Weekly Top Insider Sells: Express Scripts Inc., Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Fortune Brands Inc., Fiserv Inc.

Weekly Top Insider Sells: ESRX, APC, FO, FISV

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Mar 08, 2010
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest insider sells during the past week.


Express Scripts Inc. (ESRX, Financial): Director Barrett A Toan sold 151,360 Shares

Director of Express Scripts Inc. (ESRX) Barrett A Toan sold 151,360 shares on 03/01/2010 at an average price of $99.445.


Express Scripts, Inc. is a pharmacy benefit management company in North America. Express Scripts Inc. has a market cap of $27.38 billion; its shares were traded at around $99.445 with a P/E ratio of 28.25 and P/S ratio of 1.11. Express Scripts Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 32.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Express Scripts Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.


Express Scripts, Inc. recently announced 2009 fourth quarter and full year net income from continuing operations of $222.9 million and $826.5 million, or $0.80 and $3.11 per diluted share, respectively. Adjusted earnings per share, as detailed in Table 3, were $0.97 and $3.58 per diluted share for the fourth quarter and full year, respectively.


Express Scripts Inc. is owned by several Gurus. Lee Ainslie, Chris Davis, John Griffin, and Andreas Halvorsen own places in this stock.


Recently, Director Nicholas Lahowchic and Frank Mergenthaler bought shares of ESRX stock but Chief Accounting Officer Kelley Elliott, EVP, Strategy, HC & E Mkts Michael Holmes and Director Maura C Breen sold ESRX stock.


Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC, Financial): SVP, General Counsel & CAO Robert K Reeves sold 170,000 Shares

SVP, General Counsel & CAO of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) Robert K Reeves sold 170,000 shares on 03/04/2010 at an average price of $72.11.


Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is one of the world's largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has a market cap of $35.52 billion; its shares were traded at around $72.11 with and P/S ratio of 3.95. The dividend yield of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. stocks is 0.5%. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 28% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Anadarko Petroleum Corp. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.


Anadarko Petroleum Corporation recently announced a joint-venture agreement with Mitsui E&P USA LLC, an affiliate of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ,where by Mitsui will participate with Anadarko as a 32.5-percent partner in Anadarko’s Marcellus Shale assets, primarily located in north-central Pennsylvania, for approximately $1.4 billion. Mitsui will earn approximately 100,000 net acres in exchange for funding 100 percent of Anadarko’s share of development costs in 2010, and 90 percent of these costs thereafter, with an estimated completion of all obligations by 2013. In addition, Mitsui will have the opportunity to purchase a 32.5-percent share of Anadarko’s existing wells and additional acreage acquisitions by reimbursing a proportionate share of Anadarko’s prior expenditures, currently estimated to be approximately $100 million.


Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is owned by several Gurus. David Williams, Brian Rogers, Kenneth Fisher, T Boone Pickens, and David Dreman own a large position in this stock.


Insiders President & COO R A Walker, SVP, General Counsel & CAO Robert K Reeves, Director John R Jr Butler, and Director Paulett Eberhart sold some of this stock recently.


Fortune Brands Inc. (FO, Financial): Director Norman H Wesley sold 196,149 Shares

Director of Fortune Brands Inc. (FO) Norman H Wesley sold 196,149 shares on 03/04/2010 at an average price of $46.42.


Fortune Brands is a holding company with subsidiaries engaged in the manufacture and sale of home products (plumbing accessories, security devices and tool storage products), office products (stapling equipment, computer accessories and supplies), golf products and spirits and wine. Fortune Brands Inc. has a market cap of $7.05 billion; its shares were traded at around $46.42 with a P/E ratio of 19.1 and P/S ratio of 1.05. The dividend yield of Fortune Brands Inc. stocks is 1.64%. Fortune Brands Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 11.5% over the past 10 years.


Fortune Brands Inc. is owned by several Gurus. Bill Nygren, Brian Rogers, and Kenneth Fisher own places in this stock.


Insider Director Norman H Wesley sold 196,149 shares of FO stock on 03/04/2010 at the average price of 45.01, the price of the stock has increased by 3.13% since.


Fiserv Inc. (FISV, Financial): Director Donald F Dillon sold 171,500 Shares

Director of Fiserv Inc. (FISV) Donald F Dillon sold 171,500 shares during the past week at an average price of $49.73.


Fiserv, Inc., a Fortune five hundred company, provides information management systems and services to the financial and insurance industries. Fiserv Inc. has a market cap of $7.57 billion; its shares were traded at around $49.73 with a P/E ratio of 13.66 and P/S ratio of 1.86. Fiserv Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 13.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Fiserv Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.


Fiserv, Inc. reported recently financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. Total GAAP revenue in the fourth quarter was $1.06 billion compared with $1.04 billion in 2008. Total GAAP revenue for the year was $4.08 billion compared with $4.59 billion in 2008. GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations for the fourth quarter were $0.83 compared with $0.50 in 2008. Total GAAP earnings per share, including discontinued operations, were $0.76 for the fourth quarter compared with $0.39 in 2008.


Fiserv Inc. is owned by 2 Gurus. George Soros and David Dreman hold places in this stock.


Insider Director Donald F Dillon sold some of this stock recently.


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