Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Ensign Group, Tyco Intl Ltd, Family Dollar, and Ruby Tuesday

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Jan 16, 2011
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Ensign Group, Tyco Intl Ltd, Family Dollar, and Ruby Tuesday Tyco Intl Ltd (TYC, Financial): Chairman and CEO Edward D Breen sold 152,358 Shares

Chairman and CEO of Tyco Intl Ltd (TYC) Edward D Breen sold 152,358 shares on 01/13/2011 at an average price of $44.67. Tyco International Ltd., a diversified manufacturing and service company, is the world's largest manufacturer and servicer of electrical and electronic components and undersea telecommunications systems, the world's largest manufacturer, installer, and provider of fire protection systems and electronic security services, has strong leadership positions in disposable medical products, plastics, and adhesives, and is the largest manufacturer of flow control valves. Tyco Intl Ltd has a market cap of $22.11 billion; its shares were traded at around $45.24 with a P/E ratio of 16.7 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of Tyco Intl Ltd stocks is 1.9%.

The Company reported revenues of $4.5 billion and net income of $273.0 million.

Chairman and CEO Edward D Breen sold 761,790 shares of TYC stock in September, October, November, December, and January. SVP, Human Resources Laurie Siegel sold 3,874 shares of TYC stock in December and January.on 01/13/2011 at the average price of 45. Laurie Siegel owns at least 36,134 shares after this. Pres., Tyco Security Solutions Naren K Gursahaney sold 42,400 shares of TYC stock in December and January. on 01/05/2011 at the average price of 43. Naren K Gursahaney owns at least 52,961 shares after this.

Family Dollar (FDO, Financial): CEO Howard R Levine sold 150,000 Shares

CEO of Family Dollar (FDO) Howard R Levine sold 150,000 shares on 01/13/2011 at an average price of $43.35. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. is one of the fastest growing discount store chains in the United States. Family Dollar has a market cap of $5.52 billion; its shares were traded at around $43.22 with a P/E ratio of 16.2 and P/S ratio of 0.7. The dividend yield of Family Dollar stocks is 1.4%. Family Dollar had an annual average earning growth of 8.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Family Dollar the business predictability rank of 4-star.

The Company reported revenues of $2.0 billion and Net income of $104.4 million.

CEO Howard R Levine sold 150,000 shares of FDO stock on 01/13/2011 at the average price of 43.35. Executive Vice President Charles S Jr Gibson, President and COO R James Kelly sold 116,402 shares of FDO stock in October and November. Senior Vice President Charles M Sowers sold 42,755 shares of FDO stock in August and October.

Ruby Tuesday (RT, Financial): CEO Samuel E Beall Iii sold 100,959 Shares

CEO of Ruby Tuesday (RT) Samuel E Beall Iii sold 100,959 shares on 01/12/2011 at an average price of $14.59. Ruby Tuesday operates casual dining concepts comprised of Ruby Tuesday, Mozzarella's & Tia's. Ruby Tuesday has a market cap of $965.7 million; its shares were traded at around $14.79 with a P/E ratio of 17.1 and P/S ratio of 0.8. Ruby Tuesday had an annual average earning growth of 2.2% over the past 10 years.

The Company reported revenues of $313.5 million and net income of $21.0 million.

CEO Samuel E Beall Iii sold 300,947 shares of RT stock in October and January.SVP - CFO Marguerite N Duffy sold 2,892 shares of RT stock on 08/03/2010 at the average price of 10.25.SVP-Chief People Officer Robert F Leboeuf, Senior VP-CTO Nicolas Ibrahim, and VP-General Counsel & Secretary Scarlett May sold 78,592 shares of RT stock in November and January.Executive Vice President Kimberly Grant sold 80,074 shares of RT stock in January.

Ensign Group (ENSG, Financial): President and CEO Christopher R. Christensen sold 100,000 Shares

President and CEO of Ensign Group (ENSG) Christopher R. Christensen sold 100,000 shares on 01/13/2011 at an average price of $24.93. The Ensign Group was formed for the express purpose of meeting the challenges of the long-term care industry in the 21st Century. Ensign Group has a market cap of $536.4 million; its shares were traded at around $24.85 with a P/E ratio of 14.3 and P/S ratio of 1. The dividend yield of Ensign Group stocks is 0.9%.

The company reported net income of $164.7 million and net income of $9.9 million.

President and CEO Christopher R. Christensen sold 225,000 shares of ENSG stock in November and January.V.P. and General Counsel Beverly B. Wittekind, Executive Vice President Gregory K. Stapley, and Roy E Christensen sold 62,599 shares of ENSG stock in November, December, and January. Director Thomas A Maloof sold 10,000 shares of ENSG stock in December.

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