Chairman, President & CEO of Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) Jonathan W Ayers sells 15,000 shares of IDXX on 10/24/2012 at an average price of $96.42 a share.

Idexx Laboratories has a market cap of $5.55 billion; its shares were traded at around $96 with a P/E ratio of 32.2 and P/S ratio of 4.6. Idexx Laboratories had an annual average earning growth of 16.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Idexx Laboratories the business predictability rank of 5-star.

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

CEO Recent Trades:

• Chairman, President & CEO Jonathan W Ayers sold 15,000 shares of IDXX stock on 10/24/2012 at the average price of 96.42. Jonathan W Ayers owns at least 361,749 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.44% since.
• Chairman, President & CEO Jonathan W Ayers sold 15,000 shares of IDXX stock on 10/15/2012 at the average price of 96.76. Jonathan W Ayers owns at least 356,749 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.79% since.
• Chairman, President & CEO Jonathan W Ayers sold 15,000 shares of IDXX stock on 08/01/2012 at the average price of 88.06. Jonathan W Ayers owns at least 341,686 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.02% since.
• Chairman, President & CEO Jonathan W Ayers sold 15,000 shares of IDXX stock on 07/25/2012 at the average price of 87.28. Jonathan W Ayers owns at least 336,686 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.99% since.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Executive VP & CFO Merilee Raines sold 7,726 shares of IDXX stock on 10/10/2012 at the average price of 96.08. Merilee Raines owns at least 184,451 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.08% since.
• Executive VP & CFO Merilee Raines sold 7,726 shares of IDXX stock on 09/12/2012 at the average price of 98.29. Merilee Raines owns at least 184,451 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.33% since.
• Executive VP & CFO Merilee Raines sold 7,726 shares of IDXX stock on 08/08/2012 at the average price of 88.84. Merilee Raines owns at least 184,451 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 8.06% since.
• Corporate VP & CFO Merilee Raines sold 8,444 shares of IDXX stock on 05/04/2012 at the average price of 87.06. Merilee Raines owns at least 184,451 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.27% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Corp VP, General Counsel & Sec Conan R Deady sold 1,566 shares of IDXX stock on 10/23/2012 at the average price of 97.24. Conan R Deady owns at least 1,182 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.28% since.
• Director Thomas Craig sold 8,000 shares of IDXX stock on 09/14/2012 at the average price of 99.29. Thomas Craig owns at least 10,917 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.31% since.
• Corp VP, General Counsel & Sec Conan R Deady sold 4,401 shares of IDXX stock on 09/06/2012 at the average price of 98.59. Conan R Deady owns at least 3,998 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.63% since.
• Executive Vice President Johnny D Powers sold 4,000 shares of IDXX stock on 09/05/2012 at the average price of 97.12. Johnny D Powers owns at least 3,167 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.15% since.
• Corporate Vice President James F Polewaczyk sold 5,459 shares of IDXX stock on 08/31/2012 at the average price of 95.01. James F Polewaczyk owns at least 6,001 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.04% since.

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

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