Weekly Insider Sells Highlight: AR, CSCO, SUTR, POZN, JAH

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May 27, 2014

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest insider sells during the past week were: Antero Resources Corp, Cisco Systems Inc., Sutor Technology Group Ltd., POZEN Inc. and Jarden Corp.

The overall trend of insiders is illustrated in the chart below:

Antero Resources Corp (AR, Financial): Director W. Howard Keenan Jr. Sold 12,000,000 Shares

Director of Antero Resources Corp (AR, Financial) W. Howard Keenan Jr. sold 12,000,000 shares on 05/19/2014 at an average price of $60.57.

Antero Resources Corp has a market cap of $15.87 billion; its shares were traded at around $60.57 with and P/S ratio of 11.15.

The company has released its first quarter 2014 results ended March 31, 2014. Net loss from operations was $95 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $48 million in the prior year quarter. However, adjusted net income was $88 million, a 225% increase year-over-year. Cash flow from operations increased 179% to $238 million.

Director Christopher Reid Manning sold 12,000,000 shares of AR stock on 05/19/2014 at the average price of $62. Director Peter Kagan sold 12,000,000 shares of AR stock on 05/19/2014 at the average price of $62. Multiple other insiders also sold shares of AR stock over the past week.

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO, Financial): EVP and CFO Frank Calderoni Sold 178,750 Shares

EVP and CFO Frank Calderoni sold 178,750 shares of CSCO stock on 05/19/2014 at the average price of $24.19. Frank Calderoni owns at least 638,531 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.36% since.

Cisco Systems Inc. was incorporated in California in December 1984. Cisco Systems Inc. has a market cap of $125.61 billion; its shares were traded at around $24.52 with a P/E ratio of 16.60 and P/S ratio of 2.80. The dividend yield of Cisco Systems Inc. stocks is 2.90%. Cisco Systems Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 9.30% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Cisco Systems Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

Cisco Systems Inc. has released its fiscal third quarter 2014 results ended April 26, 2014. Cisco reported third quarter revenue of $11.5 billion and income of $2.2 billion, or $0.42 per share.

Chairman and CEO John T. Chambers sold 2,050,000 shares of CSCO stock on 05/19/2014 at the average price of$ 24.31. SVP, Chief Marketing Officer Katherine Blair Christie and multiple other insiders all also sold shares of CSCO stock recently.

Sutor Technology Group Ltd. (SUTR, Financial): CFO Naijiang Zhou Sold 130,000 Shares

CFO Naijiang Zhou sold 130,000 shares of SUTR stock on 05/19/2014 at the average price of $1.03. Naijiang Zhou owns at least 50,000 shares after this.

Sutor Technology Group Ltd. was incorporated on May 1, 1997 in the State of Nevada under the name Bronze Marketing Inc. Sutor Technology Group Ltd. has a market cap of $39.10 million; its shares were traded at around $0.94 with a P/E ratio of 2.0 and P/S ratio of 0.10. Sutor Technology Group Ltd. had an annual average earnings growth of 4.50% over the past five years.

Sutor Technology reported third quarter revenues of $96.4 million and net income of $1.1 million. This compares to revenues of $139.5 million and net income of $3.9 million in the same quarter of 2013.

POZEN Inc. (POZN, Financial): Sr. VP Finance, CFO William L. Hodges Sold 71,003 Shares

Sr. VP Finance, CFO William L. Hodges sold 71,003 shares of POZN stock on 05/16/2014 at the average price of $8.16. William L. Hodges owns at least 66,461 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.7% since.

POZEN Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware on September 25, 1996. POZEN Inc has a market cap of $258.600 million; its shares were traded at around $8.38 with and P/S ratio of 16.40.

Jarden Corp (JAH, Financial): Vice Chairman, President, CFO Ian G. H. Ashken Sold 60,000 Shares

Vice Chairman, President and CFO Ian G. H. Ashken sold 60,000 shares of JAH stock on 05/20/2014 at the average price of $56.11. Ian G H Ashken owns at least 1,566,819 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.28% since.

Jarden Corporation is a Delaware Corporation. The company is a provider of consumer products the company reports four business segments namely Outdoor Solutions, Consumer Solutions, Branded Consumables and Process Solutions. Jarden Corp has a market cap of $7.4 billion; its shares were traded at around $57.39 with a P/E ratio of 30.60 and P/S ratio of 0.90. Jarden Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 13.0% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Jarden Corp the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

Jarden Corp reported first quarter net sales of $1.7 billion, which compares to $1.58 billion for the same period in 2013. Net income was $3.7 million compared to a net loss of $4.4 million last year. Adjusted gross margin was 30.4% compared with 28.4% in the prior-year quarter.

CEO James E. Lillie sold 45,000 shares of JAH stock on 05/20/2014 at the average price of $56.11. James E. Lillie owns at least 1,159,164 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.28% since.

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