President and CEO of American Ecology Corp. (ECOL) James R Baumgardner buys 2,500 shares of ECOL on 10/29/2010 at an average price of $16.46 a share.

American Ecology Corp. has a market cap of $287.3 million; its shares were traded at around $15.73 with a P/E ratio of 27.2 and P/S ratio of 2.1. The dividend yield of American Ecology Corp. stocks is 4.6%. American Ecology Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 39% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated American Ecology Corp. the business predictability rank of 2-star.

ECOL is in the portfolios of John Buckingham of Al Frank Asset Management, Inc..

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

CEO Recent Trades:

• Buy: President and CEO James R Baumgardner bought 7,000 shares of ECOL stock on 09/15/2010 at the average price of 13.54. James R Baumgardner owns at least 35,737 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 16.17% since.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Buy: VP and CFO Jeffrey R Feeler bought 2,823 shares of ECOL stock on 09/15/2010 at the average price of 13.41. Jeffrey R Feeler owns at least 8,060 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 17.3% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Buy: V.P. & CIO John M Cooper bought 2,200 shares of ECOL stock on 09/15/2010 at the average price of 13.4. John M Cooper owns at least 5,800 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 17.39% since.


• Buy: S.V.P of Sales & Marketing Steven D Welling bought 2,500 shares of ECOL stock on 09/15/2010 at the average price of 13.52. Steven D Welling owns at least 6,289 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 16.35% since.


• Buy: V.P. OF OPERATIONS Simon G Bell bought 1,000 shares of ECOL stock on 09/15/2010 at the average price of 13.5. Simon G Bell owns at least 5,999 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 16.52% since.


• Buy: VP and Controller Eric L Gerratt bought 720 shares of ECOL stock on 09/15/2010 at the average price of 13.5. Eric L Gerratt owns at least 3,920 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 16.52% since.


• Buy: Director Daniel Fox bought 880 shares of ECOL stock on 09/15/2010 at the average price of 13.5. Daniel Fox owns at least 2,680 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 16.52% since.

Why CEOs Are Buying Stocks Of Their Own Companies?

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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.
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