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Recent sells from company CFOs

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Aug 14, 2017
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sells were: Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK, Financial)”‹ and Tableau Software Inc. (DATA, Financial)”‹.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp: Vice chairman and CFO Thomas P. Gibbons sold 184,380 shares

On Aug. 8, Vice Chairman and CFO Thomas P. Gibbons sold 184,380 shares at an average price of $53.95. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.26%. Bank of New York Mellon Corp. has a market cap of $53.92 billion and its shares were traded around $52.19. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.44 and P/S ratio of 3.54. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Bank of New York Mellon Corp. stocks is 1.55%, while the forward dividend yield is 1.84%. Over the past five years, Bank of New York Mellon Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 9.5%.

Vertex announced its first-quarter results with revenue and gross profit of $3.84 billion, while the net income was $922 million. The 2016 total revenue and gross profit was $15.17 billion, a 1% increase from 2015. The 2016 net income was $3.55 billion.

On Aug. 8, CEO Charles W. Scharf bought 186,900 shares at an average price of $53.82. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.03%. On Aug. 9, Director Fund Management LP Trian sold 10,000,000 shares at an average price of $53.09. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.7%. On Aug. 7, Chairman and Director Gerald L. Hassell sold 700,719 shares at an average price of $53.91. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.19%.

Tableau Software Inc.: CFO Thomas E. Walker Jr. sold 5,000 shares

On Aug. 11, CFO Thomas E. Walker Jr. sold 5,000 shares at an average price of $68.39. The price of the stock has increased by 0.41%. Tableau Software Inc. has a market cap of $5.43 billion and its shares were traded around $68.67. The company has a P/S ratio of 6.08.

Tableau Software announced its first-quarter results with revenue of $199.91 million and gross profit of $173.25 million, while the net loss was $54.65 million. The 2016 total revenue was $826.94 million, a 27% increase from 2015. The 2016 gross profit was $727.85 million, a 26% increase from the year prior. The 2016 net loss was $112.05 million.

On Aug. 11, EVP, General Council and Secretary Keenan Michael Conder sold 8,800 shares at an average price of $68.29. The price of the stock has increased by 0.56%. On Aug. 9, Co-Founder and Chairman Christian Chabot sold 450,000 shares at an average price of $70.35. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.39%. On Aug. 9, Chief Marketing Officer Elissa Fink sold 10,000 shares at an average price of $69.73. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.52%.

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