Weekly CFO Sells Highlight: Facebook, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo

Recent insider sales from company CFOs

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Feb 21, 2016
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sells were: Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial) and PepsiCo Inc. (PEP, Financial).

Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial): CFO David M. Wehner sold 31,846 shares

On Feb. 16, Wehner sold 31,846 shares at an average price of $101.81. The price of the stock has increased by 2.71%. Facebook Inc. has a market cap of $297.64 billion and its shares were traded at around $104.57. The company has a P/E ratio of 106.72 and P/S ratio of 16.64.

Facebook announced its 2015 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $5.84 billion and gross profit of $5.02 billion, while the net income was $1.55 billion. The 2015 total revenue was $17.93 billion, a 44% increase from the 2014 total revenue. The 2015 gross profit was $15.06 billion, a 46% increase from the 2014 gross profit. The 2015 net income was $3.67 billion.

On Feb. 17, Director Jan Koum sold 933,963 shares at an average price of $102.8. The price of the stock has increased by 1.72%. On Feb. 17, COO Sheryl Sandberg sold 109,000 shares at an average price of $103.82. The price of the stock has increased by 0.72%. On Feb. 16, VP and General Counsel Colin Stretch sold 15,064 shares at an average price of $101.98. The price of the stock has increased by 2.54%.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial): CFO Dominic J Caruso sold 20,569 shares

On Nov. 2, Caruso sold 20,569 shares at an average price of $102.21. The price of the stock has increased by 1.91%. Johnson & Johnson has a market cap of $288.2 billion and its shares were traded at around $104.16. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.95 and P/S ratio of 4.17 with a dividend yield of 2.88%. Over the past 10 years, Johnson & Johnson had an annual average earnings growth of 4.30%. GuruFocus rated Johnson & Johnson the business predictability rank of 3-star.

Johnson & Johnson announced its 2015 third-quarter results with revenues of $17.10 billion and gross profit of $11.88 billion, while the net income was $3.36 billion. The 2014 total revenue was $74.33 billion, a 4% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 gross profit was $51.59 billion, a 5% increase from the 2013 gross profit. The 2014 net income was $16.32 billion.

On Feb. 17, Chief Scientific Officer Paulus Stoffels sold 125,000 shares at an average price of $102.43. The price of the stock has increased by 1.69%. On Feb. 3, Vice President of Global Human Resources Peter Fasolo sold 151,385 shares at an average price of $104.12. The price of the stock has increased by 0.04%. On Nov. 20, General Counsel Michael H Ullmann sold 17,650 shares at an average price of $102.47. The price of the stock has increased by 1.65%.

PepsiCo Inc. (PEP, Financial): CFO Hugh F Johnston sold 118,125 shares

On Feb. 18, Johnston sold 118,125 shares at an average price of $99.55. The price of the stock has increased by 0.03%. PepsiCo Inc. has a market cap of $143.93 billion and its shares were traded at around $99.58. The company has a P/E ratio of 29.50, a P/S ratio of 2.35 and a dividend yield of 2.77%. Over the past 10 years, PepsiCo Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 7.10%. GuruFocus rated PepsiCo Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

PepsiCo announced its 2015 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $18.59 billion and gross profit of $10.21 billion, while the net income was $1.72 billion. The 2015 total revenue was $63.06 billion, a 5% decrease from the 2014 total revenue. The 2015 gross profit was $34.67 billion, a 3% decrease from the 2014 gross profit. The 2015 net income was $5.45 billion.

On Oct. 8, Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi sold 375,000 shares at an average price of $98.53. The price of the stock has increased by 1.07%. On Oct. 14, Director Daniel Vasella sold 2,349 shares at an average price of $98.06. The price of the stock has increased by 1.55%. On Oct. 8, Director Dina Dublon sold 3,064 shares at an average price of $98.5. The price of the stock has increased by 1.1%.