Chairman of TriMas Corporation (TRS) Samuel Iii Valenti sells 7,000 shares of TRS on 02/27/2013 at an average price of $30.22 a share.

Trimas Corporation has a market cap of $1.14 billion; its shares were traded at around $29.01 with a P/E ratio of 32.5733 and P/S ratio of 0.8649.


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

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• See Footnote 1 Industrial Associate Heartland sold 1,500,000 shares of TRS stock on 02/27/2013 at the average price of 28.71. Industrial Associate Heartland owns at least 2,404,972 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.04% since.
• Chairman Samuel Valenti Iii sold 7,000 shares of TRS stock on 02/27/2013 at the average price of 30.22. Samuel Valenti Iii owns at least 6,958 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4% since.
• Chief Accounting Officer Paul Swart sold 2,000 shares of TRS stock on 02/27/2013 at the average price of 30.27. Paul Swart owns at least 9,795 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.16% since.
• President - Packaging Systems Lynn A Brooks sold 38,000 shares of TRS stock on 02/27/2013 at the average price of 28.96. Lynn A Brooks owns at least 37,629 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.17% since.
• Vice President & Treasurer Robert J Zalupski sold 5,000 shares of TRS stock on 11/29/2012 at the average price of 26.45. Robert J Zalupski owns at least 29,892 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 9.68% since.

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

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