President and CEO of Itron Inc. (ITRI) Leroy D Nosbaum buys 27,000 shares of ITRI on 10/28/2011 at an average price of $37.31 a share.
Itron Inc. has a market cap of $1.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $37.19 with a P/E ratio of 9 and P/S ratio of 0.7. Itron Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 16.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Itron Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
Chairman of the Board Jon E Eliassen bought 1,000 shares of ITRI stock on 10/28/2011 at the average price of 37.36. Jon E Eliassen owns at least 10,812 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.46% since.
Director Graham M Wilson sold 4,000 shares of ITRI stock on 05/09/2011 at the average price of 52.77. Graham M Wilson owns at least 6,921 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 29.52% since.
For the complete insider trading history of ITRI, click here.
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