Weekly CFO Sells Highlight: Northstar Realty Finance, Costco, ConAgra Foods

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Apr 05, 2015

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sales were: Northstar Realty Finance Corp (NRF, Financial), Costco Wholesale Corp (COST, Financial), and ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG, Financial).

Northstar Realty Finance Corp (NRF, Financial): CFO Debra Ann Hess sold 31,000 shares

On 12/23/2014, CFO Debra Ann Hess sold 31,000 shares at an average price of $17.70. The price of the stock has increased by 2.94% since. Northstar Realty Finance Corp has a market cap of $5.61 billion and its shares were traded at around $18.22. The company has a P/S ratio of 3.70 with a dividend yield of 9.90%.

Northstar Realty Finance Corp announced its 2014 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $296.56 million and gross profit of $139.49 million; the net income was $110.88 million. The 2014 total revenue was $681.15 million, a 183% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 gross profit was $355.39 million, a 113% increase from the 2013 gross profit. The 2014 net income was $321.09 million.

On 04/02/2015, Chairman and CEO sold David T. Hamamoto shares at an average price of $18.22. The price of the stock has decreased by 0% since. On 04/02/2015, Chief Inv. and Op. Officer Daniel R. Gilbert sold 450,000 shares at an average price of $18.22. The price of the stock has decreased by 0% since. On 12/11/2014, Director Charles W. Schoenherr sold 5,000 shares at an average price of $17.52. The price of the stock has increased by 4% since.

Costco Wholesale Corp (COST, Financial): Executive VP and CFO Richard A. Galanti sold 5,214 shares

On 03/06/2015, Executive VP and CFO Richard A. Galanti sold 5,214 shares at an average price of $149.47. The price of the stock has increased by 1.45% since. Costco Wholesale Corp has a market cap of $66.65 billion and its shares were traded at around $151.63. The company has a P/E ratio of 29.60 and P/S ratio of 0.60 with a dividend yield of 0.90%. Over the past 10 years, Costco Wholesale Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 10.00%. GuruFocus rated Costco Wholesale Corp the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Costco Wholesale Corp announced its 2015 first-quarter results with revenues of $27.45 billion and gross profit of $3.56 billion; the net income was $598 million. The 2014 total revenue was $112.64 billion, a 7% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 gross profit was $14.18 billion, a 7% increase from the 2013 gross profit. The 2014 net income was $2.06 billion.

On 03/11/2015, President and CEO W Craig Jelinek sold 60,000 shares at an average price of $149.08. The price of the stock has increased by 1.71% since. On 04/01/2015, Chairman of the Board Jeffrey H Brotman sold 93,564 shares at an average price of $150.12. The price of the stock has increased by 1.01% since. On 01/29/2015, Executive VP Franz E. Lazarus sold 10,000 shares at an average price of $139.83. The price of the stock has increased by 8.44% since.

ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG, Financial): EVP and CFO John Gehring sold 160,000 shares

On 04/02/2015, EVP and CFO John Gehring sold 160,000 shares at an average price of $36.82. The price of the stock has increased by 0.85% since. ConAgra Foods Inc. has a market cap of $15.6 billion and its shares were traded at around $37.82. The company has a P/S ratio of 0.92 and dividend yield of 2.60%. Over the past 10 years, ConAgra Foods Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 4.80%. GuruFocus rated Conagra Foods Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

ConAgra Foods Inc. announced its 2015 first-quarter results with revenues of $3.88 billion and gross profit of $823.8 million; the net income was $954.1 million. The 2014 total revenue was $17.7 billion, a 15% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 gross profit was $3.72 billion, a 5% increase from the 2013 gross profit. The 2014 net income was $303.1 million.

On 04/02/2015, SVP, Treasurer and Asst. Secretary Scott E. Messel sold 30,000 shares at an average price of $37.50. The price of the stock has increased by 0.85% since. On 03/31/2015, EVP and Chief Tech and Op Officer Albert D. Bolles sold 220,000 shares at an average price of $36.73. The price of the stock has increased by 2.97% since. On 01/06/2015, EVP, Chief HR Officer Nicole B. Theophilus sold 36,000 shares at an average price of $35.34. The price of the stock has increased by 7.02% since.