Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Gilead Sciences, Boston Scientific, Sonic, HealthEquity

Recent insider sells from company CEOs

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Apr 10, 2016
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sells during the past week: Gilead Sciences Inc., Boston Scientific Corp., Sonic Corp. and HealthEquity Inc.

Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD, Financial): President and CEO John F. Milligan sold 112,000 shares

Milligan sold 112,000 shares on April 4 at an average price of $94.59. Gilead Sciences has a market cap of $131.34 billion; its shares were traded around $96.09 with a P/E ratio of 8.10 and P/S ratio of 4.51. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Gilead Sciences stocks is 1.79%. The forward dividend yield is 1.79%. Gilead Sciences had an annual average earnings growth of 45.90% over the past five years.

Gilead Sciences Inc. announced its 2015 full year results with total revenues of $32.6 billion and net income of $18.1 billion.

EVP and CFO Robin L Washington sold 12,500 shares of GILD stock in November and February. Three other insiders together sold 114,000 shares of GILD stock in March and April.

Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX, Financial): President and CEO Michael F. Mahoney sold 100,000 shares

Mahoney sold 100,000 shares on April 1 at an average price of $18.90. Boston Scientific has a market cap of $26.04 billion; its shares were traded around $19.31 with a P/S ratio of 3.47.

Boston Scientific Corp. released its 2015 annual report with revenues of $7.5 billion and net loss of $239 million.

Mahoney sold 200,000 shares of BSX stock in March and April combined. EVP and CFO Daniel J. Brennan sold 103,211 shares of BSX stock on Feb. 25 at the average price of $17.22. Director Charles J Dockendorff bought 30,000 shares of BSX stock on Feb. 12 at the average price of $16.49.

Sonic Corp. (SONC, Financial): CEO J Clifford Hudson sold 93,741 shares

Hudson sold 93,741 shares on April 4 at an average price of $35.27. Sonic Corp. has a market cap of $1.73 billion; its shares were traded around $35.63 with a P/E ratio of 26.60 and P/S ratio of 3.01. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Sonic Corp stocks is 1.12%. The forward dividend yield is 1.23%. Sonic Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 2% over the past 10 years.

Sonic Corp. announced net sales of $133.2 million and net earnings of $10.8 million in its 2016 second fiscal quarter results.

Vice President Carolyn C. Cummins, Director Kate S Lavelle, Director Robert M Rosenberg, and Director Federico F Pena together sold 36,472 shares of SONC stock from January to April.

HealthEquity Inc. (HQY, Financial): President and CEO Jon Kessler sold 93,000 shares

Kessler sold 93,000 shares on April 4 at an average price of $25.06. HealthEquity has a market cap of $1.46 billion; its shares were traded around $25.33 with a P/E ratio of 87.32 and P/S ratio of 11.72.

Health Equity Inc. reported its 2015 third quarter results with revenues of $30.6 million and net earnings of $4.1 million.

Kessler sold 178,000 shares of HQY stock from October to April. Executive VP and CFO Darcy G Mott sold 60,000 shares of HQY stock from October to April.Ă‚

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