There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on August 23, Terreno Realty Corp's CEO, W Blake Baird, invested $9,789.30 into 657 shares of TRNO, for a cost per share of $14.90. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money.
In trading on Friday, bargain hunters could buy shares of Terreno Realty Corp (NYSE: TRNO) and achieve a cost basis 17.9% cheaper than Baird, with shares changing hands as low as $12.23 per share. It should be noted that Baird has collected $0.10/share in dividends since the time of their purchase, so they are currently down 17.2% on their purchase from a total return basis. Terreno Realty Corp shares are currently trading up about 0.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of TRNO shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, TRNO's low point in its 52 week range is $11.69 per share, with $19.00 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $12.52. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which insider buying was recorded over the last six months:
| Purchased | Insider | Title | Shares | Price/Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/11/2011 | W Blake Baird | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | 5,000 | $15.55 | $77,740.00 |
| 08/11/2011 | Michael A Coke | PRESIDENT AND CFO | 10,000 | $15.60 | $155,994.09 |
| 08/23/2011 | W Blake Baird | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | 657 | $14.90 | $9,789.30 |
The current annualized dividend paid by Terreno Realty Corp is $0.40/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend has an upcoming ex-date of 01/04/2012. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for TRNO, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 3.2% annualized yield is likely to continue.
TRNO operates in the Real Estate sector, among companies like ZipRealty Inc (NASD: ZIPR) which is down about 11.5% today, and NTS Realty Holdings Ltd Partnership (AMEX: NLP) trading lower by about 4.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of TRNO, versus ZIPR and NLP.




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