Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner of Winmark Corp. (WINA) John L Morgan buys 5,000 shares of WINA on 12/30/2010 at an average price of $32.43 a share.

Winmark Corp. has a market cap of $155.7 million; its shares were traded at around $31.08 with a P/E ratio of 18.8 and P/S ratio of 4.2. The dividend yield of Winmark Corp. stocks is 0.2%. Winmark Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 9.4% over the past 10 years.

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

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

CEO Recent Trades:

• Buy: Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner John L Morgan bought 6,000 shares of WINA stock on 10/14/2010 at the average price of 34.59. John L Morgan owns at least 1,655,091 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 10.15% since.


• Buy: Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner John L Morgan bought 2,000 shares of WINA stock on 08/17/2010 at the average price of 31.16. John L Morgan owns at least 1,649,091 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.26% since.


• Buy: Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner John L Morgan bought 4,100 shares of WINA stock on 08/11/2010 at the average price of 30.31. John L Morgan owns at least 1,647,091 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.54% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Buy: Pres/Finance & Administration Brett D Heffes bought 300 shares of WINA stock on 12/22/2010 at the average price of 32.5. Brett D Heffes owns at least 49,358 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.37% since.


• Buy: President, Winmark Capital Steven C Zola bought 1,000 shares of WINA stock on 08/26/2010 at the average price of 30.16. Steven C Zola owns at least 12,141 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.05% since.


• Sell: Director Jenele C Grassle sold 2,000 shares of WINA stock on 12/08/2010 at the average price of 33. Jenele C Grassle owns at least 7,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.82% since.


• Sell: VP of Marketing Merry Beth Hovey sold 1,400 shares of WINA stock on 11/23/2010 at the average price of 33.5. Merry Beth Hovey owns at least 500 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 7.22% since.


• Sell: 10% Owner Ronald G Olson sold 6,108 shares of WINA stock on 11/17/2010 at the average price of 33. Ronald G Olson owns at least 719,407 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.82% 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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