According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest insider sells during the past week were: Nike Inc. (NKE, Financial), Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG, Financial), Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV, Financial) and Stryker Corporation (SYK, Financial).
The overall trend of insiders is illustrated in the chart below:
Nike Inc.: Chief Operating Officer Eric D. Sprunk sold 91,282 shares
Nike chief operating officer Eric D. Sprunk sold 91,282 shares on Oct. 20 for the average price of $132.4 per share. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.41% since.
Nike has a market cap of $111.24 billion, and its shares were traded at around $130.53 with a P/E ratio of 33.00 and P/S ratio of 3.71. The dividend yield of Nike stocks is 0.86%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 10.10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Nike the business predictability rank of 4-star.
Nike released its fiscal first quarter 2016 results ended Aug. 31. In this quarter, revenues were up 5% year over year to $8.4 billion, and diluted EPS were up 23% to $1.34. Gross margin increased 90 basis points to 47.5%, and net income was $1.2 billion. The effective tax rate was 18.4% compared to 21.7% for the same period last year.
CEO Mark G. Parker sold 300,000 shares on Sept. 29 for the average price of $120.63. Jeanne P. Jackson and multiple other insiders have all also sold shares of Nike stock recently.
Intuitive Surgical Inc.: Director Lonnie M. Smith sold 10,328 shares
Intuitive Surgical Director Lonnie M. Smith sold 10,328 shares on Oct. 23 for an average price of $500.03 per share.
Intuitive Surgical has a market cap of $18.68 billion. Its shares were traded at around $500.03 with a P/E ratio of 34.50 and P/S ratio of 8.14. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 34.20% over the past 10 years, and GuruFocus rated it the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.
Intuitive Surgical has recently released its third quarter results ended Sept. 30. Non-GAAP revenue for this quarter was $590 million, which was 10% higher than the $534 million reported for the year-ago period. Non-GAAP net income was $199 million, or $5.24 per diluted share, compared with $145 million, or $3.92 per share last year.
Travelers Companies Inc.: Vice Chairman William H. Heyman sold 33,848 shares
Travelers Vice Chairman William H Heyman sold 33,848 shares on Oct. 22 for the average price of $111.25 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 0.93% since.
Travelers Companies provides commercial and personal insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations and individuals. It has a market cap of $34.16 billion, and its shares were traded at around $112.28 with a P/E ratio of 10.00 and P/S ratio of 1.34. The dividend yield of Travelers Companies Inc stocks is 2.07%. Travelers Companies Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 13.50% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated it the business predictability rank of 3-star.
The company has recently reported its third quarter 2015 results. Operating income increased 3% year over year to $918 million. Total revenue was down 1% at $6.8 billion. Diluted EPS were $2.97, which is 10% higher than the $2.69 reported for the year-ago period. ROE was 15.4% versus 14.5% a year ago.
EVP Andy F. Bessette and EVP John P. Clifford Jr. both recently sold shares of Travelers stock.
Stryker Corporation: Director Ronda E. Stryker sold 36,000 shares
Stryker Corporation Director Ronda E. Stryker sold 36,000 shares during the past week for an average price of $94.44 per share.
Stryker Corporation has a market cap of $35.56 billion. Its shares were traded at around $94.44 with a P/E ratio of 38.60 and P/S ratio of 3.68. The dividend yield of Stryker Corporation stocks is 1.46%. Stryker had an annual average earnings growth of 5.90% over the past 10 years.
For its recently reported third quarter of 2015, Stryker generated net sales growth of 1.3% to $2.4 billion. The company grew adjusted diluted EPS by 8.7% to $1.25
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