Chairman and CEO of LifePoint Hospitals Inc. (LPNT) William F Iii Carpenter sells 40,000 shares of LPNT on 11/30/2011 at an average price of $39.01 a share.
Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. has a market cap of $2.03 billion; its shares were traded at around $39.04 with a P/E ratio of 12.4 and P/S ratio of 0.6. Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 19.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.
Group President Jone Law Koford sold 1,800 shares of LPNT stock on 11/15/2011 at the average price of 39.5. Jone Law Koford owns at least 62,598 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.16% since.
Group President Jone Law Koford sold 3,400 shares of LPNT stock on 11/03/2011 at the average price of 38.51. Jone Law Koford owns at least 65,198 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.38% since.
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