ExecVP/CFO/Treasurer of Compuware Corp. (CPWR) Laura Lawson Fournier sells 247,917 shares of CPWR on 12/03/2010 at an average price of $11.06 a share.

Compuware Corp. has a market cap of $2.43 billion; its shares were traded at around $11.08 with a P/E ratio of 24.09 and P/S ratio of 2.72. Compuware Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 9.2% over the past 10 years.

CPWR is in the portfolios of Dodge & Cox, Pioneer Investments, John Buckingham of Al Frank Asset Management, Inc., Richard Aster Jr of Meridian Fund, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors, Louis Moore Bacon of Moore Capital Management, LP, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Bruce Kovner of Caxton Associates.


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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Sell: VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary Daniel S Jr Follis sold 15,000 shares of CPWR stock on 12/01/2010 at the average price of 10.61. Daniel S Jr Follis owns at least 3,375 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 4.43% since.


• Sell: Director William R Halling sold 10,000 shares of CPWR stock on 11/11/2010 at the average price of 10.08. William R Halling owns at least 49,502 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.92% since.


• Sell: Senior VP, CTO Paul A Czarnik sold 40,745 shares of CPWR stock on 11/11/2010 at the average price of 10.17. Paul A Czarnik owns at least 30,198 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 8.95% since.


• Sell: VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary Daniel S Jr Follis sold 15,000 shares of CPWR stock on 11/05/2010 at the average price of 10.34. Daniel S Jr Follis owns at least 3,375 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.16% since.


• Sell: Director William O Grabe sold 22,750 shares of CPWR stock on 11/04/2010 at the average price of 10.15. William O Grabe owns at least 177,246 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.16% since.

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