President and CEO of KiOR Inc. (KIOR) Fred Cannon sells 4,771 shares of KIOR on 03/15/2012 at an average price of $8.94 a share.

Kior Inc-a has a market cap of $367.5 million; its shares were traded at around $9.3 .

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

CEO Recent Trades:

• President and CEO Fred Cannon sold 8,830 shares of KIOR stock on 03/01/2012 at the average price of 8.64. Fred Cannon owns at least 301,170 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.64% since.

CFO Recent Trades:

• CFO John H Jr Karnes sold 2,179 shares of KIOR stock on 03/06/2012 at the average price of 8.14. John H Jr Karnes owns at least 47,821 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 14.25% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• See Remarks John Kasbaum bought 2,100 shares of KIOR stock on 12/29/2011 at the average price of 8.8. John Kasbaum owns at least 2,100 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.68% since.
• Director John Melo sold 2,000 shares of KIOR stock on 01/30/2012 at the average price of 12.04. The price of the stock has decreased by 22.76% since.
• Director John Melo sold 6,200 shares of KIOR stock on 01/17/2012 at the average price of 10. The price of the stock has decreased by 7% since.
• Director John Melo sold 1,000 shares of KIOR stock on 01/03/2012 at the average price of 10.19. The price of the stock has decreased by 8.73% since.
• Director John Melo sold 19,800 shares of KIOR stock on 12/30/2011 at the average price of 9.71. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.22% since.

For the complete insider trading history of KIOR, 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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