Weekly CEO Sales Highlight

The largest insider sales from the past week

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Nov 23, 2015
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Towerstream Corp., Greenbrier Companies Inc., Constellation Brands Inc. and First American Financial Corp.

Towerstream Corp. (TWER, Financial): President and CEO Jeffrey M. Thompson sold 433,978 shares

Thompson sold 433,978 shares on Nov. 16 for 53 cents per share. Towerstream Corp. was incorporated in December 1999 in Delaware. Towerstream has a market cap of $30.010 million; its shares were traded at around 45 cents with a P/S ratio of 0.96.

During the third quarter, Towerstream had net sales of $7.8 million and net loss of $8.5 million.

Greenbrier Companies Inc. (GBX, Financial): President and CEO William A. Furman sold 336,083 shares

Furman sold 336,083 shares on Nov. 13 for $32.19 per share. Greenbrier Companies was incorporated in Delaware in 1981. Greenbrier Companies has a market cap of $956.121 million; its shares were traded at around $33.59 with a P/E ratio of 5.70 and P/S ratio of 0.43. The dividend yield of Greenbrier Companies stocks is 1.94%. Greenbrier Companies had an annual average earnings growth of 3.20% over the past 10 years.

Greenbrier Companies had net income of $66.9 million and revenues of $765.5 million in its 2015 fourth fiscal quarter results.

EVP and CFO Mark J. Rittenbaum sold 12,500 shares of GBX stock on Nov. 4 at the average price of $38.23 per share.Â

Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ, Financial): President, CEO and 10% owner Robert Sands sold 330,130 shares

Sands sold 330,130 shares during the past week at an average price of $134.85 per share. Constellation Brands is a Delaware corporation incorporated on Dec. 4, 1972, as the successor to a business founded in 1945. Constellation Brands has a market cap of $27.04 billion; its shares were traded at around $137.62 with a P/E ratio of 28.50 and P/S ratio of 4.57. The dividend yield of Constellation Brands stocks is 0.68%. Constellation Brands had an annual average earnings growth of 16.90% over the past 10 years.

Constellation Brands reported its 2016 fiscal second quarter results with revenues of $7.3 billion and net income of $302 million.

Sands has sold 877,097 shares of STZ stock in October and November. Chairman of the board Richard Sands sold 964,639 shares in November and October.

First American Financial Corp. (FAF, Financial): CEO Dennis J. Gilmore sold 139,744 shares

Gilmore sold 139,744 shares on Nov. 17 at an average price of $37.12 per share. First American Financial was incorporated in the state of Delaware in January 2008. First American Financial has a market cap of $4.15 billion; its shares were traded at around $38.19 with a P/E ratio of 14.55 and P/S ratio of 0.82. The dividend yield of First American Financial stocks is 2.59%. First American Financial had an annual average earnings growth of 10.10% over the past five years.

During the third quarter, the company had net revenues of $1.4 billion and net earnings of $75.5 million.

EVP and CFO Mark Edward Seaton sold 7,845 shares of FAF stock on Aug. 17 at the average price of $42.95 per share. Director Parker S. Kennedy, Director James L. Doti, and COO of Subsidiary Christopher Michael Leavell sold 114,080 shares of FAF stock in November and June.

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