According to
GuruFocus Insider Data
, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Actuant
Corporation, Ventas Inc., Under Armour Inc. and Asbury Automotive
Group.
Actuant Corporation (
ATU
): President and CEO Robert C. Arzbaecher sold 771,132
Shares
President and CEO of Actuant Corporation (
ATU
) Robert C. Arzbaecher sold 771,132 shares during the past week
at an average price of $27.78. Actuant, headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wis., is a diversified industrial company with
operations in 15 countries. Actuant Corporation has a market cap
of $1.91 billion; its shares were traded at around $28.09 with a
P/E ratio of 13.8 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of
Actuant Corporation stocks is 0.1%. Actuant Corporation had an
annual average earnings growth of 3.9% over the past 10 years.
Actuant Corporation reported the 2012 second quarter earnings.
The company reported net income of $34.4 million and gross profit
of $166.1 million.
President and CEO
Robert C. Arzbaecher
sold 799,732 shares of ATU stock in July. Executive Vice
President Electrical Segment
David L. Scheer
and Vice President Human Resources
Sheri Grissom
bought 6,455 shares of ATU stock in April and June.
Ventas Inc. (
VTR
): Chairman and CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 264,264 Shares
Chairman and CEO of Ventas Inc. (
VTR
) Debra A. Cafaro sold 264,264 shares on 08/01/2012 at an average
price of $67.25. Ventas Inc. is a healthcare real estate
investment trust. Ventas Inc. has a market cap of $19.65 billion;
its shares were traded at around $67.05 with a P/E ratio of 18.4
and P/S ratio of 11.1. The dividend yield of Ventas Inc. stocks
is 3.7%. Ventas Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of
6.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ventas Inc. the
business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
Ventas Inc. reported total revenues of $616.4 million and net
income of $73.7 million.
Chairman and CEO Debra A. Cafaro sold 319,086 shares of VTR stock
in February and August. Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Robert J. Brehl, Director Douglas M. Pasquale, Director Ronald G.
Geary, Executive Chief Finance Officer Richard A. Schweinhart,
and President Raymond J. Lewis sold 234,317 shares of VTR stock
in May, June and July.
Under Armour Inc. (
UA
): President, CEO and Chairman, 10% Owner Kevin A. Plank sold
270,000 Shares
President, CEO and Chairman, 10% Owner of Under Armour Inc. (
UA
) Kevin A. Plank sold 270,000 shares during the past week at an
average price of $54.06. Under Armour is a developer, marketer
and distributor of branded performance products for men, women
and youth. Under Armour Inc. has a market cap of $5.75 billion;
its shares were traded at around $56.07 with a P/E ratio of 59.3
and P/S ratio of 3.9. Under Armour Inc. had an annual average
earnings growth of 13.4% over the past five years.
Revenues were $369 million, compared to the $291 million last
year and net income of $6.7 million for Under Armour Inc.'s 2012
second quarter results.
President, CEO, Chairman, and 10% Owner Kevin A. Plank sold
540,000 shares of UA stock in May and August. CFO Brad Dickerson
sold 10,100 shares of UA stock in February, April and May.
Executive Vice President Business Development J. Scott Plank,
Director Douglas E. Coltharp, Senior Vice President Global Brand
and Sports Marketing Matthew C. Mirchin, Vice President
E-Commerce John S. Rogers, and Executive Vice President of
Business Development J. Scott Plank sold 226,328 shares of UA
stock in May, July and August.
Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (
ABG
): President and CEO Craig T. Monaghan sold 135,000
Shares
President and CEO of Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (
ABG
) Craig T. Monaghan sold 135,000 shares on 08/01/2012 at an
average price of $25.96. Asbury Automotive Group is one of the
largest automotive retailers in the U.S. Asbury Automotive Group
Inc. has a market cap of $832.9 million; its shares were traded
at around $26.87 with a P/E ratio of 11.8 and P/S ratio of 0.2.
Asbury Automotive Group Inc. reported total revenues of $1.2
billion and net income of $21.1 million.
President and CEO Craig T. Monaghan sold 255,000 shares of ABG
stock in February and August. Vice President and General Counsel
George A. Villasana bought 2,000 shares of ABG stock on
04/30/2012. Director Vernon E. Jordan Jr. and Executive Vice
President and COO Michael Kearney sold 95,959 shares of ABG stock
in July and August.
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