Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Complete Production Services, Praxair Inc, Citrix Systems Inc, and Wabco Holdings

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May 09, 2011
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: COMPLETE PRODUCTION SERVICES INC, PRAXAIR INC, Citrix Systems Inc, and WABCO HOLDINGS INC. Complete Production Services (CPX, Financial): Chairman and CEO Joseph C Winkler sold 293,749 Shares

Chairman and CEO of Complete Production Services. (CPX) Joseph C Winkler sold 293,749 shares on 04/29/2011 at an average price of $34.11. Complete Production Services, Inc. is one of North America's oilfield service providers, offering all-inclusive field support solutions, equipment and well-production optimization and enhancement to the world's largest oil and gas companies. Complete Production Services Inc. has a market cap of $2.39 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.36 with a P/E ratio of 18.9 and P/S ratio of 1.5.

The Company reported their 2011 first quarter results. They announced that revenues were $495.2 million and net income of $38.9 million.

Chairman and CEO Joseph C Winkler sold 293,749 shares of CPX stock on 04/29/2011 at the average price of 34.11. President and COO Brian K Moore sold 100,000 shares of CPX stock on 04/29/2011 at the average price of 34.01.Director Harold Hamm sold 1,043,109 shares of CPX stock in April.

Praxair Inc. (PX, Financial): President & CEO Stephen F Angel sold 250,000 Shares

President & CEO of Praxair Inc. (PX) Stephen F Angel sold 250,000 shares on 04/29/2011 at an average price of $106.3. Praxair is one of the largest industrial gases companies in North and South America. Praxair Inc. has a market cap of $31.45 billion; its shares were traded at around $103.6 with a P/E ratio of 20.9 and P/S ratio of 3.1. The dividend yield of Praxair Inc. stocks is 1.9%. Praxair Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 10.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Praxair Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

The Company reported their 2011 first quarter results. They announced revenues of $2.7 billion and diluted EPS of $1.29.

President & CEO Stephen F Angel sold 250,000 shares of PX stock on 04/29/2011. Executive V.P. and CFO James S Sawyer sold 178,904 shares of PX stock in February and May.Director Wayne T Smith, Vice President Sally A Savoia, Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. James T Breedlove, Director Raymond W Leboeuf, and Director Claire W Gargalli sold 109,511 shares of PX stock in February, April and May.

Citrix Systems Inc. (CTXS, Financial): CEO & President Mark B Templeton sold 160,063 Shares

CEO & President of Citrix Systems Inc. (CTXS) Mark B Templeton sold 160,063 shares on 05/03/2011 at an average price of $82.95. Citrix Systems, Inc. is one of the suppliers of application delivery and management software and services that enable the effective and efficient enterprise-wide deployment and management of applications. Citrix Systems Inc. has a market cap of $15.34 billion; its shares were traded at around $81.76 with a P/E ratio of 47.2 and P/S ratio of 8.3. Citrix Systems Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 5.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Citrix Systems Inc. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

The Company reported 2011 first quarter results of $491 million and net income of $74 million.

CEO & President Mark B Templeton sold 317,678 shares of CTXS stock in December, January, March and May. SVP & CFO David J Henshall sold 99,306 shares of CTXS stock in December and February. Director Nanci Caldwell sold 666 shares of CTXS stock in March and May. SVP, Online Services Division Brett Caine sold 98,898 shares of CTXS stock in February, March and May.

Wabco Holdings. (WBC, Financial): Chairman of the Board and CEO Jacques Esculier sold 318,692 Shares

Chairman of the Board and CEO of Wabco Holdings. (WBC) Jacques Esculier sold 318,692 shares during the past week at an average price of $72.68. WABCO is one of the world's providers of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission control systems for heavy duty commercial vehicles. Wabco Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $4.69 billion; its shares were traded at around $70.5 with a P/E ratio of 20.6 and P/S ratio of 2.2.

This Company reported Q1 sales were $678.2 Million and Operating Income was $90.2 Million.

Chairman of the Board and CEO Jacques Esculier sold 367,270 shares of WBC stock in February and May.Chief Human Resources Officer Kevin Tarrant, VP & Controller Todd R Weinblatt, and Vice President Jean-christophe Figueroa sold 93,141 shares of WBC stock in May and February. Director G Peter Daloia sold 90,666 shares of WBC stock in April.

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