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EMCORE Corp. (EMKR) Exec Chairman & Chair of Board Reuben F Jr Richards sells 50,000 Shares

Feb 07, 2012 | About:
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Exec Chairman & Chair of Board of EMCORE Corp. (EMKR) Reuben F Jr Richards sells 50,000 shares of EMKR on 02/01/2012 at an average price of $1.16 a share.

Emcore Corp. has a market cap of $124.8 million; its shares were traded at around $1.33 with and P/S ratio of 0.6.

This is the annual revenues and earnings per share of EMKR over the last 10 years. For detailed 10-year financial data and charts, go to 10-Year Financials of EMKR.


CEO Recent Trades:


  • CEO & President Hong Q Hou sold 20,034 shares of EMKR stock on 01/30/2012 at the average price of 1.12. Hong Q Hou owns at least 343,178 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 18.75% since.

CFO Recent Trades:


  • CFO Mark Weinswig sold 9,499 shares of EMKR stock on 08/26/2011 at the average price of 1.59. Mark Weinswig owns at least 62,091 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 16.35% since.

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




Directors and Officers Recent Trades:


  • Exec. VP, China Operations Xinqiao Wang sold 8,017 shares of EMKR stock on 01/30/2012 at the average price of 1.12. Xinqiao Wang owns at least 73,300 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 18.75% since.
  • Exec. VP, China Operations Xinqiao Wang sold 8,403 shares of EMKR stock on 08/30/2011 at the average price of 1.79. Xinqiao Wang owns at least 122,895 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 25.7% since.


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

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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.

Click it to Check Out What the CEO Are Trading


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