According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest insider sells during the past week.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financial): Chief ResearchStrategy Officer Craig J Mundie sold 1,163,667 Shares
Chief ResearchStrategy Officer of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Craig J Mundie sold 1,163,667 shares on 12/28/2009 at an average price of $30.48.
Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for a multitude of computing devices. Microsoft Corp. has a market cap of $270.64 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.48 with a P/E ratio of 18.7 and P/S ratio of 4.5. The dividend yield of Microsoft Corp. stocks is 1.7%. Microsoft Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Microsoft Corp. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.
On Oct. 23, 2009, Microsoft Corp. announced revenue of $12.92 billion for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009, a 14% decline from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $4.48 billion, $3.57 billion and $0.40 per share, which represented declines of 25%, 18% and 17%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period.
Microsoft Corp. is owned by many Gurus. David Tepper, Lee Ainslie, David Einhorn Donald Yacktman, Jean-Marie Eveillard all have a position in this stock.
Insiders CFO Christopher P Liddell Chief ResearchStrategy Officer Craig J Mundie, President Entertainment Div. Robert J Bach, Director David F Marquardt all sold shares of this stock recently.
WalMart Stores Inc. (WMT, Financial): Vice Chairman Wright Eduardo Castro sold 17,000 Shares
Vice Chairman of WalMart Stores Inc. (WMT) Wright Eduardo Castro sold 17,000 shares on 12/29/2009 at an average price of $53.45.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the world's largest retailer. Walmart Stores Inc. has a market cap of $206.15 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.45 with a P/E ratio of 15.2 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Walmart Stores Inc. stocks is 2%. Walmart Stores Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 13.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Walmart Stores Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.
On November 12, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) today reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 of $0.84, exceeding the company's guidance of $0.78 to $0.82. Walmart earned $0.77 per share from continuing operations in the third quarter last year.
WalMart Stores Inc. is owned by many Gurus. Warren Buffett, Tom Gayner, Kenneth Fisher, Arnold Van Den Berg, and Tweedy Browne all have positions in this stock.
Sell:: President and CEO Michael T Duke sold 16,475 shares of WMT stock on 11/23/2009 at the average price of 54.73, the price of the stock has decreased by 2.34% since.
Buy:: Director James Breyer bought 5,000 shares of WMT stock on 11/19/2009 at the average price of 53.91, the price of the stock has decreased by 0.85% since.
Sell:: Vice Chairman Wright Eduardo Castro sold 17,000 shares of WMT stock on 12/29/2009 at the average price of 54.06, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.13% since.
Sell:: Executive Vice President C Douglas Mcmillon sold 14,823 shares of WMT stock on 11/23/2009 at the average price of 54.71, the price of the stock has decreased by 2.3% since.
Oracle Corp. (ORCL, Financial): President Safra Catz sold 250,000 Shares
President of Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Safra Catz sold 250,000 shares on 12/24/2009 at an average price of $24.53.
Oracle Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of software for information management. Oracle Corp. has a market cap of $122.97 billion; its shares were traded at around $24.53 with a P/E ratio of 16.9 and P/S ratio of 5.3. The dividend yield of Oracle Corp. stocks is 0.8%. Oracle Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 18.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Oracle Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
Oracle Corporation recently announced fiscal 2010 Q2 GAAP earnings per share of $0.29, up 15% compared to last year. Second quarter GAAP total revenues were up 4% to $5.9 billion, while quarterly GAAP net income was up 12% to $1.5 billion. GAAP new software license revenues were up 2% to $1.7 billion. GAAP software license updates and product support revenues were up 14% to $3.2 billion. GAAP operating income was up 10% to $2.2 billion and GAAP operating margin was up 200 basis points to 37%. GAAP operating cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis was $8.7 billion, up 7%.
Second quarter non-GAAP earnings per share were up 15% to $0.39. Non-GAAP total revenues were up 3% to $5.9 billion, while non-GAAP net income was up 12% to $2.0 billion, compared to the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP operating income was up 9% to $2.9 billion and non-GAAP operating margin was up 280 basis points to 49%.
Oracle Corp. is owned by many Gurus. Bill Nygren, John Hussman, and Ronald Muhlenkamp all have positions in this stock.
Buy:: CFO and Executive VP-Ops Jeffrey E Epstein bought 1,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/29/2009 at the average price of 25, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.88% since, bought 2,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/28/2009 at the average price of 24.83, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.21% since, and bought 1,000 shares of ORCL stock on 07/31/2009 at the average price of 22.24, the price of the stock has increased by 10.3% since.
Buy:: Director Bruce R Chizen bought 4,200 shares of ORCL stock on 07/24/2009 at the average price of 22.22, the price of the stock has increased by 10.4% since.
Sell:: SVP, Gen'l Counsel, Secretary Dorian Daley sold 17,968 shares of ORCL stock on 12/28/2009 at the average price of 24.88, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.41% since.
Sell:: President Safra Catz sold 250,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/24/2009 at the average price of 24.85, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.29% since.
Sell:: Director Donald L Lucas sold 20,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/24/2009 at the average price of 24.9, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.49% since.
Sell:: Executive Vice President Juergen Rottler sold 250,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/23/2009 at the average price of 24.72, the price of the stock has decreased by 0.77% since.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT, Financial): Executive Vice President Holger A Liepmann sold 7,530 Shares
Executive Vice President of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Holger A Liepmann sold 7,530 shares on 12/29/2009 at an average price of $53.99.
Abbott Laboratories is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Abbott Laboratories has a market cap of $83.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.99 with a P/E ratio of 14.9 and P/S ratio of 2.9. The dividend yield of Abbott Laboratories stocks is 2.9%. Abbott Laboratories had an annual average earning growth of 4.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Abbott Laboratories the business predictability rank of 4-star.
Abbott labatories report a quarterly report. Diluted earnings per share, excluding specified items, were $0.92, above Abbott's guidance range of $0.88 to $0.90. Diluted earnings per share under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) were $0.95. The company is raising its ongoing earnings outlook for 2009 to $3.70 to $3.72, above its previous range of $3.65 to $3.70.[b][/b]
Abbott Laboratories is owned by a few Gurus. Edward Owens and Robert Bruce both own positions in this stock.
Inseders Chairman and CEO Miles D White, Executive Vice President Holger A Liepmann, Senior Vice President Michael J Warmuth, and Director William D Smithburg all sold shares of this stock recently.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financial): Chief ResearchStrategy Officer Craig J Mundie sold 1,163,667 Shares
Chief ResearchStrategy Officer of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Craig J Mundie sold 1,163,667 shares on 12/28/2009 at an average price of $30.48.
Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for a multitude of computing devices. Microsoft Corp. has a market cap of $270.64 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.48 with a P/E ratio of 18.7 and P/S ratio of 4.5. The dividend yield of Microsoft Corp. stocks is 1.7%. Microsoft Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Microsoft Corp. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.
On Oct. 23, 2009, Microsoft Corp. announced revenue of $12.92 billion for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009, a 14% decline from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $4.48 billion, $3.57 billion and $0.40 per share, which represented declines of 25%, 18% and 17%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period.
Microsoft Corp. is owned by many Gurus. David Tepper, Lee Ainslie, David Einhorn Donald Yacktman, Jean-Marie Eveillard all have a position in this stock.
Insiders CFO Christopher P Liddell Chief ResearchStrategy Officer Craig J Mundie, President Entertainment Div. Robert J Bach, Director David F Marquardt all sold shares of this stock recently.
WalMart Stores Inc. (WMT, Financial): Vice Chairman Wright Eduardo Castro sold 17,000 Shares
Vice Chairman of WalMart Stores Inc. (WMT) Wright Eduardo Castro sold 17,000 shares on 12/29/2009 at an average price of $53.45.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the world's largest retailer. Walmart Stores Inc. has a market cap of $206.15 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.45 with a P/E ratio of 15.2 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Walmart Stores Inc. stocks is 2%. Walmart Stores Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 13.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Walmart Stores Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.
On November 12, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) today reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 of $0.84, exceeding the company's guidance of $0.78 to $0.82. Walmart earned $0.77 per share from continuing operations in the third quarter last year.
WalMart Stores Inc. is owned by many Gurus. Warren Buffett, Tom Gayner, Kenneth Fisher, Arnold Van Den Berg, and Tweedy Browne all have positions in this stock.
Sell:: President and CEO Michael T Duke sold 16,475 shares of WMT stock on 11/23/2009 at the average price of 54.73, the price of the stock has decreased by 2.34% since.
Buy:: Director James Breyer bought 5,000 shares of WMT stock on 11/19/2009 at the average price of 53.91, the price of the stock has decreased by 0.85% since.
Sell:: Vice Chairman Wright Eduardo Castro sold 17,000 shares of WMT stock on 12/29/2009 at the average price of 54.06, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.13% since.
Sell:: Executive Vice President C Douglas Mcmillon sold 14,823 shares of WMT stock on 11/23/2009 at the average price of 54.71, the price of the stock has decreased by 2.3% since.
Oracle Corp. (ORCL, Financial): President Safra Catz sold 250,000 Shares
President of Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Safra Catz sold 250,000 shares on 12/24/2009 at an average price of $24.53.
Oracle Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of software for information management. Oracle Corp. has a market cap of $122.97 billion; its shares were traded at around $24.53 with a P/E ratio of 16.9 and P/S ratio of 5.3. The dividend yield of Oracle Corp. stocks is 0.8%. Oracle Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 18.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Oracle Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
Oracle Corporation recently announced fiscal 2010 Q2 GAAP earnings per share of $0.29, up 15% compared to last year. Second quarter GAAP total revenues were up 4% to $5.9 billion, while quarterly GAAP net income was up 12% to $1.5 billion. GAAP new software license revenues were up 2% to $1.7 billion. GAAP software license updates and product support revenues were up 14% to $3.2 billion. GAAP operating income was up 10% to $2.2 billion and GAAP operating margin was up 200 basis points to 37%. GAAP operating cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis was $8.7 billion, up 7%.
Second quarter non-GAAP earnings per share were up 15% to $0.39. Non-GAAP total revenues were up 3% to $5.9 billion, while non-GAAP net income was up 12% to $2.0 billion, compared to the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP operating income was up 9% to $2.9 billion and non-GAAP operating margin was up 280 basis points to 49%.
Oracle Corp. is owned by many Gurus. Bill Nygren, John Hussman, and Ronald Muhlenkamp all have positions in this stock.
Buy:: CFO and Executive VP-Ops Jeffrey E Epstein bought 1,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/29/2009 at the average price of 25, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.88% since, bought 2,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/28/2009 at the average price of 24.83, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.21% since, and bought 1,000 shares of ORCL stock on 07/31/2009 at the average price of 22.24, the price of the stock has increased by 10.3% since.
Buy:: Director Bruce R Chizen bought 4,200 shares of ORCL stock on 07/24/2009 at the average price of 22.22, the price of the stock has increased by 10.4% since.
Sell:: SVP, Gen'l Counsel, Secretary Dorian Daley sold 17,968 shares of ORCL stock on 12/28/2009 at the average price of 24.88, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.41% since.
Sell:: President Safra Catz sold 250,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/24/2009 at the average price of 24.85, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.29% since.
Sell:: Director Donald L Lucas sold 20,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/24/2009 at the average price of 24.9, the price of the stock has decreased by 1.49% since.
Sell:: Executive Vice President Juergen Rottler sold 250,000 shares of ORCL stock on 12/23/2009 at the average price of 24.72, the price of the stock has decreased by 0.77% since.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT, Financial): Executive Vice President Holger A Liepmann sold 7,530 Shares
Executive Vice President of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Holger A Liepmann sold 7,530 shares on 12/29/2009 at an average price of $53.99.
Abbott Laboratories is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Abbott Laboratories has a market cap of $83.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.99 with a P/E ratio of 14.9 and P/S ratio of 2.9. The dividend yield of Abbott Laboratories stocks is 2.9%. Abbott Laboratories had an annual average earning growth of 4.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Abbott Laboratories the business predictability rank of 4-star.
Abbott labatories report a quarterly report. Diluted earnings per share, excluding specified items, were $0.92, above Abbott's guidance range of $0.88 to $0.90. Diluted earnings per share under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) were $0.95. The company is raising its ongoing earnings outlook for 2009 to $3.70 to $3.72, above its previous range of $3.65 to $3.70.[b][/b]
Abbott Laboratories is owned by a few Gurus. Edward Owens and Robert Bruce both own positions in this stock.
Inseders Chairman and CEO Miles D White, Executive Vice President Holger A Liepmann, Senior Vice President Michael J Warmuth, and Director William D Smithburg all sold shares of this stock recently.
