Pres & COO of The J.M. Smucker Company (SJM) Vincent C Byrd sells 19,247 shares of SJM on 08/28/2012 at an average price of $84.84 a share.

The J.m. Smucker Company has a market cap of $9.32 billion; its shares were traded at around $84.71 with a P/E ratio of 17.7 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of The J.m. Smucker Company stocks is 2.5%. The J.m. Smucker Company had an annual average earning growth of 6.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated The J.m. Smucker Company the business predictability rank of 3-star.

CFO Recent Trades:

• CFO Mark R Belgya sold 1,000 shares of SJM stock on 08/17/2012 at the average price of 82. Mark R Belgya owns at least 53,508 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.3% since.
• CFO Mark R Belgya sold 2,000 shares of SJM stock on 06/22/2012 at the average price of 75.82. Mark R Belgya owns at least 54,508 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 11.73% since.
• CFO Mark R Belgya sold 1,000 shares of SJM stock on 04/09/2012 at the average price of 80.68. Mark R Belgya owns at least 50,563 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Vice President Andrew G Platt sold 3,000 shares of SJM stock on 08/17/2012 at the average price of 82. Andrew G Platt owns at least 36,730 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.3% since.
• Vice President David J Lemmon sold 1,252 shares of SJM stock on 08/17/2012 at the average price of 82. The price of the stock has increased by 3.3% since.
• Controller John W Denman sold 150 shares of SJM stock on 08/01/2012 at the average price of 77.06. John W Denman owns at least 25,472 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.93% since.
• Vice President James A Brown sold 700 shares of SJM stock on 07/13/2012 at the average price of 76.03. James A Brown owns at least 18,181 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 11.42% since.
• Vice President Kenneth A Miller sold 1,714 shares of SJM stock on 07/12/2012 at the average price of 75.15. Kenneth A Miller owns at least 16,313 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 12.72% since.

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

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