Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: SD, VRSK, ROVI

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Oct 10, 2010
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC, Health Grades Inc, Verisk Analytics Inc, and Rovi Corp.

SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC (SD, Financial): Chairman, President & CEO Tom L. Ward sold 6,000,000 Shares

Chairman, President & CEO of SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC (SD) Tom L. Ward sold 6,000,000 shares on 10/06/2010 at an average price of $5.86. SandRidge Energy, Inc. is an oil and natural gas company headquartered in Oklahoma City with its principal focus on exploration and production. Sandridge Energy Inc has a market cap of $2.31 billion; its shares were traded at around $5.7 with a P/E ratio of 11.2 and P/S ratio of 3.9.

On August 8, SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC. reported its second quarter 2010 results. The Company reported revenues of $182.4 million.

Chairman, President & CEO Tom L. Ward sold 6,000,000 shares of SD stock on 10/06/2010 at the average price of 5.86. SVP - Accounting Randall D. Cooley, SVP - Midstream Wayne Chang, SVP - IT and CIO Thomas L. Winton, Director Daniel Jordan, and Director William A. Gilliland together bought 168,000 shares of SD stock in August.

Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK, Financial): President and CEO Frank J Coyne sold 1,342,000 Shares

President and CEO of Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) Frank J Coyne sold 1,342,000 shares on 10/01/2010 at an average price of $27.25. Verisk Analytics is a provider of risk assessment solutions to professionals in insurance, healthcare, mortgage lending, government, risk management, and human resources. Verisk Analytics Inc. has a market cap of $3.46 billion; its shares were traded at around $28 with a P/E ratio of 29.5 and P/S ratio of 3.4.

President and CEO Frank J Coyne sold 1,342,000 shares of VRSK stock on 10/01/2010 at the average price of 27.25. SVP and CFO Mark V Anquillare sold 150,000 shares of VRSK stock on 10/01/2010 at the average price of 27.25. EVP-Info Svc and GovtRelations Carole J Banfield, Director Hyatt J Brown, SVP-AISG Vincent Cialdella, Director Christopher M Foskett, and Director Constantine Iordanou together sold 584,472 shares of VRSK stock on 10/01/2010.

Rovi Corp. (ROVI, Financial): President and CEO Alfred J Amoroso sold 200,000 Shares

President and CEO of Rovi Corp. (ROVI) Alfred J Amoroso sold 200,000 shares on 10/04/2010 at an average price of $49.33. Rovi Corp, formerly Macrovision Solutions Corporation, provides a set of solutions that enable businesses to protect, enable and distribute their digital goods to consumers and allows consumers the ability to discover and manage digital media across multiple channels. Rovi Corp. has a market cap of $5.16 billion; its shares were traded at around $49.99 with a P/E ratio of 29.5 and P/S ratio of 10.7. Rovi Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 2.3% over the past 10 years.

On July 29, Rovi Corp. reported their 2010 second quarter results. The Company reported revenues of $134.8 million.

President and CEO Alfred J Amoroso sold 583,750 shares of ROVI stock in June, September, and October. EVP & CFO James Budge sold 99,581 shares of ROVI stock in June and September. EVP & General Counsel Stephen Yu sold 44,750 shares of ROVI stock in September and October. EVP, WW Sales and Services Tom Carson sold 35,832 shares of ROVI stock in September and October. Director Ruthann Quindlen sold 12,500 shares of ROVI stock on 08/16/2010 at the average price of 42.12.

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