According to
GuruFocus Insider Data
, the largest CFO sells during the past week were: Comcast Corp.
(
CMCSA
), Millennial Media Inc. (
MM
), Pier 1 Imports Inc.(
PIR
), Varian Medical Systems Inc.(
VAR
), and Support.com Inc. (
SPRT
).
Comcast Corp. (
CMCSA
): Vice Chairman and CFO Michael J. Angelakis Sold 134,170
Shares
Vice chairman and CFO
Michael J. Angelakis
sold 134,170 shares of CMCSA stock on 11/01/2012 at the average
price of $37.74. Angelakis owns at least 276,695 shares after
this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.34% since.
Comcast Corp., among the world's largest communication companies,
provides basic cable, digital cable and high speed internet
services that connect people to what's important in their lives.
Comcast has a market cap of $100.52 billion; its shares were
traded at $37.61 with a P/E ratio of 20 and a P/S ratio of 1.8.
The dividend yield of Comcast stocks is 1.7%. Comcast had an
annual average earnings growth of 17.1% over the past 10 years.
GuruFocus rated Comcast
the business predictability rank of 4 stars
.
Comcast recently released its third quarter 2012 results. For
this quarter ended 9/30/2012, Comcast saw year-over-year revenue
increase of 15.4% to $16.5 billion. EPS for the quarter was
$0.78, a 136.4% increase over prior year quarter, and free cash
flow increased 8.8% to $1.5 billion. Also during this quarter,
Comcast repurchased 74.6 million shares of its common stock for
$2.25 billion.
Director
Sheldon M. Bonovitz
sold 20,884 shares of CMCSA stock on 11/01/2012 at the average
price of 36.85. Founder and chairman emeritus Ralph J. Roberts
sold 85,479 shares of CMCSA stock on 10/31/2012 at the average
price of 37.19.
Millennial Media Inc. (
MM
): Executive Vice President and CFO Michael B. Avon Sold 118,349
Shares
Executive vice president and CFO Michael B. Avon sold 118,349
shares of MM stock on 10/29/2012 at the average price of $13.44.
Avon owns at least 57,307 shares after this. The price of the
stock has increased by 13.69% since.
Millenial Media Inc. is an independent mobile advertising
platform company, aiding app developers and mobile website
publishers to maximize their advertising revenue, acquire users
for their apps and gain insight about their users. Millennial
Media has a market cap of $1.25 billion; its shares were traded
at around $15.28 with a P/S ratio of 12.1.
Millennial Media has reported its preliminary third quarter 2012
results. For this quarter ended 9/30/2012, Millennial expects
revenue in the range of $46.5 million to $47 million. Net loss is
expected to be in the range of $1.9 million to $2.4 million.
President and CEO, 10% Owner Paul J. Palmieri sold 1,100,862
shares of MM stock on 10/29/2012 at the average price of 13.44.
Multiple other insiders also sold shares of MM stock over the
past week.
Pier 1 Imports Inc. (
PIR
): Senior Executive Vice President and CFO Charles H. Turner Sold
72,000 Shares
Senior Executive Vice President and CFO Charles H. Turner sold
72,000 shares of PIR stock on 11/01/2012 at the average price of
$20.82. Turner owns at least 259,944 shares after this. The price
of the stock has decreased by 0.77% since.
Pier 1 Imports consists of a chain of retail stores operating
under the names "Pier 1 Imports" and "The Pier," selling a wide
variety of furniture, decorative home furnishings, dining and
kitchen goods, accessories and other specialty items for the
home. Pier 1 Imports has a market cap of $2.18 billion; its
shares were traded at $20.66 with a P/E ratio of 19.6 and a P/S
ratio of 1.4. The dividend yield of Pier 1 Imports stocks is
0.8%.
Pier 1 Imports Inc. has released its second quarter 2012 results
ended 8/25/2012. Comparable store sales grew 6.7% over prior year
quarter, with total sales increasing 8.3% to $368 million. GAAP
EPS was $0.24, versus $0.14 in the same quarter of 2011.
Executive Vice President - Stores Sharon M. Leite sold 75,000
shares of PIR stock on 10/22/2012 at the average price of 20.19.
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (
VAR
): Executive Vice President and CFO Elisha W. Finney Sold 41,360
Shares
Executive Vice President and CFO Elisha W. Finney sold 41,360
shares of VAR stock on 11/01/2012 at the average price of $7.06.
Finney owns at least 44,561 shares after this. The price of the
stock has increased by 4.61% since.
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California is the
world's supplier of equipment and software for treating cancer.
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. has a market cap of $7.41 billion;
its shares were traded at around $70.15 with a P/E ratio of 17.7
and a P/S ratio of 2.6. Varian Medical Systems, Inc. had an
annual average earnings growth of 17.9% over the past 10 years.
GuruFocus rated Varian Medical Systems, Inc. the business
predictability rank of 4.5 stars.
Varian Medical Systems recently released its fourth quarter 2012
results ended 10/25/2012. Net earnings from continuing operations
were $1.08 per diluted share in the quarter, compared to $0.95
prior year quarter. Revenues for this quarter were $756 million,
up 5% from last year.
President and CEO Dow R. Wilson sold 10,000 shares of VAR stock
on 11/01/2012 at the average price of $67.02. Senior vice
president and president of oncology systems Kolleen T. Kennedy
and multiple other Insiders also sold shares of VAR stock.
Support.com, Inc. (
SPRT
): Executive Vice President and CFO Shelly B. Schaffer Sold
70,000 Shares
Executive Vice President and CFO of Support.com, Inc. (
SPRT
) Shelly B. Schaffer sold 70,000 shares during the past week at
an average price of $4.58.
Support.com, formerly SupportSoft Inc., provides instant
technology relief to consumers and small businesses directly via
channel partners. Support.com has a market cap of $231.1 million;
its shares were traded at around $4.61 with and a P/S ratio of
4.3. Support.com had an annual average earnings growth of 1.1%
over the past five years.
Support.com reported third quarter 2013 revenues of $18.2 million
and GAAP income from continuing operations of $298,000 ($0.01 per
share). Non-GAAP income was $1.8 million ($0.04 per share).
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