Weekly CFO Sells Highlight

Broadcom Ltd. (AVGO), Facebook Inc. (FB) and The Cooper Companies Inc. (COO)

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Jun 13, 2016
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sells were: Broadcom Ltd (AVGO, Financial), Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial) and The Cooper Companies Inc. (COO, Financial).

Broadcom Ltd.: Acting CFO and Principal Financial Officer Thomas H. Krause Sold 1,308 shares

On April 18, Acting CFO and Principal Financial Offier Thomas H. Krause sold 1,308 shares at an average price of $155.19. The price of the stock has increased by 3.63%. Broadcom Ltd. has a market cap of $63.61 billion and its shares were traded around $160.82. The company has a P/E ratio of 240.03 and P/S ratio of 5.90. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Broadcom Ltd. stocks is 1.09% while the forward dividend yield is 1.22%. Over the past five years Broadcom Ltd had. an annual average earnings growth of 25.9%.

Broadcom Ltd. announced its 2015 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $1.84 billion and gross profit of $997 million, while the net income was $429 million. The 2015 total revenue was $6.82 billion, a 60% increase from the 2014 total revenue. The 2015 gross profit was $3.55 billion, an 89% increase from the 2014 gross profit. The 2015 net income was $1.36 billion.

On March 9, President and CEO Hock E. Tan sold 7,521 shares at an average price of $141.3. The price of the stock has increased by 13.81%. On June 9, Principal Accounting Officer Kirsten M. Spears sold 1,178 shares at an average price of $163.56. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.68%. On June 9, SVP and Chief Sales Officer Charlie B. Kawwas sold 5,224 shares at an average price of $163.56. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.68%.

Facebook Inc.: CFO David M. Wehner sold 5,265 shares

On May 31, CFO David M. Wehner sold 5,265 shares at an average price of $119.9. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.74%. Facebook Inc. has a market cap of $333.57 billion and its shares were traded around $116.62. The company has a P/E ratio of 71.99 and P/S ratio of 16.9.

Facebook announced its 2016 first-quarter results with revenues of $5.38 billion and gross profit of $4.54 billion, while the net income was $1.51 billion. The 2015 total revenue was $17.93 billion, a 44% increase from the 2014 total revenue. The 2015 gross profit was $15.06 billion, a 46% increase from the 2014 gross profit. The 2015 net income was $3.67 billion.

On June 8, COO Sheryl Sandberg sold 109,000 shares at an average price of $118.18. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.32%. On June 1, Director Jan Koum sold 1,721,436 shares at an average price of $118.8. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.84%. On June 1, Chief Technology Officer Michael Todd Schroepfer sold 20,000 shares at an average price of $118.45. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.54%.

The Cooper Companies Inc.: SVP, CFO and CRO Gregory W. Matz Sold 10,000 Shares

On March 9, SVP, CFO and CRO Gregory W. Matz sold 10,000 shares at an average price of $146.72. The price of the stock has increased by 11.26%. The Cooper Companies Inc. has a market cap of $7.91 billion and its shares were traded around $163.24. The company has a P/E ratio of 38.59 and P/S ratio of 4.32. The trailing 12-month dividend yield and forward dividend yield of The Cooper Companies Inc. stocks is 0.04%. Over the past 10 years, the Cooper Companies Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 11.9%. GuruFocus rated The Cooper Companies Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

The Cooper Companies announced its 2016 second-quarter results with revenues of $483.79 million and gross profit of $298.5 million, while the net income was $74.13 million. The 2015 total revenue was $1.80 billion, a 5% increase from the 2014 total revenue. The 2015 gross profit was 1.07 billion, a 2% increase from the 2014 gross profit. The 2015 net income was $203.52 million.

On June 7, EVP, Secretary and Chief Governing Officer Carol R. Kaufman sold 49,500 shares at an average price of $163.92. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.41%. On June 7, Director A. Thomas Bender sold 4,000 shares at an average price of $164.19. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.58%. On June 6, Director Allan E. Rubenstein sold 3,000 shares at an average price of $165.01. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.07%.