COO of Aaron'S Inc. (AAN) William K Jr Butler sells 140,350 shares of AAN on 08/13/2012 at an average price of $29.32 a share.

Aaron's, Inc. has a market cap of $2.21 billion; its shares were traded at around $29.76 with a P/E ratio of 15.3 and P/S ratio of 1.1. The dividend yield of Aaron's, Inc. stocks is 0.2%. Aaron's, Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 17.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Aaron's, Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Executive VP, CFO Gilbert L Danielson sold 45,000 shares of AAN stock on 07/27/2012 at the average price of 29.81. Gilbert L Danielson owns at least 196,183 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.17% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Corporate Controller Robert P Jr Sinclair sold 12,500 shares of AAN stock on 08/06/2012 at the average price of 29.9. Robert P Jr Sinclair owns at least 9,671 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.47% since.
• VP, Finance Steven A Michaels sold 11,250 shares of AAN stock on 08/03/2012 at the average price of 29.78. Steven A Michaels owns at least 2,427 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.07% since.
• Corporate Controller Robert P Jr Sinclair sold 10,000 shares of AAN stock on 07/31/2012 at the average price of 29.5. Robert P Jr Sinclair owns at least 9,671 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.88% since.
• Senior Vice President Mitchell S Paull sold 5,000 shares of AAN stock on 07/26/2012 at the average price of 29.24. Mitchell S Paull owns at least 24,872 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.78% since.
• Chairman R Charles Sr Loudermilk sold 97,721 shares of AAN stock on 06/28/2012 at the average price of 27.01. R Charles Sr Loudermilk owns at least 4,256,407 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.18% since.

For the complete insider trading history of AAN, click here.

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