EVP, COO of Arbitron Corporation (ARB) Sean R Creamer sells 1,000 shares of ARB on 11/01/2012 at an average price of $36.3 a share.

Arbitron Corporation has a market cap of $954.5 million; its shares were traded at around $37.09 with a P/E ratio of 16.6 and P/S ratio of 2.3. The dividend yield of Arbitron Corporation stocks is 1.1%. Arbitron Corporation had an annual average earning growth of 2.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Arbitron Corporation the business predictability rank of 3-star.

CFO Recent Trades:

• EVP, COO, CFO Sean R Creamer sold 1,000 shares of ARB stock on 09/04/2012 at the average price of 35.02. Sean R Creamer owns at least 86,180 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.91% since.
• 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 7.35% 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 5.82% 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, COO Sean R Creamer sold 1,000 shares of ARB stock on 11/01/2012 at the average price of 36.3. Sean R Creamer owns at least 84,180 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.18% since.
• EVP, Bus. Dev. & Strat. & GC Timothy T Smith sold 1,572 shares of ARB stock on 10/05/2012 at the average price of 37.01. Timothy T Smith owns at least 44,946 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.22% since.
• EVP, COO Sean R Creamer sold 1,000 shares of ARB stock on 10/01/2012 at the average price of 37.89. Sean R Creamer owns at least 85,180 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.11% since.
• EVP, Technology Solutions Vaughan Scott Henry sold 3,000 shares of ARB stock on 10/01/2012 at the average price of 37.89. Vaughan Scott Henry owns at least 16,883 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.11% since.
• EVP, Survey Operations Steven Michael Smith sold 507 shares of ARB stock on 09/27/2012 at the average price of 37.7. Steven Michael Smith owns at least 11,696 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.62% since.

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

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