CFO of Archer-Daniels Midland Company (ADM) Ray G Young buys 4,000 shares of ADM on 11/15/2012 at an average price of $24.53 a share.

Archer-daniels Midland Company has a market cap of $16.73 billion; its shares were traded at around $24.48 with a P/E ratio of 12.3 and P/S ratio of 0.2. The dividend yield of Archer-daniels Midland Company stocks is 2.8%. Archer-daniels Midland Company had an annual average earning growth of 8.4% over the past 10 years.

CFO Recent Trades:

• CFO Ray G Young bought 4,000 shares of ADM stock on 11/15/2012 at the average price of 24.53. Ray G Young owns at least 105,822 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.2% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Executive V.P. & COO Juan R Luciano bought 3,875 shares of ADM stock on 11/08/2012 at the average price of 25.74. Juan R Luciano owns at least 285,607 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.9% since.
• Senior Vice President Ambrose Michael D bought 4,000 shares of ADM stock on 08/07/2012 at the average price of 25.82. Ambrose Michael D owns at least 93,416 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.19% since.
• Sr. Vice President Ray G Young bought 4,000 shares of ADM stock on 08/03/2012 at the average price of 25.58. Ray G Young owns at least 61,352 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.3% since.
• Executive V.P. & COO Juan R Luciano bought 3,932 shares of ADM stock on 08/02/2012 at the average price of 25.43. Juan R Luciano owns at least 210,910 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.74% since.
• Vice President Domingo A. Lastra sold 742 shares of ADM stock on 11/01/2012 at the average price of 27.07. Domingo A. Lastra owns at least 46,066 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 9.57% since.

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

Why CEOs Are Buying Stocks Of Their Own Companies?

1. As legendary investor Peter Lynch said: "Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise."
2. TOP EXECUTIVES like CEOs and CFOs are savvy buyers of their companies' shares. One long-term study showed that they beat the market on average by six percentage points a year.
3. Another study found that the aggregated activities of insiders can serve as a good indicator to locate market bottoms. Insiders as a whole are smart investors of their own companies.

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