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week.

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week: First BanCorp. (FBP), Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (PSUN), Liquidity Services Inc. (LQDT), LeCroy Corp. (LCRY), and Micrel Inc. (MCRL). For the complete list of stocks that bought by their CFOs, go to: Insider Buys.

First BanCorp.: CFO Fernando Scherrer Bought 25,000 Shares

CFO of First BanCorp. Fernando Scherrer bought 25,000 shares on 02/12/2009 at an average price of $5.12; the price of the stock has decreased by 3.32% since. First BanCorp distinguished itself by providing innovative marketing strategies and novel products to attract clients. Besides the branches and lending offices the Corporation has offered a telephone information service called `Telebanco` since 1983. This was the first telebanking service offered in Puerto Rico.

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week. They were Flagstar Bancorp Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., The Greenbrier Companies Inc., BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Buckeye Technologies Inc.

Flagstar Bancorp Inc. (FBC): Executive VP and CFO Paul D Borja Bought 150,000 Shares

According to GuruFocus Data, here is the weekly highlight of top insider buys: Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), StanCorp Financial Group Inc. (SFG), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Energy Transfer L.P. (ETP)

For the complete list of stocks were that bought by their company executives, go to: Insider buys.

The market was up about 2.6% last week, slightly recovering from previous plunges. Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Comcast Corp. Special (CMCSK), 3M Company (MMM), Dell Inc (DELL), The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), and International Paper Company (IP).

Last week's top two out of favor industries were the Travel/Leisure and Personal and Household goods industries. 10 Travel/Leisure companies have reached their 52-week lows, while 1 has reached its 52-week high, giving the company a low/high ratio of 10. In the Personal and Household Goods industry, 21 stocks have reached their 52-week lows, while 4 have reached their 52-week highs, giving the company a low/high ratio of 5.25.

Last week's top four guru bargain companies for the week were Janus Capital Group Inc (JNS), Nabors Industries Ltd (NBR), Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD), and EnCana Corp (ECA). According to GuruFocus updates, these stocks have declined the most since Gurus have bought.

Last week's top five stocks that were bought by their CEOs were Motorola Inc (MOT), Bank of America Corp (BAC), Complete Production Services Inc (CPX), Acadia Realty Trust (ACAD), and Blyth Inc. (BTH). According to Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week.

• Motorola Inc.: Co-CEO and CEO, Broadband Mob, Director Gregory Q Brown Bought 525,000 Shares

Co-CEO and CEO, Broadband Mob, Director of Motorola Inc. Gregory Q Brown bought 525,000 shares on 02/06/2009 at an average price of $3.88. Motorola Inc. is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. They have a market cap of $10.43 billion; its shares were traded at around $3.88 with a P/E ratio of 25.2 and P/S ratio of 0.28. The dividend yield of Motorola Inc. stocks is 4.35%.

1. Speculation is On

On January 22, 2009, Susie Gharib, PBS Anchor Woman of Nightly Business Report, had a one-on-one interview with Warren Buffett (see video). Here is an excerpt of the transcript:

According to GuruFocus data, these are the Weekly CFO Buys Highlights: CalAmp Corp. (CAMP), Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (PTEC), PLX Technology Inc. (PLXT), Pervasive Software Inc. (PVSW), Reddy Ice Holdings Inc. (FRZ), Community West Bancshares (CWBC).

For the complete list of stocks that bought by their CFOs, go to: Insider Buys.

According to GuruFocus' Data, these are the top insider buys: M&T Bank Corp. (MTB), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Avery Dennison Corp. (AVY), Commerce Bancshares Inc. (CBSH), Popular Inc. (BPOP).

M&T Bank Corp. (MTB): Director Stephen G Sheetz Bought 10,000 Shares

Director of M&T Bank Corp., Stephen G Sheetz, bought 10,000 shares on 01/28/2009 at an average price of $38.91.

The market was down about 1% last week, which was not as bad as some of the previous weeks. Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), The Procter and Gamble Company (PG), General Electric (GE), and Pfizer (PFE).

According to Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week: Seagate Technology (STX), Blyth Inc. (BTH), MBIA Inc. (MBI), SanminaSCI Corp. (SANM), and Community Bank System Inc. (CBU)

According to GuruFocus updates, these stocks have declined the most since Gurus have bought. Last week's top five guru bargain stocks were Weyerhaeuser Company (WY), Whirlpool Corp (WHR), Nabors Industries Ltd (NBR), Black & Decker Corp (BDK), and Foot Locker Inc. (FL).

Weyerhaeuser Company: Down 23% Since Brian Rogers Bought In the Quarter Ended on 2008-12-31

GuruFocus reports that these were the top five Guru Bargain companies of last week: CME Group Inc (CME), Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC), United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS), Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM), and Kimco Realty Corp. (KIM). Click here for more bargains.

CME Group Inc: Down 52% Since John Keeley Bought In the Quarter Ended on 2008-09-30

GuruFocus reports weekly highlight of top insider buys: Stericycle Inc. (SRCL), Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN), Oracle Corp. (ORCL), Alcoa Inc. (AA), Bemis Company Inc. (BMS)

Stericycle Inc. (SRCL): Director Rodney F Dammeyer Bought 20,000 Shares Director of Stericycle Inc., Rodney F Dammeyer, bought 20,000 shares on 01/15/2009 at an average price of $50.69. Stericycle Inc. is a multi-regional integrated company employing proprietary technology to provide environmentally responsible management of regulated medical waste for the health care industry. The company is the second-largest provider of regulated medical waste management services in the United States. Stericycle Inc. has a market cap of $4.3 billion; its shares were traded at around $50.69 with a P/E ratio of 30.12 and P/S ratio of 4.61. Stericycle Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 41.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Stericycle Inc. with a business predictability rank of 2.5-star. As of January 2, 2008, Stericycle Inc. had annual total revenue of $932.8 million, compared to its 2007 annual revenue of $789.6 million. It had an operating income of $241.2 million as of the same period, compared to the previous operating income of $205.5 million. Stericycle Inc. is owned by 2 Gurus. As of 9/30/08, Ron Baron owns 1,226,096 shares, which accounts for 0.47% of the $15.41 billion portfolio of Baron Funds, and Ruane Cunniff owns 6,600 shares as of 09/30/2008, a decrease of 21.43% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for less than 0.01% of the $9.47 billion portfolio of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc. CFO Brink Frank Jm Ten sold 14,934 shares of SRCL stock total August through November; the price of the stock has decreased by 16.45% since the last sale. Director Rodney F Dammeyer and Director John Patience bought shares of SRCL stock last week; the price of the stock increased more than 4% since. Chairman and President Mark C Miller and Exec Vice Pres, International Richard L Foss[/url] both bought shares of SRCL stock in October. COO Richard T Kogler sold 6,000 shares of SRCL stock total August through November; the price per share has decreased by more than 16% since. EVP Intl Business Development Shan Sacranie sold 6,783 shares of SRCL stock on in August; the price of the stock has decreased by more than 15% since.

Last week's top stocks that were bought by their CEOs were TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), The Greenbrier Companies Inc (GBX), Winthrop Realty Trust (FUR), JMP Group Inc (JMP), and MBIA Inc (MBI).

TriCo Bancshares (TCBK): President and CEO, Director Richard P Smith Bought 21,000 Shares

President and CEO, Director of TriCo Bancshares (TCBK) Richard P Smith bought 21,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $21.66. TriCo Bancshares is a bank holding company for Tri Counties Bank. TriCo Bancshares has a market cap of $386.54 million; its shares were traded at around $21.66 with a P/E ratio of 22.6 and P/S ratio of 2.5. The dividend yield of TriCo Bancshares stocks is 2.12%. TriCo Bancshares had an annual average earning growth of 16.4% over the past 5 years.

Last week's top five guru bargain stocks were American Express Company (AXP), Markel Corp (MKL), Sara Lee Corp (SLE), Murphy Oil Corp (MUR), and Lexmark International Inc. (LXK).

American Express Company (AXP): Down 56% Since Jean-Marie Eveillard Bought in the Quarter Ended on 2008-09-30

Jean-Marie Eveillard added to his holdings in Consumer Finance company American Express Company by 14.2% during the quarter ended 09/30/2008. He owned 9,735,579 shares of as of 09/30/2008. American Express Company is primarily engaged in the business of providing travel related services financial advisory services and international banking services throughout the world. The company has a market cap of $22.42 billion with a P/E ratio of 6 and P/S ratio of 0.81. The dividend yield of American Express Company stocks is 3.72%. American Express Company had an annual average earning growth of 1.3% over the past 10 years.

Weekly GuruFocus highlight of top insider buys: AutoNation Inc. (AN), Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL)

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