Sr. Vice President & CFO of Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (SLAB) Paul V Jr Walsh sells 5,203 shares of SLAB on 01/02/2013 at an average price of $42.67 a share.

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. has a market cap of $1.81 billion; its shares were traded at around $43.09 with a P/E ratio of 28.8 and P/S ratio of 3.6. Silicon Laboratories, Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 8.5% over the past 10 years.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Sr. Vice President & CFO Paul V Walsh Jr sold 5,203 shares of SLAB stock on 01/02/2013 at the average price of 42.67. Paul V Walsh Jr owns at least 47,725 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.98% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Director Laurence G Walker sold 5,750 shares of SLAB stock on 01/03/2013 at the average price of 43.48. Laurence G Walker owns at least 11,878 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.9% since.
• Sr VP of Worldwide Operations Jonathan D Ivester sold 4,800 shares of SLAB stock on 12/11/2012 at the average price of 42.27. Jonathan D Ivester owns at least 83,588 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.94% since.
• Sr VP & Chief Product Officer David P Bresemann sold 1,000 shares of SLAB stock on 12/11/2012 at the average price of 42.1. David P Bresemann owns at least 60,657 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.35% since.
• Sr VP of Worldwide Operations Jonathan D Ivester sold 3,000 shares of SLAB stock on 11/26/2012 at the average price of 41.41. Jonathan D Ivester owns at least 87,138 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 4.06% since.
• Director William G Bock sold 3,875 shares of SLAB stock on 11/15/2012 at the average price of 40. William G Bock owns at least 49,813 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 7.73% since.

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

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