According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest insider sells during the past week were: Amphenol Corp. (APH, Financial), Total System Services Inc. (TSS, Financial), Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC, Financial) and Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL, Financial).
The overall trend of insiders is illustrated in the chart below:
Amphenol Corp.: Sr. VP Luc Walter sold 195,200 shares
Amphenol Sr. VP Luc Walter sold 195,200 shares on Nov. 2 at an average price of $54.90 per share.
Amphenol designs, manufactures and markets electrical, fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems and coaxial and specialty cable. The company has a market cap of $16.68 billion, and its shares were traded at around $54.90 with a P/E ratio of 23.82 and P/S ratio of 3.21. The dividend yield of Amphenol stocks is 0.93%, and it had an annual average earnings growth of 14.90% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Amphenol Corp the business predictability rank of 5 stars.
Amphenol recently reported third quarter 2015 diluted EPS of 65 cents, which compares to 58 cents for the same period in 2014. Sales for the quarter were $1.46 billion compared to $1.36 billion a year ago, and gross profit increased to $464 million from $431 million in the prior year quarter. The company had dividends of 14 cents per common share for the quarter.
Sr. VP Gary Anderson sold 250,000 shares of Amphenol stock on Nov. 3 at the average price of $55.01 per share.
Total System Services Inc.: Director Philip W. Tomlinson sold 713,253 shares
Total System Services Director Philip W. Tomlinson sold 713,253 shares during the past week at an average price of $52.07 per share.
Total System Services has a market cap of $9.54 billion. Its shares were traded at around $52.07 with a P/E ratio of 29.97 and a P/S ratio of 3.56. The dividend yield of Total System Services stocks is 0.77%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 4.90% over the past 10 years.
For its third quarter of 2015, Total System Services reported adjusted EPS from continuing operations of 78 cents, representing an increase of 40.2% over the prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA increased 20.6% to $238.9 million, and total revenues were up 14.8% to $707.9 million. Adjusted operating margin for the quarter was 31%.
CEO M. Troy Woods sold 586,681 shares of Total System Services stock on Nov. 2 at the average price of $52.89. Sr. EVP G. Sanders Griffith III, and Director Gardiner W. Garrard Jr.Ă‚ have both also recently sold shares of Total System Services stock.
Computer Sciences Corp.: Exec. Vice President and CFO Paul N. Saleh sold 198,109 shares
Computer Sciences Exec. Vice President and CFO Paul N. Saleh sold 198,109 shares on Nov. 4 at an average price of $67.43 per share.
Computer Sciences has a market cap of $9.17 billion, and its shares were traded at around $67.43 with a P/E ratio of 5619.21 and a P/S ratio of 0.82. The dividend yield of Computer Sciences stocks is 1.38%.
The company has recently released its fiscal second quarter 2016 results. Diluted EPS from continuing operations for this quarter were $1.19. Non-GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations were $1.26, up 7% compared to the $1.18 reported for the prior year quarter. Adjusted operating income was $331 million compared with $349 million last year.
Delta Air Lines: President Edward H. Bastian sold 200,000 shares
Delta Air Lines President Edward H. Bastian sold 200,000 shares on Nov. 5 at an average price of $50.63 per share.
Delta Air Lines has a market cap of $39.54 billion; its shares were traded at around $50.63 with a P/E ratio of 14.45 and P/S ratio of 1.01. The dividend yield of Delta Air Lines stocks is 0.89%, and the company had an annual average earnings growth of 22.90% over the past five years.
For its third quarter of 2015, Delta Air Lines generated adjusted earnings of $1.74 per diluted share, up 45% over the same period last year. Delta’s operating revenue for the quarter decreased 0.6% year over year. Operating cash flow for the period was $2.07 billion.
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