Weekly CEO Sells Highlights

Ingersoll-Rand, DXP Enterprises, Accenture and Smart & Final Stores record largest sales

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Apr 04, 2016
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Ingersoll-Rand PLC (IR, Financial), DXP Enterprises Inc. (DXPE, Financial), Accenture PLC (ACN, Financial) and Smart & Final Stores Inc. (SFS, Financial).

Ingersoll-Rand: Chairman and CEO Michael W. Lamach sold 50,000 shares

Ingersoll-Rand Chairman and CEOĂ‚ Michael W. Lamach sold 50,000 shares on March 29 at an average price of $62. Ingersoll-Rand has a market cap of $15.95 billion; its shares were traded around $62.08 with a P/E ratio of 25.03 and P/S ratio of 1.25.

The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Ingersoll-Rand stocks is 1.92%. The forward dividend yield of Ingersoll-Rand stocks is 2.06%. Ingersoll-Rand had an annual average earnings growth of 13.60% over the past five years.

Ingersoll-Rand announced its 2015 full-year results. The company reported net revenues of $13.3 billion and net income of $682.8 million.

Lamach sold 235,559 shares in March. EVP, Industrial Segment Robert Zafari and Director Richard J. Swift sold 6,000 shares between them in November and February.

DXP Enterprises: Chairman, CEO and 10% Owner David R. Little sold 50,000 shares

DXP Enterprises Chairman, CEO and 10% owner David R. Little sold 50,000 shares on March 31 at an average price of $18. DXP Enterprises has a market cap of $251.99 million; its shares were traded around $17.48 with a P/S ratio of 0.21.

DXP Enterprises announced its 2015 fiscal-year results with net sales of $1.2 billion and net loss of $39.1 million.

Little bought 10,000 shares on Dec. 31, 2015, at the average price of $22.9. Sr. V.P. CFO Hugh H. McConnell bought 378 shares on Dec. 15, 2015, at the average price of $27.47. SVP John Jay Jeffery and Sr. V.P. David C. Vinson sold 4,175 shares between them in January and March.

Accenture: Chairman and CEO Pierre Nanterme sold 46,109 shares

Accenture Chairman and CEO Pierre Nanterme sold 46,109 shares on March 31 at an average price of $115.61. Accenture has a market cap of $75.23 billion; its shares were traded around $116.35 with a P/E ratio of 20.45 and P/S ratio of 2.34. Accenture had an annual average earnings growth of 11.90% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Accenture the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Accenture declared its 2016 second fiscal-quarter results with net sales of $7.9 billion and net income of $1.4 billion.

Nanterme sold 95,543 shares in December and March. CFO David Rowland sold 9,217 shares in December and March. Director Wulf Von Schimmelmann, Group Chief Exec.-Products Alexander M. Van't Noordende, Chief Human Resources Officer Ellyn Shook, Group Chief Exec.-Resources Jean-marc Ollagnier and Group Chief Executive-Fin. Serv. Richard Lumb together sold 24,009 shares in March.

Smart & Final Stores: President and CEO David G. Hirz sold 43,358 shares

Smart & Final Stores President and CEO David G. Hirz sold 43,358 shares on March 30 at an average price of $16.25. Smart & Final Stores has a market cap of $1.18 billion; its shares were traded around $15.98 with a P/E ratio of 32.61 and P/S ratio of 0.31.

Smart & Final Stores recognized net sales of $3.97 billion and net income of $38.3 million.

Hirz sold 94,123 shares combined in January, February and March. Senior V.P. and CMO Eleanor Hong sold 36,829 shares in December.

For the complete list of stocks that were bought by their CEOs, go to: Insider Buys.