Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Guess ? Inc, Joe's Jeans Inc, Campbell Soup Company, STR Holdings Inc, and Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.

Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: GES, JOEZ, CPB, STRI, NUS

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Apr 18, 2010
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Guess ? Inc, Joe's Jeans Inc, Campbell Soup Company, STR Holdings Inc, and Nu Skin Enterprises Inc.


Joe's Jeans Inc. (JOEZ, Financial): President & CEO Marc Crossman sold 379,495 Shares

President & CEO of Joe's Jeans Inc. (JOEZ) Marc Crossman sold 379,495 shares on 04/12/2010 at an average price of $2.87. Joe's Jeans Inc. designs, sources and distributes its Joe's® and Joe's Jeans™ branded apparel products to over 1,200 retail doors in the U.S. and abroad. Joe's Jeans Inc. has a market cap of $168.2 million; its shares were traded at around $2.73 with a P/E ratio of 7 and P/S ratio of 2.1.


On April 8, Joe's Jeans Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ended February 28, 2010. Highlights were: Net sales increased 41% to $23.2 million over the prior year comparative period. Gross profit increased 38% to $11.4 million over the prior year comparative period. Operating income increased 36% to $1.4 million over the prior year comparative period


President & CEO Marc Crossman sold 596,741 shares of JOEZ stock in April and February. CFO Hamish Sandhu sold 50,000 shares of JOEZ stock on 02/10/2010 at the average price of 2, the price of the stock has increased by 36.5% since. Director Samuel J Furrow, Creative Director, 10% Owner Joseph M. Dahan, and Director Riordan Tom O together sold 961,012 shares of JOEZ stock in April and February. Director Kent A Savage sold 65,000 shares of JOEZ stock in February.


Campbell Soup Company (CPB, Financial): President and CEO Douglas R Conant sold 333,000 Shares

President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company (CPB) Douglas R Conant sold 333,000 shares on 04/13/2010 at an average price of $35.48. Campbell Soup Company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products. Campbell Soup Company has a market cap of $12.15 billion; its shares were traded at around $35.71 with a P/E ratio of 15 and P/S ratio of 1.6. The dividend yield of Campbell Soup Company stocks is 3.1%. Campbell Soup Company had an annual average earning growth of 1.2% over the past 10 years.


On March 25, Campbell Soup Company announced that the company's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend on its capital stock of $0.275 per share.


President and CEO Douglas R Conant sold 333,000 shares of CPB stock on 04/13/2010 at the average price of 35.48, the price of the stock has increased by 0.65% since. Director Lawrence C Karlson and Senior Vice President B Craig Owens together bought 11,000 shares of CPB stock in February and November. Senior Vice President Larry S Mcwilliams and Vice President Patrick Callaghan together sold 72,350 shares of CPB stock in December.


STR Holdings Inc (STRI, Financial): Chairman, Pres. & CEO Dennis L. Jilot sold 273,791 Shares

Chairman, Pres. & CEO of STR Holdings Inc (STRI) Dennis L. Jilot sold 273,791 shares on 04/15/2010 at an average price of $18.75. STR Holdings, Inc. is a company providing solar encapsulants to the photovoltaic module industry. STR Holdings Inc has a market cap of $858.4 million; its shares were traded at around $20.76 with and P/S ratio of 3.2.


On Apr 05, 2010, STR Holdings, Inc. announced that it affirmed its 2010 full year guidance of total net sales of $310 million to $330 million and 2010 diluted non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of $1.05 to $1.10


Chairman, Pres. & CEO Dennis L. Jilot sold 273,791 shares of STRI stock on 04/15/2010 at the average price of 18.75, the price of the stock has increased by 10.72% since. Exec VP & CFO Barry A. Morris sold 34,224 shares of STRI stock on 04/15/2010 at the average price of 18.75, the price of the stock has increased by 10.72% since. 10% Owner Mutual Life Insur Northwestern, 10% Owner Suisse Ag/ Credit, VP and President, STR Solar Robert S. Yorgensen, Director John A. Janitz and Dominick Schiano together sold 6,006,760 shares of STRI stock on 04/15/2010 at the average price of 18.75, the price of the stock has increased by 10.72% since.


Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NUS, Financial): President & CEO M Truman Hunt sold 250,000 Shares




President & CEO of Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NUS) M Truman Hunt sold 250,000 shares on 04/14/2010 at an average price of $30.68. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. is a direct selling company that develops and distributes innovative personal care and nutritional products. Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. has a market cap of $1.93 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.98 with a P/E ratio of 20.5 and P/S ratio of 1.5. The dividend yield of Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. stocks is 1.6%. Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 8.2% over the past 10 years.


On Feb. 9, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. announced that its board of directors declared a 9 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.125 per share. Annually, this would increase the dividend to $0.50, up from $0.46 in the prior year. The increase begins in the first quarter and will be paid on March 17, 2010, to shareholders of record on Feb. 26, 2010..


President & CEO M Truman Hunt sold 355,000 shares of NUS stock on 04/14/2010 at the average price of 30.68, the price of the stock has increased by 0.98% since. CFO Ritch N Wood sold 66,489 shares of NUS stock on 03/08/2010 at the average price of 29.75, the price of the stock has increased by 4.13% since. President Daniel R Chard, Chief Scientific Officer Joseph Y Chang and Director David D. Ussery together sold 96,975 shares of NUS stock on 03/08/2010 and 02/24/2010. President, Americas & Europe Scott E Schwerdt sold 60,000 shares of NUS stock in March and January.


Guess ? Inc. (GES, Financial): Vice Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner Paul Marciano sold 200,000 Shares




Vice Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner of Guess ? Inc. (GES) Paul Marciano sold 200,000 shares on 04/14/2010 at an average price of $47.31. Guess, Inc. designs, markets, distributes and licenses one of the world's lifestyle collections of casual apparel, accessories and related consumer products. Guess ? Inc. has a market cap of $4.37 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.02 with a P/E ratio of 17.8 and P/S ratio of 2.1. The dividend yield of Guess ? Inc. stocks is 1.4%.


On March 17, Guess?, Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 30, 2010. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company reported net earnings of $86.6 million, an increase of 80.7% compared to net earnings of $47.9 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2009. Diluted earnings per share increased 82.4% to $0.93 in the current quarter versus $0.51 in the prior-year quarter.


Vice Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner Paul Marciano sold 553,195 shares of GES stock in April, March, January, and December. SVP & CFO Dennis R Secor sold 31,010 shares of GES stock on April, March, and December. Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Maurice Marciano sold 1,705,000 shares of GES stock in April. SVP & CIO Michael Relich sold 11,150 shares of GES stock on 04/14/2010 at the average price of 47.2, the price of the stock has decreased by 0.38% since.


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