Weekly CFO Sells Highlight: AMP, APH, BKU, INGR, DSW

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Dec 10, 2012


According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest CFO sells during the past week were: AMP Limited, Amphenol Corp., Bank United Inc., Ingredion Inc. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company.

AMP Limited (AMP, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO Walter Stanley Berman Sold 105,147 Shares

Executive Vice President and CFO Walter Stanley Berman sold 105,147 shares of AMP stock on 11/30/2012 at the average price of $61.08. Walter Stanley Berman owns at least 64,778 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.44% since.

Ameriprise Financial Inc. was formed in 1983 as a Delaware corporation in connection with American Express Company's 1984 acquisition of IDS Financial Services from Alleghany Corporation. Ameriprise Financial Inc. has a market cap of $180.28 billion; its shares were traded at around $61.96.

Amphenol Corp. (APH, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO Diana G. Reardon Sold 95,000 Shares

Executive Vice President and CFO of Amphenol Corp. (APH) Diana G. Reardon sold 95,000 shares on 11/30/2012 at an average price of $62.01.

Amphenol Corp. was incorporated in 1987. The company designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems and coaxial and specialty cable. Amphenol Corp. has a market cap of $9.97 billion; its shares were traded at around $61.85 with a P/E ratio of 19 and P/S ratio of 2.5. The dividend yield of Amphenol Corp. stocks is 0.7%. Amphenol Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 16.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Amphenol Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Amphenol Corp. has released its third quarter 2012 results. The company reported diluted EPS of $0.90, compared to $0.79 in the same quarter last year. Sales for the quarter were $1.103 billion compared to $1.033 billion prior year quarter. Sequential operating margin improved to 19.5%, and operating cash flow was $176 million for the quarter.

Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Edward C. Wetmore and multiple other insiders also recently sold shares of APH stock.

BankUnited Inc. (BKU, Financial): CFO Douglas J. Pauls Sold 177,518 Shares



CFO Douglas J. Pauls sold 88,759 shares of BKU stock on 12/06/2012 at the average price of $23.36. Douglas J. Pauls owns at least 155,171 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.5% since.

BankUnited Inc. is a savings and loan holding company with two wholly-owned subsidiaries: BankUnited which is an independent depository institution headquartered in Florida by assets, and BankUnited Investment Services, Inc. BankUnited Inc. has a market cap of $2.21 billion; its shares were traded at around $23.01 with a P/E ratio of 12.6 and P/S ratio of 2.8. The dividend yield of BankUnited Inc. stocks is 2.9%.

BankUnited Inc. has released its third quarter results ended September 30, 2012. Net income for the quarter was $49.6 million ($0.48 per diluted share), as compared to $45.6 million ($0.45 per share) prior year quarter. New loans grew by $361.3 million during this quarter, with total deposits increasing to $8.5 billion. The cost of deposits was 0.78% for this quarter, compared to 1.07% in the same quarter last year.

COO Rajinder P. Singh sold 157,400 shares of BKU stock on 11/28/2012 at the average price of $23.14.

Ingredion Inc. (INGR, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO Cheryl K. Beebe Sold 63,900 Shares

Executive Vice President and CFO Cheryl K. Beebe sold 63,900 shares of INGR stock on 12/03/2012 at the average price of $64.76. Cheryl K. Beebe owns at least 84,292 shares after this.

Ingredion Inc. was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in 1997 and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange with a P/E ratio of 12.44 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Ingredion Inc. stocks is 1.6%. Ingredion Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 9.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ingredion Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

Third quarter reported EPS for Ingredion Inc. was $1.45 – a 29% increase over the $1.12 reported prior year quarter. For the first nine months of 2012, cash flows from operations was $563 million compared to $147 million in the same period last year.

Executive Vice President and President Nort America Jack C. Fortnum sold 41,600 shares of INGR stock on 12/03/2012 at the average price of $64.98.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company (DSW, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO Douglas J. Probst Sold 60,000 Shares

Executive Vice President and CFO Douglas J. Probst sold 60,000 shares of DSW stock on 12/04/2012 at the average price of $69.22. Douglas J. Probst owns at least 8,451 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.65% since.

DSW Inc. was incorporated in the state of Ohio on Jan. 20, 1969, and opened its first DSW store in Dublin, Ohio in July 1991. DSW Inc. has a market cap of $3.09 billion; its shares were traded at around $66. DSW Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 20.1% over the past five years.

Executive Chairman and 10% Owner Jay L. Schottenstein and Vice President, Chairman and Chief Merchandising Officer Deborah L. Ferree both also sold shares of DSW stock over the previous week.

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