Weekly CFO Sales Highlight: Workday, Cameron International, Public Storage

A look at recent insider sales

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Dec 21, 2015
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sales were: Workday Inc. (WDAY, Financial), Cameron International Corp. (CAM, Financial) and Public Storage (PSA, Financial).

Workday Inc.: CFO Mark S. Peek sold 3,823 shares

On Nov. 16, Peek sold 3,823 shares at an average price of $79.54 per share. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.24%. Workday Inc. has a market cap of $15.24 billion and its shares were traded at around $78.55. The company has a P/S ratio of 13.90.

Workday announced its 2015 third-quarter results with revenues of $305.27 million and gross profit of $203.51 million; the net loss was $77.81 million. The 2015 total revenue was $787.86 million, a 32% increase from the 2014 total revenue. The 2015 gross profit was $523.06 million, a 32% increase from the 2014 gross profit. The 2015 net loss was $247.98 million.

On Nov. 23, CEO Aneel Bhusri sold 50,000 shares at an average price of $81.01. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.04%. On Dec. 16, Senior Vice President James Bozzini sold 12,500 shares at an average price of $79.52. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.22%. On Dec. 11, Vice Chairman Michael A. Stankey sold 94,000 shares at an average price of $81.94. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.14%.

Cameron International Corp.: Sr. Vice President and CFO Charles M. Sledge sold 59,452 shares

On Oct. 23, Sledge sold 59,452 shares at an average price of $68.01 per share. The price of the stock has decreased by 9.84%. Cameron International Corp. has a market cap of $11.71 billion and its shares were traded at around $61.32. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.92 and P/S ratio of 1.24. Over the past 10 years, Cameron International had an annual average earnings growth of 16.80%. GuruFocus rated Cameron International the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Cameron International announced its 2015 third-quarter results with revenues of $2.21 billion and gross profit of $678 million; the net income was $187 million. The 2014 total revenue was $10.38 billion, a 14% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 gross profit was $2.92 billion, an 11% increase from the 2013 gross profit. The 2014 net income was $811 million.

On Sept. 11, Chairman, President and CEO Jack B. Moore sold 177,452 shares at an average price of $64.09. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.32%. On Dec. 14, Moore sold 54,377 shares at an average price of $63.07. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.77%. On Nov. 24, Vice President Robert Scott Rowe sold 12,763 shares at an average price of $68.87. The price of the stock has decreased by 10.96%.

Public Storage: Senior Vice President and CFO John Reyes sold 25,000 shares

On Dec. 14, Reyes sold 25,000 shares at an average price of $248.5. The price of the stock has increased by 0.1%. Public Storage has a market cap of $43.07 billion and its shares were traded at around $248.74. The company has a P/E ratio of 41.60 and P/S ratio of 18.34 with a dividend yield of 2.61%. Over the past 10 years, Public Storage had an annual average earnings growth of 6.40%. GuruFocus rated Public Storage the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Public Storage announced its 2015 third-quarter results with revenues of $610.34 million and gross profit of $447.94 million; the net income was $339.57 million. The 2014 total revenue was $2.20 billion, an 11% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 gross profit was $1.58 million, an 11% increase from the 2013 gross profit. The 2014 net income was $1.14 billion.

On Aug. 12, Chairman and CEO Ronald L Havner Jr sold 17,666 shares at an average price of $209.5. The price of the stock has increased by 18.73%. On Dec. 11, Chairman Emeritus Wayne Hughes sold 420 shares at an average price of $241.27. The price of the stock has increased by 3.1%. On Aug. 20, Senior Vice President David F. Doll sold 5,000 shares at an average price of $216.3. The price of the stock has increased by 15%.