According to
GuruFocus Insider Data
, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Smiths
News Plc, Prestige Brands Holdings Inc., Proto Labs Inc. and Imax
Corporation.
Smiths News Plc (
NWS
): Chairman and CEO Keith Rupert Murdoch Sold 418,631
Shares
Chairman and CEO of Smiths News Plc (
NWS
) Keith Rupert Murdoch sold 418,631 shares on 11/20/2012 at an
average price of $23.95. News Corporation's diversified global
operations include the production and distribution of motion
pictures and television programming; television, satellite and
cable broadcasting; the publication of newspapers, magazines,
books; the production and distribution of promotional and
advertising products and services; the development of digital
broadcasting; the development of conditional access and
subscriber management systems; and the creation and distribution
of popular on-line programming. News Corporation has a market cap
of $58.2 billion; its shares were traded at around $24.825 with a
P/E ratio of 16.44 and P/S ratio of 1.73. The dividend yield of
News Corporation stocks is 0.68%.
Chairman and CEO
Keith Rupert Murdoch
sold 418,631 shares of NWS stock on 11/20/2012 at the average
price of $23.95. Executive Vice President and Deputy CFO
John Nallen
sold 50,000 shares of NWS stock on 08/22/2012 at the average
price of $23.51. Director
Andrew Knight
, Director Emeritus Stanley S. Shuman, Director Roderick I.
Eddington and Director Lachlan K. Murdoch sold 188,000 shares of
NWS stock in August and June.
Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. (
PBH
): President and CEO Matthew Mannelly Sold 543,351
Shares
President and CEO of Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. (
PBH
) Matthew Mannelly sold 543,351 shares during the past week at an
average price of $20.04. Prestige Brands Holdings is a marketer
and distributor of brand name over-the-counter drug, personal
care and household cleaning products sold throughout the U.S. and
Canada. Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $1.06
billion; its shares were traded at around $20.99 with a P/E ratio
of 16.53 and P/S ratio of 2.4.
Net sales were $161.3 million and net earnings were $19.2 million
for Prestige Brands Holdings Inc.'s third quarter fiscal results.
President and CEO Matthew Mannelly sold 600,000 shares of PBH
stock in November. Director Gary E. Costley sold 40,704 shares of
PBH stock in November.
Proto Labs Inc. (
PRLB
): President and CEO Bradley A. Cleveland Sold 300,000
Shares
President and CEO of Proto Labs Inc. (
PRLB
) Bradley A. Cleveland sold 300,000 shares on 11/21/2012 at an
average price of $31. Proto Labs Inc. is an online and
technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of custom parts for
prototyping and short-run production. Proto Labs Inc. has a
market cap of $815.5 million; its shares were traded at around
$34.07 with and P/S ratio of 8.24.
Proto Labs Inc. reported their 2012 third quarter results. The
company reported net income of $6.7 million and revenues of $32.5
million.
President and CEO Bradley A. Cleveland sold 351,500 shares of
PRLB stock in October and November. Chairman, Chief Technology
Officer and 10% Owner Lawrence J. Lukis, Director Brian K. Smith,
Director Douglas A. Kingsley and COO Donald G. Krantz sold
2,937,510 shares of PRLB stock in November.
Imax Corporation (
IMAX
): CEO Richard L. Gelfond Sold 220,000 Shares
CEO of Imax Corporation (
IMAX
) Richard L. Gelfond sold 220,000 shares on 11/19/2012 at an
average price of $22.01. Imax Corporation is an entertainment
technology company, with particular emphasis on film and digital
imaging technologies including giant-screen images, 3D
presentations, post-production and digital projection. Imax
Corporation has a market cap of $1.4 billion; its shares were
traded at around $21.26 with a P/E ratio of 34.85 and P/S ratio
of 5.92.
Imax Corporation reported their third quarter financial results
with net sales of $80.7 million and net income of $15.0 million.
CEO Richard L. Gelfond sold 220,000 shares of IMAX stock on
11/19/2012 at the average price of $22.01. Exec Vice President
and CFO Joseph Sparacio sold 30,000 shares of IMAX stock on
11/19/2012 at the average price of $22.26. Kevin Douglas bought
983,600 shares of IMAX stock in July and August.
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