Weekly highlight of top insider buys: WalMart Stores Inc. (WMT, Financial), Philip Morris International Inc. (PM, Financial), Kohl’s Corp (KSS, Financial), T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (TROW), and Tyco Electronics Ltd. (TEL, Financial).
WalMart Stores Inc. (WMT): Director James Breyer Bought 5,000 Shares
Director of WalMart Stores Inc., James Breyer, bought 5,000 shares on 8/20/10 at an average price of $51.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the world's largest retailer. Walmart Stores Inc. has a market cap of $189.19 billion; its shares were traded at around $51 with a P/E ratio of 13.21 and P/S ratio of 0.46. The dividend yield of Walmart Stores Inc. stocks is 2.37%. Walmart Stores Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 11.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Walmart Stores Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.
On August 17, Wal-Mart Stores,Inc. reported second quarter sales and earnings for the period ended July 31, 2010. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 were $103 billion, an increase of 2.8 percent from $100 billion in the second quarter last year. Net sales for the second quarter included a currency exchange rate benefit of $857 million.
WalMart Stores Inc. is owned by Hotchkis & Wiley, Donald Yacktman, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Wallace Weitz, Ruane Cunniff, Dodge & Cox, Tom Gayner, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Prem Watsa, Brian Rogers, Ronald Muhlenkamp, PRIMECAP Management, Kenneth Fisher, Mark Hillman, James Barrow, Bill Nygren, Tweedy Browne, Private Capital, and Arnold Van Den Berg, and George Soros.
Last week, Buy: Director James Breyer bought 5,000 shares of WMT stock. Sell: Vice Chairman Wright Eduardo Castro sold 21,088 shares in May.
Philip Morris International Inc. (PM): Director Sergio Marchionne Bought 1,500 Shares
Director of Philip Morris International Inc., Sergio Marchionne, bought 1,500 shares on 8/24/10 at an average price of $51.44.
Philip Morris International is the international tobacco company, with products sold in over 160 countries. Philip Morris International Inc has a market cap of $95.26 billion; its shares were traded at around $51.44 with a P/E ratio of 14.13 and P/S ratio of 1.53. The dividend yield of Philip Morris International Inc stocks is 4.51%.
On July 22, Philip Morris International Inc. announced reported diluted earnings per share of $1.07 in the second quarter of 2010, up by 35.4% from $0.79 in the second quarter of 2009. Excluding currency, reported diluted earnings per share were up by 31.6% as detailed on Schedule 13. Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.00 were up by 20.5% from 2009 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.83.
Philip Morris International Inc. is owned by Tweedy Browne, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Hotchkis & Wiley, Kenneth Fisher, Tom Gayner, Donald Yacktman, Ruane Cunniff, Ronald Muhlenkamp, NWQ Managers, James Barrow, David Dreman, Chris Davis, Dodge & Cox, and David Winters.
Last week, Buy: Director Sergio Marchionne bought 1,500 shares of PM stock.
Kohl's Corp. (KSS): Director Peter Boneparth Bought 2,500 Shares
Director of Kohl's Corp., Peter Boneparth, bought 2,500 shares on 8/23/10 at an average price of $47.21.
Kohl's Corporation operates family oriented, specialty department stores primarily in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast areas of the United States that feature quality, national brand merchandise priced to provide exceptional value to customers. Kohl's Corp. has a market cap of $14.54 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.21 with a P/E ratio of 13.45 and P/S ratio of 0.85. Kohl's Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 13.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Kohl's Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
On August 12, Kohl’s Corporation reported results for the quarter and six months ended July 31, 2010. Kohl’s Corporation reported net income for the quarter ended July 31, 2010 of $260 million, or $0.84 per diluted share, compared with $229 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, a year ago. Net sales were $4.1 billion, an increase of 7.7 percent for the quarter. Comparable store sales for the quarter increased 4.6 percent.
Kohl's Corp. is owned by eight Gurus: Lee Ainslie, Ron Baron, Richard Aster Jr, John Hussman, PRIMECAP Management, Bill Nygren, Chris Davis, and George Soros.
Last week, Buy: Director Peter Boneparth bought 2,500 shares of KSS stock. Sell: Director Peter M Sommerhauser sold 3,000 shares in May.
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (TROW): Vice President Michael C. Gitlin Bought 2,000 Shares
Vice President of T. Rowe Price Group Inc., Michael C. Gitlin, bought 2,000 shares on 8/26/10 at an average price of $45.24.
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. is an investment adviser to individual and institutional investors in the sponsored T. T. Rowe Price Group Inc. has a market cap of $11.74 billion; its shares were traded at around $45.24 with a P/E ratio of 20.29 and P/S ratio of 6.29. The dividend yield of T. Rowe Price Group Inc. stocks is 2.39%. T. Rowe Price Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 10.6% over the past 10 years.
On July 23, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. reported its second quarter 2010 results, including net revenues of $577.4 million, net income of $158.5 million, and diluted earnings per common share of $.59, an increase of 55% from the $.38 per share in the comparable 2009 quarter. Net revenues were $442.2 million in the second quarter of 2009, and net income was $100.0 million.
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is owned by George Soros, Ron Baron, Richard Aster Jr, Crhsi davis, John Rogers, Tom Gayner, Kenneth Fisher, and Chuck Akre.
Last week, Buy: Vice President Michael C. Gitlin bought 2,000 shares of TROW stock.
Tyco Electronics Ltd. (TEL): Director Frederic M Poses Bought 40,000 Shares
Director of Tyco Electronics Ltd., Frederic M Poses, bought 40,000 shares on 8/26/10 at an average price of $24.94.
Tyco Electronics Ltd., global provider of engineered electronic components for thousands of consumer and industrial products; network solutions and systems for telecommunications and energy markets; and wireless systems for critical communications, radar and defense applications. Tyco Electronics Ltd. has a market cap of $11.31 billion; its shares were traded at around $24.94 with a P/E ratio of 11.82 and P/S ratio of 1.1. The dividend yield of Tyco Electronics Ltd. stocks is 2.57%.
Tyco Electronics Ltd. on July 22 reported results for the fiscal third quarter ended June 25, 2010. The company reported a net sales increase of 23 percent year-over-year, and 4 percent sequentially, to $3.08 billion. GAAP EPS were $0.72 for the quarter, compared to $0.05 in the prior-year period. Included in the GAAP EPS were $0.02 per share of income related to tax and other items, net of restructuring charges. This compares to $0.11 per share of net charges in the prior-year quarter.
Tyco Electronics Ltd. is owned by Bill Nygren, Dodge & Cox, Charles Brandes, Richard Pzena, Kenneth Fisher, and Hotchkis & Wiley.
Last week, Buy: Director Frederic M Poses bought 40,000 shares of TEL stock.
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