Chairman and CEO of UMB Financial Corp. (UMBF) J Mariner Kemper sells 3,000 shares of UMBF on 02/03/2012 at an average price of $40.81 a share.

Umb Financial Corp. has a market cap of $1.62 billion; its shares were traded at around $40.18 with a P/E ratio of 15.3 and P/S ratio of 2.1. The dividend yield of Umb Financial Corp. stocks is 2%. Umb Financial Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 7.5% over the past 10 years.


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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Director Greg M Graves bought 122 shares of UMBF stock on 02/01/2012 at the average price of 38.86. Greg M Graves owns at least 10,551 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.4% since.
• President - Commercial Banking Craig L Anderson bought 4 shares of UMBF stock on 02/01/2012 at the average price of 38.86. Craig L Anderson owns at least 17,306 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.4% since.
• President - Commercial Banking Craig L Anderson bought 4 shares of UMBF stock on 01/03/2012 at the average price of 37.37. Craig L Anderson owns at least 17,492 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.52% since.
• Director Greg M Graves bought 58 shares of UMBF stock on 12/01/2011 at the average price of 34.31. Greg M Graves owns at least 9,890 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 17.11% since.
• Director L Joshua Sosland bought 433 shares of UMBF stock on 11/22/2011 at the average price of 34.85. L Joshua Sosland owns at least 4,712 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 15.29% since.

For the complete insider trading history of UMBF, 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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