According to
GuruFocus Insider Data
, the largest CFO sells during the past week were: American
Express Co., Cray Inc., Protalix Biothr, Kimberly Clark, Ill Tool
Works, Cardtronicks Inc. and Avis Budget Group.
American Express Co. (
AXP
): Executive Vice President and CFO Daniel T. Henry Sold 250,125
Shares
Executive Vice President and CFO of American Express Co (
AXP
) Daniel T. Henry sold 250,125 shares on 05/02/2012 at an average
price of $60.62. American Express Company is primarily engaged in
the business of providing travel related services, financial
advisory services and international banking services throughout
the world. American Express Co. has a market cap of $69.62
billion; its shares were traded at around $60.1 with a P/E ratio
of 14.2 and P/S ratio of 2.4. The dividend yield of Amer Express
Co. stocks is 1.3%.
American Express Company recently reported first quarter 2012 net
income of $1.3 billion ($1.07 per diluted share) - up from the
$1.2 billion ($0.97 per share) reported in the first quarter of
2011. Consolidated total revenues rose 8% to $7.6 billion, and
effective tax rate was down to 29% from 32% in prior year
quarter.
Executive Vice President and CFO
Daniel T. Henry
sold 250,125 shares of AXP stock on 05/02/2012 at the average
price of $60.62. Daniel T. Henry owns at least 62,496 shares
after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.86% since.
Vice Chairman Edward P. Gilligan and Pres. Global Merchant
Services
Anre D. Williams
both also sold shares of AXP stock.
Cray Inc. (
CRAY
): Executive Vice President and CFO Brian C. Henry Sold 234,461
Shares
Executive Executive Vice President
Brian C. Henry
sold 234,461 shares of CRAY stock on 05/03/2012 at the average
price of $11.18. Brian C. Henry owns at least 470,985 shares
after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.06% since.
Cray Inc., formerly Tera Computer Company, designs, builds and
sells high-performance vector processor and general-purpose
parallel computer systems. Cray Inc. has a market cap of $327.3
million; its shares were traded at around $10.95 with a P/E ratio
of 15.4 and P/S ratio of 1.4. Cray Inc. had an annual average
earnings growth of 6.3% over the past five years.
Cray Inc. reported first quarter 2012 revenues of $112.3 million
compared to $39.9 million in the prior year quarter. Net income
for the quarter was $5.0 million ($0.13 per diluted share), as
compared to a net loss of $1.5 million ($0.04) last year. Total
gross profit margin for this quarter was 40% compared to 43 prior
year quarter.
Protalix Biothr (
PLX
): Vice President and CFO Yossi Maimon Sold 125,964
Shares
Vice President and CFO of Protalix Biothr (
PLX
) Yossi Maimon sold 125,964 shares on 05/02/2012 at an average
price of $7.13. Orthodontix Inc. is engaged in the provision of
practice management services to the Affiliated Practices pursuant
to long-term Administrative Services Agreements with separately
organized affiliated professional associations. Protalix Biothr
has a market cap of $640.7 million; its shares were traded at
around $6.87 with and P/S ratio of 216.5.
President and CEO David Aviezer sold 450,000 shares of PLX stock
on 05/02/2012 at the average price of $7.13. Vice President and
CFO Yossi Maimon sold 125,964 shares of PLX stock on 05/02/2012
at the average price of $7.13. The price of the stock has
decreased by 3.65% since. Other insiders have sold shares of PLX
stock as well.
Kimberly Clark (
KMB
): Senior Vice President and CFO Mark A. Buthman Sold 97,360
Shares
Senior Vice President and CFO of Kimberly Clark (
KMB
) Mark A. Buthman sold 97,360 shares on 05/01/2012 at an average
price of $78.55. Kimberly-Clark Corporation is one of the
consumer products companies. Kimberly Clark has a market cap of
$31.09 billion; its shares were traded at around $78.29 with a
P/E ratio of 15.9 and P/S ratio of 1.5. The dividend yield of
Kimberly Clark stocks is 3.7%. Kimberly Clark had an annual
average earnings growth of 5.4% over the past 10 years.
Kimberly Clark has released its first quarter 2012 results. The
company saw first quarter net sales of $5.2 billion, an increase
of 4% over prior year quarter. Diluted EPS was $1.18 compared to
$0.86 prior year quarter. Cash flow from operations totaled $585
million compared to $250 in the year ago quarter.
Senior Vice President and CFO Mark A. Buthman sold 97,360 shares
of KMB stock on 05/01/2012 at the average price of $78.55. Mark
A. Buthman owns at least 96,742 shares after this. The price of
the stock has decreased by 0.33% since. President, K-C Healthcare
Joanne B. Bauer also sold shares of KMB stock.
Ill Tool Works (
ITW
): Senior Vice President and CFO Ronald D. Kropp Sold 69,933
Shares
Senior Vice President and CFO Ronald D. Kropp sold 69,933 shares
of ITW stock on 04/27/2012 at the average price of $57.4. Ronald
D. Kropp owns at least 10,046 shares after this. The price of the
stock has decreased by 1.72% since.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. manufactures and markets a variety of
products and systems that provide specific, problem-solving
solutions for a diverse customer base worldwide. Illinois Tool
Works has a market cap of $27.74 billion; its shares were traded
at around $56.41 with a P/E ratio of 15 and P/S ratio of 1.6. The
dividend yield of Illinois Tool Works stocks is 2.5%. Illinois
Tool Works had an annual average earnings growth of 8.9% over the
past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Illinois Tool Works the business
predictability rank of 3-star.
Illinois Tool Works reported a first quarter 2012 drop in net
income from $623 million ($1.24 per share) prior year, to $428
million ($1) this quarter; reflecting a 3% increase in
outstanding shares. Income from continuing operations was $0.97
per share, compared to $0.88 per share prior year quarter.
Revenue for the company increased 7% to $4.55 billion.
Cardtronics Inc. (
CATM
): CFO J. Chris Brewster Sold 68,164 Shares
CFO of Cardtronics Inc. (
CATM
) J. Chris Brewster sold 68,164 shares on 05/01/2012 at an
average price of $28.22. Headquartered in Houston, Texas,
Cardtronics is the world's largest owner/operator of ATMs with
approximately 31,600 ATMs including approximately 2,000 ATMs in
the U.S. Cardtronics Inc. has a market cap of $1.16 billion; its
shares were traded at around $28.9 with a P/E ratio of 22.1 and
P/S ratio of 1.9. Cardtronics Inc had an annual average earnings
growth of 23.2% over the past five years.
Cardtronics Inc. recently announced first quarter 2012
consolidated revenues of $191 million, up by 38% from the same
quarter last year. Adjusted EPS was $0.38, compared to $0.27 last
year, and adjusted EBITDA was $44.5 million - compared to $33.5
million last year.
CFO J. Chris Brewster sold 68,164 shares of CATM stock on
05/01/2012 at the average price of $28.22. J. Chris Brewster owns
at least 174,334 shares after this. The price of the stock has
increased by 2.41% since. Managing Director Bank Machine Ronald
Delnevo and President U.S. Business Group Rick Updyke also sold
shares of CATM stock.
Avis Budget Group (
CAR
): Senior Executive Vice President and CFO David B. Wyshner Sold
60,000 Shares
Senior Executive Vice President and CFO of Avis Budget Grp (
CAR
) David B. Wyshner sold 60,000 shares on 05/02/2012 at an average
price of $16.03. Avis Budget Group Inc. is a provider of vehicle
rental services, with operations in more than seventy countries.
Avis Budget Group has a market cap of $1.36 billion; its shares
were traded at around $15.9 with a P/E ratio of 8 and P/S ratio
of 0.2.
Senior Executive Vice President and CFO David B. Wyshner sold
60,000 shares of CAR stock on 05/02/2012 at the average price of
$16.03. David B. Wyshner owns at least 98,416 shares after this.
The price of the stock has decreased by 0.81% since. Executive
Vice President and Chief Admin Officer Mark J. Servodidio sold
25,000 shares of CAR stock on 05/01/2012 at the average price of
$14.62.
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