Weekly Top Insider Sells: TRW, BLK, MSFT, HD

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Nov 21, 2010
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest insider sells during the past week.

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (TRW, Financial): Director Neil P Simpkins sold 9,040,313 Shares

Director of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (TRW) Neil P Simpkins sold 9,040,313 shares on 11/15/2010 at an average price of $47.96.

TRW Automotive is an automotive supplier. Its products include integrated vehicle control and driver assist systems, braking systems, steering systems, suspension systems, occupant safety systems (seat belts and airbags), electronics, engine components, fastening systems and aftermarket replacement parts and services. Trw Automotive Holdings Corp. has a market cap of $5.75 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.96 with a P/E ratio of 7.6 and P/S ratio of 0.5.

On November 3, 2010TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. reported third quarter 2010 financial results with sales of $3.4 billion, an increase of 10 percent compared to the prior year period. The Company reported GAAP third quarter net earnings of $199 million or $1.54 per diluted share, which compares to net earnings of $56 million or $0.50 per diluted share in the prior year period.



TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. is owned by 1 Gurus. Ken Heebner owns position in this stock.

Sell: Executive V.P. & COO Steven Lunn sold 300,333 shares of TRW stock on 11/15/2010 at the average price of 48.26. Steven Lunn owns at least 202,901 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.62% since.

BlackRock Inc. (BLK, Financial): Director Of America Corp /de/ Bank sold 2,330,082 Shares

Director of BlackRock Inc. (BLK) Of America Corp /de/ Bank sold 2,330,082 shares on 11/15/2010 at an average price of $168.98.

BlackRock, Inc. is one of the largest investment management firms in the United States. Blackrock Inc. has a market cap of $10.82 billion; its shares were traded at around $168.98 with a P/E ratio of 17.1 and P/S ratio of 2.3. The dividend yield of Blackrock Inc. stocks is 2.4%. Blackrock Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 23.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Blackrock Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

On Nov 11, 2010 BlackRock, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock, payable December 23, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 2010.

BlackRock Inc. is owned by 3 Gurus. Robert Olstein, John Griffin and Mario Gabelli own position in this stock.

Sell: Director Of America Corp /de/ Bank sold 405 shares of BLK stock on 11/08/2010 at the average price of 170.71. Of America Corp /de/ Bank owns at least 2,330,675 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.01% since.

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financial): Director William H Gates Iii sold 7,000,000 Shares

Director of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) William H Gates Iii sold 7,000,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $25.69.

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 $222.31 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.69 with a P/E ratio of 11 and P/S ratio of 3.5. The dividend yield of Microsoft Corp. stocks is 2%. Microsoft Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 12.6% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Microsoft Corp. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

On Oct 28, 2010 Microsoft Corp. announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.20 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2010, a 25% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $7.12 billion, $5.41 billion and $0.62 per share, which represented increases of 59%, 51% and 55%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period.



Microsoft Corp. is owned by many Gurus. Richard Perry, Whitney Tilson, Donald Yacktman, David Tepper, and Jean-Marie Eveillard owns position in this stock.

Sell: Director William H Gates Iii sold 1,000,000 shares of MSFT stock on 11/11/2010 at the average price of 26.56. William H Gates Iii owns at least 608,973,551 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.28% since.

The Home Depot Inc. (HD, Financial): Director David H Batchelder sold 5,567,198 Shares

Director of The Home Depot Inc. (HD) David H Batchelder sold 5,567,198 shares on 11/19/2010 at an average price of $31.22.

Home Depot is the one of world's largest home improvement retailer. The Home Depot Inc. has a market cap of $51.99 billion; its shares were traded at around $31.22 with a P/E ratio of 17.1 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of The Home Depot Inc. stocks is 3.1%. The Home Depot Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 10.2% over the past 10 years.

On November 16, 2010 The Home Depot reported third quarter of fiscal 2010 net earnings of $834 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $689 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2009. Sales for the third quarter totaled $16.6 billion, a 1.4 percent increase from the third quarter of fiscal 2009.



The Home Depot Inc. is owned by many Gurus. Robert Olstein, Tom Gayner, Brian Rogers, Dodge & Cox, and Jean-Marie Eveillard own position in this stock.

Sell: Director David H Batchelder sold 4,077,204 shares of HD stock on 06/15/2010 at the average price of 32.17. David H Batchelder owns at least 22,189,406 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.95% since.

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