Weekly CFO Sells Highlights

Workday, Intuitive Surgical, Priceline Group top list

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Mar 21, 2016
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sells were: Workday Inc. (WDAY, Financial), Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG, Financial) and Priceline Group Inc. (PCLN, Financial).

Workday Inc.: Co-President and CFO Mark S. Peek sold 8,817 shares

On March 16, co-President and CFO Mark S. Peek sold 8,817 shares for an average price of $72.31. The price of the stock has increased by 1%. Workday has a market cap of $14.17 billion, and its shares were traded at $73.03. The company has a P/S ratio of 12.89.

Workday announced its 2015 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $305.27 million and gross profit of $203.51 million while the net loss was $77.81 million. The 2015 total revenue was $787.86 million, a 32% increase from the 2014 total revenue. The 2015 gross profit was $523.06 million, a 32% increase from the 2014 gross profit. The 2015 net loss was $247.98 million.

On March 4, CEO Aneel Bhusri sold 50,000 shares at an average price of $75.07. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.72%. On March 17, Vice Chairman Michael A. Stankey sold 141,000 shares at an average price of $47.23. The price of the stock has increased by 54.63%. On March 16, co-President Philip W. Wilmington sold 34,275 shares at an average price of $70.43. The price of the stock has increased by 3.69%.

Intuitive Surgical: SVP and CFO Marshall Mohr sold 2,500 shares

On March 3, SVP and CFO Marshall Mohr sold 2,500 shares for an average price of $575. The price of the stock has increased by 1.39%. Intuitive Surgical has a market cap of $21.79 billion and its shares were traded around $582.99. The company has a P/E ratio of 37.57 and P/S ratio of 9.24. Over the past 10 years, Intuitive Surgical had an annual average earnings growth of 24.70%. GuruFocus rated Intuitive Surgical the business predictability rank of 2 stars.

Intuitive Surgical announced its 2015 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $676.5 million and gross profit of $458.8 million while the net income was $190 million. The 2015 total revenue was $2.38 billion, a 12% increase from the 2014 total revenue. The 2015 gross profit was $1.58 billion, a 12% increase from the 2014 gross profit. The 2015 net loss was $588.8 million.

On March 14, SVP General Counsel and CCO Mark J. Meltzer sold 12,500 shares at an average price of $589. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.02%. On March 14, SVP Manufacturing and Service Op Colin Morales sold 4,000 shares at an average price of $592.66. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.63%. On March 14, Director Eric H. Halvorson sold 4,438 shares at an average price of $593.16. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.71%.

Priceline Group: CFO Daniel J Finnegan sold 5,871 shares

On March 17, CFO Daniel J. Finnegan sold 5,871 shares at an average price of $1,341.94. The price of the stock has increased by 0.64%. Priceline Group has a market cap of $67.01 billion and its shares were traded around $1350.51. The company has a P/E ratio of 27.19 and P/S ratio of 7.57. Over the past 10 years, Priceline Group had an annual average earnings growth of 48.50%. GuruFocus rated Priceline Group the business predictability rank of 5 stars.

Priceline Group announced its 2015 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $2 billion and gross profit of $1.88 million, while the net income was $504.27 million. The 2015 total revenue was $9.22 billion, a 9% increase from the 2014 total revenue. The 2015 gross profit was $8.59 billion, a 13% increase from the 2014 gross profit. The 2015 net loss was $2.55 billion.

On March 15, Executive VP, General Counsel Peter J. Millones sold 5,871 shares at an average price of $1,321.38. The price of the stock has increased by 2.2%. On March 15, President and COO, Booking.com Gillian Tans sold 130 shares at an average price of $1,315.15. The price of the stock has increased by 2.69%.