CFO of JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU) David Vellequette sells 128,332 shares of JDSU on 01/03/2011 at an average price of $15 a share.

Jds Uniphase Corp. has a market cap of $3.23 billion; its shares were traded at around $14.78 with a P/E ratio of 39.9 and P/S ratio of 2.4.

JDSU is in the portfolios of Paul Tudor Jones of The Tudor Group, Bruce Kovner of Caxton Associates, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors, Jeremy Grantham of GMO LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC.


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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Sell: Chief Exec. Officer & Pres. Thomas H Waechter sold 241,826 shares of JDSU stock on 01/04/2011 at the average price of 14.96. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.2% since.


• Sell: Director Kevin Kennedy sold 87,361 shares of JDSU stock on 01/03/2011 at the average price of 14.98. Kevin Kennedy owns at least 220,982 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.34% since.


• Sell: EVP & President, CCOP Alan S Lowe sold 21,563 shares of JDSU stock on 12/20/2010 at the average price of 14.44. Alan S Lowe owns at least 112,431 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.35% since.


• Sell: Sr. Vice President Roy Bie sold 2,925 shares of JDSU stock on 12/13/2010 at the average price of 14. Roy Bie owns at least 29,537 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.57% since.


• Sell: EVP & President, CCOP Alan S Lowe sold 8,336 shares of JDSU stock on 12/13/2010 at the average price of 13.95. Alan S Lowe owns at least 133,994 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.95% since.

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