EVP & CFO of Dole Food Co Inc (DOLE) Joseph S. Tesoriero sells 13,000 shares of DOLE on 12/12/2012 at an average price of $12 a share.

Dole Food Co Inc has a market cap of $1.02 billion; its shares were traded at around $11.8 with a P/E ratio of 14.5 and P/S ratio of 0.1.

CFO Recent Trades:

• EVP & CFO Joseph S. Tesoriero sold 13,000 shares of DOLE stock on 12/12/2012 at the average price of 12. Joseph S. Tesoriero owns at least 63,681 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.67% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• , Director, 10% Owner David H Murdock bought 1,000,000 shares of DOLE stock on 08/16/2012 at the average price of 12.43. David H Murdock owns at least 56,766,959 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.07% since.
• , Director, 10% Owner David H Murdock bought 847,228 shares of DOLE stock on 08/15/2012 at the average price of 12.46. David H Murdock owns at least 55,766,959 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.3% since.
• , Director, 10% Owner David H Murdock bought 907,285 shares of DOLE stock on 08/13/2012 at the average price of 12.5. David H Murdock owns at least 56,674,244 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.6% since.
• , Director, 10% Owner David H Murdock bought 112,531 shares of DOLE stock on 08/10/2012 at the average price of 12.48. David H Murdock owns at least 53,919,731 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.45% since.
• , Director, 10% Owner David H Murdock bought 789,500 shares of DOLE stock on 08/08/2012 at the average price of 12.41. David H Murdock owns at least 53,807,300 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.92% since.

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

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