Vice Chairman of IHS, Inc. (IHS) Daniel Yergin sells 5,895 shares of IHS on 01/10/2013 at an average price of $101.56 a share.

Ihs, Inc. has a market cap of $6.39 billion; its shares were traded at around $102.08 with a P/E ratio of 35.2 and P/S ratio of 4.6. Ihs, Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 15.8% over the past 5 years.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Exec VP and CFO Richard Walker sold 2,750 shares of IHS stock on 10/22/2012 at the average price of 89.51. Richard Walker owns at least 24,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 14.04% since.
• Exec VP and CFO Richard Walker sold 5,000 shares of IHS stock on 07/23/2012 at the average price of 102.3. Richard Walker owns at least 29,500 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.22% since.

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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Director C Michael Armstrong bought 5,550 shares of IHS stock on 10/10/2012 at the average price of 89.96. C Michael Armstrong owns at least 41,888 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 13.47% since.
• Director Richard Roedel bought 3,101 shares of IHS stock on 09/24/2012 at the average price of 91.3. Richard Roedel owns at least 49,778 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 11.81% since.
• Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin sold 5,895 shares of IHS stock on 01/10/2013 at the average price of 101.56. Daniel Yergin owns at least 165,298 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.51% since.
• Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin sold 19,278 shares of IHS stock on 10/02/2012 at the average price of 97.45. Daniel Yergin owns at least 171,193 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 4.75% since.
• Sr. VP, Global Sales Brian J. Sweeney sold 1,351 shares of IHS stock on 10/02/2012 at the average price of 97.22. Brian J. Sweeney owns at least 4,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5% since.

For the complete insider trading history of IHS, 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.

Click it to Check Out What the CEO Are Trading

More Gurufocus Links

Latest Guru Picks	Value Strategies
Warren Buffett Portfolio	Ben Graham Net-Net
Real Time Picks	Buffett-Munger Screener
Aggregated Portfolio	Undervalued Predictable
ETFs, Options	Low P/S Companies
Insider Trends	10-Year Financials
52-Week Lows	Interactive Charts
Model Portfolios	DCF Calculator
RSS Feed	Monthly Newsletters
The All-In-One Screener	Portfolio Tracking Tool