Chairman & CEO of S.Y. Bancorp Inc. (SYBT) David P Heintzman sells 7,121 shares of SYBT on 07/27/2010 at an average price of $25.33 a share.

S.y. Bancorp Inc. has a market cap of $347.1 million; its shares were traded at around $25.35 with a P/E ratio of 17 and P/S ratio of 3. The dividend yield of S.y. Bancorp Inc. stocks is 2.7%. S.y. Bancorp Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 6.6% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated S.y. Bancorp Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

SYBT is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.

This is the annual revenues and earnings per share of SYBT over the last 10 years. For detailed 10-year financial data and charts, go to 10-Year Financials of SYBT.

CEO Recent Trades:

• Sell: Chairman & CEO David P Heintzman sold 5,000 shares of SYBT stock on 04/28/2010 at the average price of 23.59. David P Heintzman owns at least 113,681 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.46% since.


• Sell: Chairman & CEO David P Heintzman sold 5,000 shares of SYBT stock on 03/22/2010 at the average price of 23.02. David P Heintzman owns at least 88,559 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.12% since.

This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of SYBT. For the complete insider trading history of SYBT, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Buy: Director Charles R Edinger Iii bought 79 shares of SYBT stock on 07/26/2010 at the average price of 25.44. Charles R Edinger Iii owns at least 172,610 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.35% since.


• Buy: Director Richard A Lechleiter bought 83 shares of SYBT stock on 07/26/2010 at the average price of 25.44. Richard A Lechleiter owns at least 7,173 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.35% since.


• Buy: Director Norman Tasman bought 79 shares of SYBT stock on 07/26/2010 at the average price of 25.44. Norman Tasman owns at least 157,743 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.35% since.


• Buy: Director Nicholas X Simon bought 73 shares of SYBT stock on 07/26/2010 at the average price of 25.44. Nicholas X Simon owns at least 51,609 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.35% since.


• Buy: Director Bruce P Madison bought 102 shares of SYBT stock on 07/26/2010 at the average price of 25.44. Bruce P Madison owns at least 41,577 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.35% since.

Why CEOs Are Buying Stocks Of Their Own Companies?

1. As legendary investor Peter Lynch said: "Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise."
2. TOP EXECUTIVES like CEOs and CFOs are savvy buyers of their companies' shares. One long-term study showed that they beat the market on average by six percentage points a year.
3. Another study found that the aggregated activities of insiders can serve as a good indicator to locate market bottoms. Insiders as a whole are smart investors of their own companies.

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