CEO and President of Maxwell Technologies Inc. (MXWL) David Schramm buys 5,000 shares of MXWL on 05/25/2012 at an average price of $7.02 a share.

Maxwell Tech has a market cap of $196.4 million; its shares were traded at around $6.73 with a P/E ratio of 49.7 and P/S ratio of 1.3.

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

CEO Recent Trades:

• CEO and President David Schramm bought 2,000 shares of MXWL stock on 05/03/2012 at the average price of 9.5. David Schramm owns at least 220,164 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 29.16% since.
• CEO and President David Schramm bought 5,000 shares of MXWL stock on 04/30/2012 at the average price of 10.04. David Schramm owns at least 218,164 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 32.97% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Director Mark Rossi bought 5,000 shares of MXWL stock on 05/14/2012 at the average price of 8.07. Mark Rossi owns at least 96,664 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 16.6% since.
• Director Mark Rossi bought 5,000 shares of MXWL stock on 05/04/2012 at the average price of 9.6. Mark Rossi owns at least 91,664 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 29.9% since.
• Director Burkhard Goeschel bought 5,000 shares of MXWL stock on 05/03/2012 at the average price of 9.59. Burkhard Goeschel owns at least 27,997 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 29.82% since.
• Director Mark Rossi bought 20,000 shares of MXWL stock on 04/30/2012 at the average price of 9.6. Mark Rossi owns at least 86,664 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 29.9% since.
• Director Jose Cortes sold 15,400 shares of MXWL stock on 03/16/2012 at the average price of 18.75. Jose Cortes owns at least 2,216,912 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 64.11% since.

For the complete insider trading history of MXWL, 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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