The Valspar Corp. (VAL) Sr. VP and CFO Lori A Walker sells 7,744 Shares

Sr. VP and CFO of The Valspar Corp. (VAL, Financial) Lori A Walker sells 7,744 shares of VAL on 09/09/2009 at an average price of $27.25 a share.

The Valspar Corporation is a global leader in the paint and coatings industry with a broad range of products including industrial architectural packaging automotive refinish and floor coatings and specialty polymers and colorants. Valspar Corporation is one of the largest global coatings manufacturers in the world providing coatings and coating intermediates to a wide variety of customers. Valspar has been dedicated to bringing customers the latest innovations the finest quality and the best customer service in the coatings industry. Valspar is in a truly unique position to supply customers with the coating solutions they need. The Valspar Corp. has a market cap of $2.74 billion; its shares were traded at around $27.27 with a P/E ratio of 16.5 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of The Valspar Corp. stocks is 2.2%. The Valspar Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 9.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus ranked the business predictability of The Valspar Corp. 4.5-star.

VAL is in the portfolios of Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, Richard Aster Jr of Meridian Fund.

Recent Trades of The Valspar Corp. by Directors and Officers:
  • Buy: Director Janel S Haugarth bought 4,747 shares of VAL stock on 05/20/2009 at the average price of $22.93; the price of the stock has increased by 18.93% since.

  • Sell: President and COO Gary E Hendrickson sold 29,555 shares of VAL stock on 08/05/2009 at the average price of $26; the price of the stock has increased by 4.88% since.

  • Sell: Executive VP Rolf Engh sold 25,374 shares of VAL stock on 04/29/2009 at the average price of $23.99; the price of the stock has increased by 13.67% since.

  • Sell: Executive VP Rolf Engh sold 5,872 more shares of VAL stock on 04/16/2009 at the average price of $21.99; the price of the stock has increased by 24.01% since.

  • Sell: Executive VP Rolf Engh sold 19,500 more shares of VAL stock on 04/09/2009 at the average price of $21.99; the price of the stock has increased by 24.01% since.