Recent Insider Buying: MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), American Realty Capital Properties (NASDAQ:ARCP), Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:HERO), Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX), Republic Services (NYSE:RSG)

MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) VP David Thomson unloaded 30,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.51, for a total transaction of $315,300.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 102,286 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,075,026. MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) stock performance was -5.84% in last session and finished the day at $10.32. Traded volume was 21.06million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 12.56million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.19. MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) insider ownership is 0.30%.

American Realty Capital Properties Inc (NASDAQ:ARCP) Director William G. Stanley bought 18,000 shares of American Realty Capital Properties stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 25th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $12.39 per share, with a total value of $223,020.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 1,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,613. American Realty Capital Properties Inc (NASDAQ:ARCP) rose 0.48 percent to $12.59 Tuesday on volume of 8.15million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $12.52 to $12.66. American Realty Capital Properties Inc (NASDAQ:ARCP) has a market capitalization of $11.43billion.

Hercules Offshore Inc (NASDAQ:HERO) Director Steven A. Webster purchased 150,000 shares of Hercules Offshore stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $4.02 per share, with a total value of $603,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 1,715,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,894,863. Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO)’s stock on July 01, 2014 reported a increase of 1.24% to the closing price of $4.07. Its fifty two weeks range is $3.90 -$7.96. The total market capitalization recorded $653.82million. The overall volume in the last trading session was 5.07million shares. In its share capital, HERO has 160.65million outstanding shares.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) Director William R. Loomis, Jr. acquired 3,485 shares of Phillips 66 stock on the open market in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $86.04 per share, with a total value of $299,849.40. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $872,187. On Tuesday, shares of Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) advanced 0.21% to close the day at $80.60. Company return on investment (ROI) is 2.50% and its monthly performance is recorded as -5.44%. Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) quarterly revenue growth is 1.90%.

Republic Services, Inc (NYSE:RSG) major shareholder Cascade Investment Llc purchased 209,702 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $37.66 per share, for a total transaction of $7,897,377.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 93,043,813 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,504,029,998. Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) stock performance was 0.45% in last session and finished the day at $38.14. Traded volume was 2.15million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.33million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.67. Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) insider ownership is 25.90%.