VP and COO of Texas Industries Inc. (TXI) James B Rogers sells 2,400 shares of TXI on 01/12/2012 at an average price of $30.3 a share.

Texas Industries Inc. has a market cap of $856.2 million; its shares were traded at around $30.7 with and P/S ratio of 1.4.


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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Director John D Baker Ii bought 10,000 shares of TXI stock on 01/09/2012 at the average price of 28. John D Baker Ii owns at least 37,250 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.64% since.
• 10% Owner Holding Nns bought 19,800 shares of TXI stock on 12/20/2011 at the average price of 29.92. Holding Nns owns at least 6,242,459 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.61% since.
• 10% Owner Holding Nns bought 183,800 shares of TXI stock on 12/19/2011 at the average price of 28.72. Holding Nns owns at least 6,222,659 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6.89% since.
• 10% Owner Holding Nns bought 85,200 shares of TXI stock on 12/15/2011 at the average price of 29.06. Holding Nns owns at least 6,038,859 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.64% since.
• 10% Owner Holding Nns bought 125,998 shares of TXI stock on 12/09/2011 at the average price of 27.87. Holding Nns owns at least 5,953,659 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.15% since.

For the complete insider trading history of TXI, click here.

Why CEOs Are Buying Stocks Of Their Own Companies?

1. As legendary investor Peter Lynch said: "Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise."
2. TOP EXECUTIVES like CEOs and CFOs are savvy buyers of their companies' shares. One long-term study showed that they beat the market on average by six percentage points a year.
3. Another study found that the aggregated activities of insiders can serve as a good indicator to locate market bottoms. Insiders as a whole are smart investors of their own companies.

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