Chairman, President & CEO of Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) Jonathan W Ayers sells 15,000 shares of IDXX on 11/13/2012 at an average price of $89.92 a share.

Idexx Laboratories has a market cap of $5.09 billion; its shares were traded at around $88.72 with a P/E ratio of 29.6 and P/S ratio of 4.2. 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 11/13/2012 at the average price of 89.92. Jonathan W Ayers owns at least 373,133 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.33% since.
• Chairman, President & CEO Jonathan W Ayers sold 13,392 shares of IDXX stock on 11/06/2012 at the average price of 94.06. Jonathan W Ayers owns at least 365,749 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.68% since.
• 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 7.99% 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 8.31% 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 0.75% since.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Executive VP & CFO Merilee Raines sold 25,000 shares of IDXX stock on 11/06/2012 at the average price of 93.84. Merilee Raines owns at least 159,451 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.46% since.
• 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 7.66% 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 9.74% 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 decreased by 0.14% 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:

• Executive Vice President Michael J Phd Williams sold 13,743 shares of IDXX stock on 11/12/2012 at the average price of 89.14. Michael J Phd Williams owns at least 9,965 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.47% since.
• Director Brian P Mckeon sold 6,666 shares of IDXX stock on 11/08/2012 at the average price of 90.48. Brian P Mckeon owns at least 12,341 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.95% since.
• Director Rebecca M Henderson sold 1,000 shares of IDXX stock on 11/06/2012 at the average price of 94.51. Rebecca M Henderson owns at least 7,348 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 6.13% since.
• Executive Vice President Michael J Phd Williams sold 2,937 shares of IDXX stock on 11/01/2012 at the average price of 96.02. Michael J Phd Williams owns at least 7,465 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 7.6% since.
• 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 8.76% since.

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

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