President and CEO of Actuant Corp. (ATU) Robert C Arzbaecher sells 28,600 shares of ATU on 07/19/2012 at an average price of $27.53 a share.

Actuant Corporation has a market cap of $1.87 billion; its shares were traded at around $27.14 with a P/E ratio of 13.5 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of Actuant Corporation stocks is 0.1%. Actuant Corporation had an annual average earning growth of 3.9% over the past 10 years.


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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Exec. VP, Electrical Segment David L Scheer bought 1,000 shares of ATU stock on 06/26/2012 at the average price of 25. David L Scheer owns at least 13,913 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 8.56% since.
• VP Human Resources Sheri Grissom bought 1,755 shares of ATU stock on 04/09/2012 at the average price of 28.26. Sheri Grissom owns at least 23,431 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.96% since.
• Exec. VP, Electrical Segment David L Scheer bought 3,700 shares of ATU stock on 04/05/2012 at the average price of 28.69. David L Scheer owns at least 12,913 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.4% since.
• Exec. VP-Engineered Solutions William Blackmore sold 36,000 shares of ATU stock on 02/03/2012 at the average price of 27. William Blackmore owns at least 65,459 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.52% since.
• Exec. VP-Engineered Solutions William Blackmore sold 20,000 shares of ATU stock on 01/27/2012 at the average price of 25. William Blackmore owns at least 65,459 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 8.56% since.

For the complete insider trading history of ATU, 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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