President & CEO of Oil States International Inc. (OIS) Cindy B Taylor sells 60,000 shares of OIS on 09/28/2010 at an average price of $45 a share.

Oil States International Inc. has a market cap of $2.26 billion; its shares were traded at around $44.87 with a P/E ratio of 16 and P/S ratio of 1.1. Oil States International Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 25% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Oil States International Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

OIS is in the portfolios of Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates, Murray Stahl of Horizon Asset Management, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors, Jeremy Grantham of GMO LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Sell: Senior VP-CFO & Treasurer Bradley J Dodson sold 3,562 shares of OIS stock on 09/09/2010 at the average price of 43.52. Bradley J Dodson owns at least 39,579 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.1% since.


• Sell: Senior VP-CFO & Treasurer Bradley J Dodson sold 3,000 shares of OIS stock on 08/06/2010 at the average price of 45.85. Bradley J Dodson owns at least 39,579 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.14% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Sell: Sr. VP, Canadian Accomodations Ronald R Green sold 7,500 shares of OIS stock on 09/23/2010 at the average price of 44.26. Ronald R Green owns at least 3,800 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.38% since.


• Sell: Sr.VP Offshore Products Charles James Moses Jr sold 2,812 shares of OIS stock on 09/13/2010 at the average price of 45.1. Charles James Moses Jr owns at least 24,979 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.51% since.


• Sell: Sr.VP Accounting & Corp. Sec. Robert Wesley Hampton sold 11,250 shares of OIS stock on 09/09/2010 at the average price of 43.5. Robert Wesley Hampton owns at least 20,925 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.15% since.


• Sell: Sr.VP Operations Christopher E Cragg sold 9,374 shares of OIS stock on 09/02/2010 at the average price of 43.01. Christopher E Cragg owns at least 30,382 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 4.32% since.

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