President and CEO of Graco Inc. (GGG) Patrick J Mchale sells 7,400 shares of GGG on 02/14/2012 at an average price of $49.47 a share.

Graco Inc. has a market cap of $2.9 billion; its shares were traded at around $49.52 with a P/E ratio of 21 and P/S ratio of 3.2. The dividend yield of Graco Inc. stocks is 1.9%. Graco Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 4.8% over the past 10 years.

CFO Recent Trades:

• CFO James A Graner sold 11,250 shares of GGG stock on 02/01/2012 at the average price of 46.53. James A Graner owns at least 70,663 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6.43% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Director Lee R Mitau bought 2,000 shares of GGG stock on 08/19/2011 at the average price of 34.19. Lee R Mitau owns at least 59,513 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 44.84% since.
• VICE PRESIDENT Simon J Paulis sold 25,875 shares of GGG stock on 02/07/2012 at the average price of 48.57. Simon J Paulis owns at least 6,001 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.96% since.
• VICE PRESIDENT Charles L Rescorla sold 11,250 shares of GGG stock on 01/03/2012 at the average price of 40.58. Charles L Rescorla owns at least 61,271 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 22.03% since.
• VICE PRESIDENT Dale D Johnson sold 14,300 shares of GGG stock on 01/03/2012 at the average price of 40.78. Dale D Johnson owns at least 36,611 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 21.43% since.
• Vice President and Controller Caroline M Chambers sold 5,625 shares of GGG stock on 11/14/2011 at the average price of 43.46. Caroline M Chambers owns at least 3,004 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 13.94% since.

For the complete insider trading history of GGG, 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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