EVP, COO, CFO of Arbitron Inc. (ARB) Sean R Creamer sells 1,000 shares of ARB on 09/04/2012 at an average price of $35.02 a share.

Arbitron Inc. has a market cap of $930.4 million; its shares were traded at around $37.86 with a P/E ratio of 16.4 and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of Arbitron Inc. stocks is 1.1%. Arbitron Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 2.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Arbitron Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

CFO Recent Trades:

• EVP, COO, CFO Sean R Creamer sold 1,000 shares of ARB stock on 08/02/2012 at the average price of 34.55. Sean R Creamer owns at least 87,180 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.58% since.
• EVP, COO, CFO Sean R Creamer sold 1,000 shares of ARB stock on 07/02/2012 at the average price of 35.05. Sean R Creamer owns at least 88,180 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 8.02% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• EVP, Survey Operations Steven Michael Smith sold 507 shares of ARB stock on 08/27/2012 at the average price of 36. Steven Michael Smith owns at least 11,671 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.17% since.
• EVP, Bus. Dev. & Strat. & GC Timothy T Smith sold 1,572 shares of ARB stock on 08/06/2012 at the average price of 36.05. Timothy T Smith owns at least 48,090 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.02% since.
• EVP, Technology Solutions Vaughan Scott Henry sold 3,000 shares of ARB stock on 08/01/2012 at the average price of 35.12. Vaughan Scott Henry owns at least 17,883 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.8% since.
• EVP, Survey Operations Steven Michael Smith sold 507 shares of ARB stock on 07/27/2012 at the average price of 35.82. Steven Michael Smith owns at least 11,671 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.7% since.
• EVP, Bus. Dev. & Strat. & GC Timothy T Smith sold 1,572 shares of ARB stock on 07/05/2012 at the average price of 35.85. Timothy T Smith owns at least 49,662 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.61% since.

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

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