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Ashland Inc. (ASH) CEO James J /ky Obrien sells 37,500 Shares

Feb 07, 2012 | About:
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CEO of Ashland Inc. (ASH) James J /ky Obrien sells 37,500 shares of ASH on 02/03/2012 at an average price of $65 a share.

Ashland Inc. has a market cap of $5.11 billion; its shares were traded at around $65.37 with a P/E ratio of 16.4 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Ashland Inc. stocks is 1.1%.


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




Directors and Officers Recent Trades:


  • Director Roger W Hale sold 3,562 shares of ASH stock on 01/30/2012 at the average price of 63.46. Roger W Hale owns at least 1,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.01% since.
  • Vice President Susan B Esler sold 3,500 shares of ASH stock on 12/30/2011 at the average price of 57.54. Susan B Esler owns at least 1,454 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 13.61% since.
  • Director Theodore M Solso sold 9,975 shares of ASH stock on 12/15/2011 at the average price of 54.7. Theodore M Solso owns at least 1,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 19.51% since.
  • Senior Vice President Paul C Raymond sold 3,049 shares of ASH stock on 12/06/2011 at the average price of 56.37. Paul C Raymond owns at least 6,646 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 15.97% since.


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

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  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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