Weekly Top Insider Sells: GOOG, FIS, ORCL, and BIIB

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Aug 06, 2012
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest insider sells during the past week. The overall trend of insiders is illustrated in the chart below:





Google Inc. (GOOG, Financial): Executive Chairman of Board Eric E. Schmidt sold 105,693 Shares


Executive Chairman of Board of Google Inc. (GOOG) Eric E. Schmidt sold 105,693 shares during the past week at an average price of $640.91.


Google is a public and profitable company focused on search services. Google Inc. has a market cap of $209.08 billion; its shares were traded at around $640.91 with a P/E ratio of 18.8 and P/S ratio of 5.52. Google Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 51.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Google Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.


On July 19, 2012 Google Inc. announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. On a consolidated basis, Google Inc. revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was $12.21 billion, an increase of 35% compared to the second quarter of 2011. Google revenues from outside of the United States totaled $5.96 billion, representing 54% of Google revenues in the second quarter of 2012, compared to 54% in the first quarter of 2012 and 54% in the second quarter of 2011.


Director Kavitark Ram Shriram sold 12,500 shares of GOOG stock on 08/01/2012 at the average price of 635.53. Kavitark Ram Shriram owns at least 344,061 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.85% since.


Fidelity National Information Services (FIS, Financial): Director Thomas M. Hagerty sold 1,161,093 Shares


Director of Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) Thomas M. Hagerty sold 1,161,093 shares during the past week at an average price of $31.44.


Certegy Inc. provides credit, debit and merchant card processing, e-banking, check risk management and check cashing services to financial institutions and merchants worldwide. Fidelity National Information Services has a market cap of $9.28 billion; its shares were traded at around $31.44 with a P/E ratio of 12.84 and P/S ratio of 1.61. The dividend yield of Fidelity National Information Services stocks is 2.54%. Fidelity National Information Services had an annual average earnings growth of 4.1% over the past 10 years.


On July 17, 2012, Fidelity reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Revenue from continuing operations increased 3.1% to $1.46 billion in the second quarter of 2012, compared to $1.41 billion in the second quarter of 2011.


Director Nelson Peltz sold 113,000 shares of HNZ stock on 03/01/2012 at the average price of 53.02. Nelson Peltz owns at least 728,134 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 4.72% since.


Oracle Corporation (ORCL, Financial): Executive Vice President Systems John F. Fowler sold 500,000 Shares


Executive Vice President Systems John F. Fowler sold 500,000 shares on 07/27/2012 at an average price of $30.66.


Oracle Corporation is one of the world's suppliers of software for information management. Oracle Corporation has a market cap of $152.84 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.66 with a P/E ratio of 13.07 and P/S ratio of 4.12. The dividend yield of Oracle Corporation stocks is 0.78%. Oracle Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 18.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Oracle Corporation the business predictability rank of 5-star.


On June 18, 2012 Oracle Corporation announced fiscal 2012 Q4 GAAP total revenues were up 1% to $10.9 billion, GAAP net income was up 8% to $3.5 billion, GAAP earnings per share were $0.69, up 11% compared to last year while non-GAAP earnings per share were up 10% to $0.82. GAAP operating cash flow for fiscal year 2012 was $13.7 billion, up 23% compared to last year.


Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Dorian Daley sold 20,000 shares of ORCL stock on 07/17/2012 at the average price of $30. Dorian Daley owns at least 5,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.2% since.


Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB, Financial): Executive Vice President and General Counsel Susan H. Alexander sold 59,235 Shares


Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB) Susan H. Alexander sold 59,235 shares during the past week at an average price of $145.1.


IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company engaged primarily in the research, development and commercialization of targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Biogen Idec Inc. has a market cap of $34.75 billion; its shares were traded at around $145.1 with a P/E ratio of 23.1 and P/S ratio of 6.88. Biogen Idec Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 19.8% over the past five years.


On Jul. 24, 2012 Biogen Idec Inc.announced its second quarter 2012 results. Second quarter revenues increased 18% to $1.4 billion, compared to the second quarter of 2011. Second quarter 2012 GAAP diluted EPS were $1.61, an increase of 36% over the second quarter of 2011.


Executive Vice President and General Counsel Susan H. Alexander sold 49,800 shares of BIIB stock on 06/15/2012 at the average price of $140. Susan H. Alexander owns at least 10,185 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.64% since.


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