Weekly Top Insider Sells: CIE, TIF, WFM, and FIS

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Mar 05, 2012
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest insider sells during the past week. The overall trend of insiders is illustrated in the chart below:

Cobalt Intl Egy (CIE, Financial): Director Kenneth A Pontarelli sold 11,908,050 Shares

Director of Cobalt Intl Egy (CIE) Kenneth A Pontarelli sold 11,908,050 shares on 02/29/2012 at an average price of $30.6.

Cobalt International Energy, Inc., through its subsidiary Cobalt International Energy, L. Cobalt Intl Egy has a market cap of $12.48 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.6 .

On Feb 21, 2012 Cobalt International Energy, Inc. announced a net loss of $51 million, or $0.13 per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to a net loss of $30 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010. Cobalt reported a net loss of $134 million, or $0.35 per basic and diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to a net loss of $136 million, or $0.39 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2010.

10% Owner Cobalt Co-invest Partners Kern sold 5,095,298 shares of CIE stock on 02/29/2012 at the average price of 27.16. Cobalt Co-invest Partners Kern owns at least 26,939,795 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 12.67% since.

Tiffany & Co (TIF, Financial): Director Peter W May sold 1,319,036 Shares

Director of Tiffany & Co (TIF) Peter W May sold 1,319,036 shares on 02/24/2012 at an average price of $67.47.

Tiffany & Co. operates jewelry and specialty retail stores and manufactures products through its subsidiary corporations. Tiffany & Co has a market cap of $8.57 billion; its shares were traded at around $67.47 with a P/E ratio of 18.38 and P/S ratio of 2.78. The dividend yield of Tiffany & Co stocks is 1.72%. Tiffany & Co had an annual average earnings growth of 8.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Tiffany & Co the business predictability rank of 3-star.

Director Peter W May sold 400,000 shares of TIF stock on 09/27/2011 at the average price of 71.68. Peter W May owns at least 4,681,994 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.87% since.

Whole Foods Mkt (WFM, Financial): Director Jonathan A Seiffer sold 1,000,000 Shares

Director of Whole Foods Mkt (WFM) Jonathan A Seiffer sold 1,000,000 shares on 03/01/2012 at an average price of $82.81.

Whole Foods Market is the largest purveyor of natural foods in the world. Whole Foods Mkt has a market cap of $15.1 billion; its shares were traded at around $82.81 with a P/E ratio of 39.81 and P/S ratio of 1.49. The dividend yield of Whole Foods Mkt stocks is 0.68%. Whole Foods Mkt had an annual average earnings growth of 7.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Whole Foods Mkt the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

Director Jonathan D Sokoloff sold 1,000,000 shares of WFM stock on 03/01/2012 at the average price of 81.02. Jonathan D Sokoloff owns at least 12,910,997 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.21% since.

Fidelity Nat In (FIS, Financial): Director Thomas M Hagerty sold 876,902 Shares

Director of Fidelity Nat In (FIS) Thomas M Hagerty sold 876,902 shares on 02/27/2012 at an average price of $31.19.

Certegy Inc. provides credit, debit and merchant card processing, e-banking, check risk management and check cashing services to financial institutions and merchants worldwide. Fidelity Nat In has a market cap of $9.03 billion; its shares were traded at around $31.19 with a P/E ratio of 13.68 and P/S ratio of 1.57. The dividend yield of Fidelity Nat In stocks is 0.64%.

February 8, 2012 Fidelity National Financial, Inc. reported operating results for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2011.l Pre-tax title margin, excluding realized gains and losses, of 11.7% versus 11.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010 l Commercial revenue of $103.8 million; 2% growth versus the strong fourth quarter of 2010.

Director Thomas M Hagerty sold 356,326 shares of FIS stock on 02/21/2012 at the average price of 30.78. Thomas M Hagerty owns at least 15,934,518 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.33% since.

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