According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST, Financial), Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI, Financial), Amyris Inc. (AMRS, Financial) and Zynga Inc. (ZNGA, Financial).
Monster Beverage: Chairman and CEO Rodney C. Sacks sold 2,396,288 shares
Monster Beverage Chairman and CEO Rodney C. Sacks sold 2,396,288 shares on June 15 at a price of $156. Monster Beverage has a market cap of $32.03 billion; its shares were traded around $157.76 with a P/E ratio of 44.29 and P/S ratio of 11.19. Monster Beverage had an annual average earnings growth of 24.20% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Monster Beverage the business predictability rank of 4-star.
Monster Beverage stock prices have increased dramatically for the past 10 years. The company’s revenue has also increased, possibly due to its business and marketing strategy.
Monster Beverage gains revenue primarily through the sales of its energy drinks. During 2015, the company released many new products including Muscle Monster® Banana and Monster Rehab® Raspberry Tea + Energy. Monster Beverage’s marketing strategy mainly focuses on increasing exposure of its brand through methods such as product sampling, endorsements, branded vehicles, sponsorships, in-store promotions, posters, etc.
GuruFocus has found two severe warnings for Monster:
- Beneish M-Score of -0.28 indicates the company may have manipulated its financial results.
- Asset growth is faster than revenue growth.
Monster Beverage announced its 2016 first financial quarter results. The company reported net sales of $680.2 million, compared with last year’s first quarter net sales of $626.8 million. Monster Beverage declared a net income of $163.9 million, an increase from last year’s net income of $4.4 million.
Recent trades
Vice Chairman and President Hilton H. Schlosberg and Director Harold C. Taber Jr.Ă‚ together sold 2,006,350 shares of Monster stock in June.
Activision Blizzard: President and CEO-Blizzard Ent. Michael Morhaime sold 1,150,000 shares
Activision Blizzard President and CEO-Blizzard Ent. Michael Morhaime sold 1,150,000 shares on June 14 at a price of $38.15. Activision Blizzard has a market cap of $28.69 billion; its shares were traded around $38.87 with a P/E ratio of 34.69 and P/S ratio of 5.92. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Activision Blizzard stocks is 0.67%. The forward dividend yield of Activision Blizzard stocks is 0.67%. Activision Blizzard had an annual average earnings growth of 17.80% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Activision Blizzard the business predictability rank of 3-star.
Activision Blizzard stock prices have increased for the past 10 years. However, the company’s revenues have been stagnant and slightly declining. This may be a product of declining operating efficiency and margin.
Activision Blizzard acquired King Digital Entertainment in 2015 in hopes to become a global leader in interactive entertainment across mobile, PC and console platforms. The company competes directly with other publishers of PC, online, mobile and video game interactive entertainment such as Microsoft (MSFT, Financial) and Nintendo (NIN, Financial). Activision Blizzard also faces competition with other companies that provide different kinds of entertainment such as television, music and social networking.
GuruFocus has found three medium warning signs for Activision:
- Revenue growth is slowing down.
- Stock price is close to 10-year high.
- P/S ratio is close to 10-year high.
Activision Blizzard reported its first-quarter results. It recognized net revenues of $1.5 billion, compared with last year’s first quarter net revenues of $1.3 billion. Activision Blizzard also announced net earnings of $336 million, a decrease from last year’s net income of $394 million.
Recent trades
Principal Accounting Officer Stephen G. Wereb, COO Thomas Tippl, Director Robert J. Morgado and Director Robert J. Corti together sold 508,228 shares of Activision stock in March and May.
Amyris: President and CEO John Melo sold 200,577 shares
Amyris President and CEO John Melo sold 200,577 shares on June 14 at a price of $1.04. Amyris has a market cap of $94.590 million; its shares were traded around 45 cents with a P/S ratio of 1.71.
Amyris stock prices have significantly declined in the past five years. This can be attributed to the company’s long-term debt, negative cash flow, decreasing revenue and decreasing product sales.
Amyris faces competition from traditional petroleum companies and also petroleum alternative companies. Its business strategy includes collaborations with other companies and acquisitions.
GuruFocus has found four severe warning signs for Amyris:
- Low Piotroski F-Score.
- Sloan Ratio of -115.86%.
- Declining revenue per share.
- Long-term debt.
Amyris reported its first-quarter financial results. The company announced net sales of $8.8 million and net loss of $15.3 million. This is compared with last year’s first-quarter net sales of $7.9 million and net loss of $52.3 million.
Recent trades
Director L. John Doerr bought 200,577 shares of Amyris stock on June 14 at the price of $1.04.
Zynga: CEO Frank D. Gibeau sold 159,614 shares
Zynga CEO Frank D Gibeau sold 159,614 shares on June 16 at a price of $2.6. Zynga has a market cap of $2.24 billion; its shares were traded around $2.57 with a P/S ratio of 3.05.
Zynga stock price, revenue and net margin have all declined over the past five years. The company’s revenue has declined due to decreasing number of users who play its games. Zynga’s net margin has decreased possibly due to increased competition, which caused more cost going into the development of the company’s games.
Zynga generates revenue primarily through the launch of new games, sales of virtual goods and advertisements. Zynga plans to increase its user base by promoting and advertising its games as well as acquire more web and mobile platforms in order to expand business globally.
GuruFocus has found two severe warning signs for Zynga:
- Sloan Ratio of -38.91%.
- Declining revenue per share.
Zynga announced its first-quarter financial results. The company reported revenues of $186.7 million and net loss of $26.6 million. This is compared with last year’s first quarter revenues of $183.3 million and net loss of $46.5 million.
Recent trades
Interim CFO and CAO Michelle Quejado sold 42,170 shares of Zynga stock from March to June. General Counsel, Sec. and VP Devang Shah sold 517,325 shares from March to June.
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