Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Tutor Perini Corp, Omnicom Group, Anadarko Petrol and Discovery Com-A

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Mar 19, 2012
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Tutor Perini Corp, Omnicom Group, Anadarko Petrol and Discovery Com-A

Tutor Perini Corp (TPC, Financial): Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner Ronald N Tutor sold 400,000 Shares

Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner of Tutor Perini Cp (TPC) Ronald N Tutor sold 400,000 shares on 03/15/2012 at an average price of $15.18. Tutor Perini Corporation, formerly Perini Corporation, is a construction services company offering general contracting, construction management and design/build services to private clients and public agencies throughout the world. Tutor Perini Cp has a market cap of $739.75 million; its shares were traded at around $15.63 with a P/E ratio of 8.73 and P/S ratio of 0.2. Tutor Perini Cp had an annual average earnings growth of 19.5% over the past 10 years.

Tutor Perini Corp announced total revenue of $1.1 billion and net income of $24.05 million in their 2011 fourth quarter results ended December 31, 2011.

Chairman & CEO, 10% Owner Ronald N Tutor sold 1,644,579 shares of TPC stock in December and March.

Omnicom Group (OMC, Financial): President and CEO John Wren sold 500,000 Shares

President and CEO of Omnicom Grp (OMC) John Wren sold 500,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $48.62. Omnicom Group Inc. provides corporate communications services to clients worldwide on a global, pan-regional, national and local basis. Omnicom Grp has a market cap of $13.64 billion; its shares were traded at around $50.01 with a P/E ratio of 15.02 and P/S ratio of 0.98. The dividend yield of Omnicom Grp stocks is 2.4%. Omnicom Grp had an annual average earnings growth of 7.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Omnicom Grp the business predictability rank of 4-star.

In their 2011 fourth quarter results, Omnicom Group reported revenue of $3.9 billion and net income of $271.9 million.

President and CEO John Wren sold 500,000 shares of OMC stock in March. Vice Chairman Peter Mead and Director Linda Johnson Rice sold 102,040 shares of OMC stock in March.

Anadarko Petrol (APC, Financial): Chairman & CEO James T Hackett sold 234,937 Shares

Chairman & CEO of Anadarko Petrol (APC) James T Hackett sold 234,937 shares on 03/16/2012 at an average price of $84.53. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is one of the world's largest independentoil and gas exploration and production companies. Anadarko Petrol has a market cap of $42.21 billion; its shares were traded at around $84.68 with a P/E ratio of 25.13 and P/S ratio of 3.02. The dividend yield of Anadarko Petrol stocks is 0.43%. Anadarko Petrol had an annual average earnings growth of 0.8% over the past 10 years.

Anadarko Petrol announced their 2011 fourth quarter results with total revenue of $3.8 billion and net income (loss) of $339.

Chairman & CEO James T Hackett sold 234,937 shares of APC stock on 03/16/2012 at the average price of 84.53. SVP, Worldwide Exploration Robert P Daniels and Director John R Gordon sold 28,900 shares of APC stock in December and March.

Discovery Com-A (DISCA, Financial): Pres. & CEO, DNI Mark G Hollinger sold 234,100 Shares

Pres. & CEO, DNI of Discovery Com-A (DISCA) Mark G Hollinger sold 234,100 shares on 03/12/2012 at an average price of $46.5. DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INC., formerly Discovery Holding Company, is a holding company that conducts operations through its two wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Ascent Media Group, LLC and Ascent Media CANS, LLC, and throught its 66. Discovery Com-a has a market cap of $12.39 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.93 with a P/E ratio of 19.89 and P/S ratio of 2.93. Discovery Com-a had an annual average earnings growth of 117.4% over the past 5 years.

Discovery Com-A reported their 2011 fourth quarter results. The Company reported revenue of $1.122 billion and net income from continuing operations of $336 million.

Pres. & CEO, DNI Mark G Hollinger sold 234,100 shares of DISCA stock on 03/12/2012 at the average price of 46.5. SEVP & CFO Bradley E Singer sold 369,104 shares of DISCA stock in November, December and March. Founder John S Hendricks, EVP & Chief Accounting Officer Thomas Colan, Chief Dev Officer & Genl Counsel Bruce Campbell, and SEVP Human Resources Adria Alpert-Romm sold 338,054 shares of DISCA stock in March.

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