Weekly Top Insider Sells: V, FIS, SRCL, GOOG

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Dec 17, 2012
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest insider sells during the past week. The overall trend of insiders is illustrated in the chart below:



Visa Inc. (V, Financial): PRESIDENT John Partridge sold 174,598 Shares

President of Visa Inc. (V) John Partridge sold 174,598 shares on 12/12/2012 at an average price of $2.26.

Visa Inc. is a Delaware Corporation. It is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, banks and governments in more than 200 countries and territories, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. Visa Inc. has a market cap of $120.42 billion; its shares were traded at around $146.82 with a P/E ratio of 24 and P/S ratio of 11.56. The dividend yield of Visa Inc. stocks is 0.89%.

On Oct. 31, 2012 Visa Inc. announced financial results for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2012. GAAP net income in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2012 was $1.7 billion or diluted class A common stock earnings per share of $2.47. Adjusted net income in the fiscal fourth quarter was $1.0 billion or diluted class A common stock earnings per share of $1.54, excluding a special item related to the reversal of previously recorded tax reserves which increased net income by $627 million. The weighted-average number of diluted class A common shares outstanding in the fiscal fourth quarter was 672 million.

General Counsel Joshua R. Floum sold 33,899 shares of V stock on 12/03/2012 at the average price of $150. Joshua R. Floum owns at least 60,674 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.12% since.

Fission Energy Limited (FIS, Financial): Director Thomas M. Hagerty sold 605,901 Shares

Director of Fission Energy Limited (FIS) Thomas M. Hagerty sold 605,901 shares on 12/13/2012 at an average price of $35.5.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia. Fidelity National Information Services Inc. has a market cap of $10.6 billion; its shares were traded at around $35.5 with a P/E ratio of 14.7 and P/S ratio of 1.85. The dividend yield of Fidelity National Information Services Inc. stocks is 2.21%. Fidelity National Information Services Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 5.9% over the past 10 years.

On Nov. 5, 2012 Fission reported a 2.8% increase in revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012. GAAP net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders rose 3.1% and increased 6.4% per diluted share. Revenue increased 2.8% to $1.44 billion in the third quarter of 2012, compared to $1.40 billion in the third quarter of 2011.

Director Thomas M. Hagerty sold 178,848 shares of FIS stock on 09/13/2012 at the average price of $31.94. Thomas M. Hagerty owns at least 8,103,974 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 11.15% since.

Stericycle Inc. (SRCL, Financial): Director Jack W. Schuler sold 198,442 Shares

Director of Stericycle Inc. (SRCL) Jack W. Schuler sold 198,442 shares on 12/14/2012 at an average price of $93.22.

Stericycle Inc was incorporated in 1989. The company is in the business of managing regulated waste and providing an array of related and complementary services. Stericycle Inc. has a market cap of $8.1 billion; its shares were traded at around $93.22 with a P/E ratio of 29.55 and P/S ratio of 4.83. Stericycle Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 15.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Stericycle Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

On Oct. 24, 2012 Stericycle Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of 2012. Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were $480.5 million, up 14.2% from $420.9 million from the third quarter last year. Revenues increased 16.0% compared with the prior period when adjusted for an unfavorable foreign exchange impact of $8.0 million. Net income attributable to Stericycle for the third quarter of 2012 was $65.5 million or $0.75 per diluted share compared with $59.2 million or $0.68 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2011.

Executive Vice President and COO Richard T. Kogler sold 20,000 shares of SRCL stock on 11/06/2012 at the average price of $94.63. Richard T. Kogler owns at least 10,361 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.49% since.

Google Inc. (GOOG, Financial): Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 18,000 Shares

Director of Google Inc. (GOOG) Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 18,000 shares on 12/13/2012 at an average price of $701.963.

Google Inc. was incorporated in California in September 1998 and reincorporated in Delaware in August 2003. Google Inc. has a market cap of $224.83 billion; its shares were traded at around $701.963 with a P/E ratio of 20.65 and P/S ratio of 5.93. Google Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 25.1% over the past five years. GuruFocus rated Google Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

On Oct. 18, 2012 Google Inc. announced financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012. Google Inc. reported consolidated revenues of $14.10 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012, an increase of 45% compared to the third quarter of 2011. Google Inc. reports its revenues, consistent with GAAP, on a gross basis without deducting traffic acquisition costs (TAC). In the third quarter of 2012, TAC totaled $2.77 billion, or 26% of advertising revenues.

Senior Vice President and Corporate Development David C. Drummond sold 189 shares of GOOG stock on 12/03/2012 at the average price of $702.17. David C. Drummond owns at least 2,847 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.03% since.

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