President & CEO of Jos A. Bank Clothiers (JOSB) R Neal Black sells 5,000 shares of JOSB on 12/05/2012 at an average price of $43.05 a share.

Jos A. Bank Clothiers has a market cap of $1.2 billion; its shares were traded at around $42.92 with a P/E ratio of 12.6 and P/S ratio of 1.2. Jos A. Bank Clothiers had an annual average earning growth of 22.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Jos A. Bank Clothiers the business predictability rank of 4-star.

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

CEO Recent Trades:

• President & CEO R Neal Black sold 5,000 shares of JOSB stock on 12/05/2012 at the average price of 43.05. R Neal Black owns at least 133,947 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.3% since.

CFO Recent Trades:

• EVP, CFO David E Ullman sold 45,390 shares of JOSB stock on 09/04/2012 at the average price of 47.91. David E Ullman owns at least 50,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 10.42% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Executive Vice President James W Thorne sold 12,944 shares of JOSB stock on 12/03/2012 at the average price of 42.99. James W Thorne owns at least 8,147 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.16% since.
• Director William E Herron sold 2,500 shares of JOSB stock on 09/25/2012 at the average price of 48.61. William E Herron owns at least 8,690 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 11.71% since.
• EVP-HR, Real Estate & LP Robert Hensley sold 5,000 shares of JOSB stock on 06/18/2012 at the average price of 40.09. Robert Hensley owns at least 36,605 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.06% since.
• EVP-HR, Real Estate & LP Robert Hensley sold 5,000 shares of JOSB stock on 06/11/2012 at the average price of 40.37. Robert Hensley owns at least 14,256 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6.32% since.

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

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