WEEKLY CFO SELLS HIGHLIGHT: IRM, PEP, M, WEC, SCHW, SXCI, CMS

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May 15, 2011
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest CFO sells during the past week were: Iron Mountain, PEPSICO INC, Macys Inc, WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP, SCHWAB CHARLES Corp, SXC Health Solutions Corp, and CMS ENERGY Corp.

Iron Mountain (IRM, Financial): CFO Brian P Mckeon Sold 249,412 Shares

CFO of Iron Mountain (IRM) Brian P Mckeon sold 249,412 shares on 05/10/2011 at an average price of $32.27. Iron Mountain Incorporated is one of the world's largest records and information management services company. Iron Mountain has a market cap of $6.49 billion; its shares were traded at around $32.43 with a P/E ratio of 27.2 and P/S ratio of 2.1. The dividend yield of Iron Mountain stocks is 2.3%. Iron Mountain had an annual average earnings growth of 12.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Iron Mountain the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Iron Mountain has recently released its first quarter 2011 results. For this quarter, the company reported revenues of $799 million compared to $777 million prior year quarter. Gross profit was $467 million compared to $451 million prior year quarter, and net income was $73 million compared to $26 million last year.

Sell: CFO Brian P Mckeon sold 249,412 shares of IRM stock on 05/10/2011 at the average price of 32.27. Brian P Mckeon owns at least 6,404 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.5% since. Director Clark H Bailey sold 16,416 shares of IRM stock on 05/06/2011 at the average price of 31.91.

PEPSICO INC. (PEP, Financial): EVP Finance & CFO Hugh F Johnston Sold 76,894 Shares

EVP Finance & CFO of PEPSICO INC. (PEP) Hugh F Johnston sold 76,894 shares on 05/10/2011 at an average price of $69.89. PepsiCo, Inc. consists of: Frito-Lay Company, Pepsi-Cola Company, and Tropicana Products. Pepsico Inc. has a market cap of $112.93 billion; its shares were traded at around $70.56 with a P/E ratio of 17.2 and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Pepsico Inc. stocks is 2.7%. Pepsico Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 8.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Pepsico Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

For its first quarter 2011, PEPSICO INC. reported net income of $1.14 billion, compared to $1.43 billion prior year quarter. This drop was induced mostly by higher commodity costs. The company reported revenues of $11.94 billion.

Sell: CEO, PepsiCo Americas Foods John C Compton sold 226,100 shares of PEP stock on 05/09/2011 at the average price of 69.61. EVP Finance & CFO Hugh F Johnston sold 76,894 shares of PEP stock on 05/10/2011 at the average price of 69.89. Hugh F Johnston owns at least 70,318 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.96% since. SVP and Controller Peter A Bridgman sold 56,984 shares of PEP stock on 05/03/2011 at the average price of 69.29. Other insiders sold shares of PEP stock as well.

Macys Inc. (M, Financial): CFO Karen M Hoguet Sold 76,744 Shares

CFO of Macys Inc. (M) Karen M Hoguet sold 76,744 shares on 05/13/2011 at an average price of $28.75. Federated Department Stores, through its subsidiaries, is one of the operators of full-line department stores in the United States. Macys Inc. has a market cap of $12.12 billion; its shares were traded at around $28.46 with a P/E ratio of 13.7 and P/S ratio of 0.4. The dividend yield of Macys Inc. stocks is 0.7%.

Macys Inc. has released its first quarter 2011 results. During this quarter, the company reported sales of $5.89 billion- up 5.7% from prior year quarter. Net income was $131 million compared to $23 million prior year quarter.

Sell: Chairman, CEO and President Terry J Lundgren sold 306,976 shares of M stock on 05/13/2011 at the average price of 28.66. CFO Karen M Hoguet sold 76,744 shares of M stock on 05/13/2011 at the average price of 28.75. Karen M Hoguet owns at least 78,397 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.01% since. Other insiders sold shares of M stock on 05/13/2011 as well.

WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP. (WEC, Financial): Executive Vice President & CFO Frederick D Kuester Sold 68,000 Shares

Executive Vice President & CFO of WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP. (WEC) Frederick D Kuester sold 68,000 shares on 05/10/2011 at an average price of $31.7. Wisconsin Energy Corp. is a holding company with subsidiaries in utility and non-utility businesses. Wisconsin Energy Corp. has a market cap of $7.37 billion; its shares were traded at around $31.55 with a P/E ratio of 15 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of Wisconsin Energy Corp. stocks is 3.3%. Wisconsin Energy Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 2.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Wisconsin Energy Corp. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

WISCONSIN ENERGY CORP. recently released its first quarter 2011 earnings results. For this quarter, the company reported net income of $171 million compared to $129 million prior year quarter. Revenues were $1.33 billion compared to $1.25 billion prior year quarter.

Sell: Chairman, President, and CEO Gale E Klappa sold 50,000 shares of WEC stock on 05/10/2011 at the average price of 31.77. Executive Vice President & CFO Frederick D Kuester sold 68,000 shares of WEC stock on 05/10/2011 at the average price of 31.7. Frederick D Kuester owns at least 56,021 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.47% since. Senior Vice President Charles R Cole sold 118,680 shares of WEC stock on 05/10/2011 at the average price of 31.45. Executive Vice President Allen L Leverett sold 61,000 shares of WEC stock on 05/03/2011 at the average price of 31.5.

SCHWAB CHARLES Corp. (SCHW, Financial): EVP and CFO Joseph R Martinetto Sold 66,080 Shares

EVP and CFO of SCHWAB CHARLES Corp. (SCHW) Joseph R Martinetto sold 66,080 shares on 05/10/2011 at an average price of $18.2. Charles Schwab Corp. provides a full-service investing experience to customers through a clicks and mortar multi-dimensional, five channel offering of the Internet, branch offices, speech recognition, touch-tone telephone, e-mail and wireless technologies, multilingual and international services, and direct access to professionals day or night. Schwab Charles Corp. has a market cap of $21.26 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.64 with a P/E ratio of 30.9 and P/S ratio of 5. The dividend yield of Schwab Charles Corp. stocks is 1.3%. Schwab Charles Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 9.3% over the past 10 years.

SCHWAB CHARLES Corp. has released its first quarter 2011 results. During this quarter, the company reported net income of $243 million- an increase from the $6 million prior year quarter. Revenue rose 23% to $1.21 billion compared to $975 million prior year quarter. Total client assets rose 10% to $1.65 billion and the company’s pre-tax profit margin climbed to 32.6%.

Sell: EVP and CFO Joseph R Martinetto sold 66,080 shares of SCHW stock on 05/10/2011 at the average price of 18.2. Joseph R Martinetto owns at least 56,952 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.08% since.

SXC Health Solutions Corp. (SXCI, Financial): CFO & EVP Jeffrey G Park Sold 61,000 Shares

CFO & EVP of SXC Health Solutions Corp. (SXCI) Jeffrey G Park sold 61,000 shares on 05/09/2011 at an average price of $59.5. SXC HEALTH SOLUTIONS, Corp. provides pharmacy benefits management services and healthcare IT solutions to the healthcare benefits management industry. Sxc Health Solutions Corp. has a market cap of $3.83 billion; its shares were traded at around $60.38 with a P/E ratio of 51.6 and P/S ratio of 2.

SXC Health Solutions Corp. has recently released its first quarter 2011 results. The company reported revenues of $1.1 billion compared to $452.1 million prior year quarter. Gross profit was $63.6 million compared to $50.2 million prior year quarter. GAAP net income was $18.3 million compared to $14.8 million last year.

Sell: CFO & EVP Jeffrey G Park sold 61,000 shares of SXCI stock on 05/09/2011 at the average price of 59.5. Jeffrey G Park owns at least 4,654 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.48% since.

CMS ENERGY Corp. (CMS, Financial): Exec Vice Pres/CFO Thomas J Webb Sold 60,000 Shares

Exec Vice Pres/CFO of CMS ENERGY Corp. (CMS) Thomas J Webb sold 60,000 shares on 05/10/2011 at an average price of $20.27. CMS Energy Corporation is a diversified energy company operating in the United States and around the world. Cms Energy Corp. has a market cap of $5.1 billion; its shares were traded at around $20.21 with a P/E ratio of 13.6 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Cms Energy Corp. stocks is 4.1%. Cms Energy Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 54.7% over the past 5 years.

For its first quarter 2011, CMS ENERGY Corp. reported net income of $135 million compared to $85 million prior year quarter. Operating revenue increased 4.5% to $2.06 billion.

Sell: Exec Vice Pres/CFO Thomas J Webb sold 60,000 shares of CMS stock on 05/10/2011 at the average price of 20.27. Thomas J Webb owns at least 271,918 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.3% since. Director David W Joos sold 49,845 shares of CMS stock on 05/10/2011 at the average price of 20.2.

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