Exec Vice President and CFO of Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) Martin J Landon sells 20,000 shares of KCI on 09/09/2009 at an average price of $35 a share.

Kinetic Concepts Inc. is a global medical technology company with leadership positions in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces. Kinetic Concepts Inc. has a market cap of $2.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $35.55 with a P/E ratio of 9.5 and P/S ratio of 1.4.

KCI is in the portfolios of Ronald Muhlenkamp of Muhlenkamp Fund, PRIMECAP Management, David Dreman of Dreman Value Management.

Recent Trades of Kinetic Concepts Inc. by CFO:

• Sell: Exec Vice President and CFO Martin J Landon sold 20,000 shares of KCI stock on 07/22/2009 at the average price of $30; the price of the stock has increased by 18.5% since.


• Sell: Exec Vice President and CFO Martin J Landon sold 20,000 more shares of KCI stock on 07/22/2009 at the average price of $30; the price of the stock has increased by 18.5% since.


• Sell: Exec Vice President and CFO Martin J Landon sold 20,000 more shares of KCI stock on 07/22/2009 at the average price of $30; the price of the stock has increased by 18.5% since.


• Sell: Exec Vice President and CFO Martin J Landon sold 10,000 more shares of KCI stock on 06/02/2009 at the average price of $27; the price of the stock has increased by 31.67% since.


• Sell: Exec Vice President and CFO Martin J Landon sold 20,000 more shares of KCI stock on 04/30/2009 at the average price of $24.28; the price of the stock has increased by 46.42% since.

Recent Trades of Kinetic Concepts Inc. by Directors and Officers:

• Buy: Director Woodrin Grossman bought 2,000 shares of KCI stock on 10/30/2009 at the average price of $23.74; the price of the stock has increased by 49.75% since.


• Buy: Director Carl F Kohrt bought 828 shares of KCI stock on 05/26/2009 at the average price of $25.67; the price of the stock has increased by 38.49% since.

Why CEOs Are Buying Stocks Of Their Own Companies?

1. As legendary investor Peter Lynch said: "Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise."
2. TOP EXECUTIVES like CEOs and CFOs are savvy buyers of their companies' shares. One long-term study showed that they beat the market on average by six percentage points a year.
3. Another study found that the aggregated activities of insiders can serve as a good indicator to locate market bottoms. Insiders as a whole are smart investors of their own companies.

Click it to Check Out What the CEO Are Trading

More Gurufocus Links

Latest Guru Picks	Value Strategies
Warren Buffett Portfolio	Ben Graham Net-Net
Real Time Picks	Buffett-Munger Screener
Aggregated Portfolio	Undervalued Predictable
ETFs, Options	Low P/S Companies
Insider Trends	10-Year Financials
52-Week Lows	Interactive Charts
Model Portfolios	DCF Calculator
RSS Feed	Monthly Newsletters
The All-In-One Screener	Portfolio Tracking Tool