Weekly CFO Sells Highlight

Recent sells from company chief financial officers

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Jun 19, 2018
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sells were: Ulta Beauty Inc. (ULTA, Financial), Vail Resorts Inc. (MTN, Financial) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE, Financial).

Ulta Beauty Inc.: CFO Scott M. Settersten sold 7,032 shares

CFO Scott M. Settersten sold 7,032 shares for $253.09 per share on June 5. Since then, the stock price has decreased by 2.3%. Ulta Beauty Inc. has a market cap of $14.88 billion and its shares were traded around $247.26. The company has a P/E ratio of 25.80 and P/S ratio of 2.49. Over the past 10 years, Ulta Beauty Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 28.20%. GuruFocus rated Ulta Beauty Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Ulta Beauty announced its second-quarter results with revenue of $1.54 billion and gross profit of $560.7 million, while the net income was $164.40 million. The 2017 total revenue was $5.88 billion, a 21% increase from 2016. The 2017 gross profit was $2.10 billion, a 20% increase from the year prior. The 2017 net income was $555.23 million.

Director Charles J. Philippin sold 50,000 shares for $251 per share on June 12. Since then, the stock price has decreased by 1.49%. Chief Human Resources Officer Jeffrey J. Childs sold 8,000 shares for $251.83 per share on June 11. Since then, the stock price has decreased by 1.81%. Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 600 shares for $249.94 per share on June 8. Since then, the stock price has decreased by 1.07%.

Vail Resorts Inc.: Executive Vice President and CFO Michael Z. Barkin sold 2,206 shares

Executive Vice President and CFO Michael Z. Barkin sold 2,206 shares for $275.10 per share on June 11. Since then, the stock price has increased by 3.62%. Vail Resorts Inc. has a market cap of $11.51 billion and its shares were traded around $285.05. The company has a P/E ratio of 29.71 and P/S ratio of 5.89. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Vail Resorts Inc. stocks is 1.63%, while the forward dividend yield is 2.08%. Over the past 10 years, Vail Resorts Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 8.30%.

Vail Resorts announced its first-quarter results with revenue and gross profit of $734.58 million, while the net income was $235.69 million. The 2017 total revenue and gross profit was $1.91 billion, a 19% increase from 2016. The 2017 net income was $210.55 million.

President-Mountain Division Patricia A. Campbell sold 8,821 shares for $277.06 per share on June 13. Since then, the stock price has increased by 2.88%. CEO and Chairman Robert A. Katz sold 45,200 shares for $272.61 per share on June 11. Since then, the stock price has increased by 4.56%. Executive Vice President Hospitality, Retail and RE James C. O'Donnell sold 1,962 shares for $274.9 per share on June 11. Since then, the stock price has increased by 3.69%.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co: Executive Vice President and CFO Timothy C. Stonesifer sold 53,750 shares

EVP and CFO Timothy C. Stonesifer sold 53,750 shares for $15.51 per share on June 4. Since then, the stock price has increased by 2.58%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has a market cap of $24.09 billion and its shares were traded around $15.91. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.84 and P/S ratio of 0.90. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. stocks is 2.04%, while the forward dividend yield is 2.82%.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. announced its first-quarter results with revenue of $7.67 billion and gross profit of $2.18 billion, while the net income was $1.44 billion. The 2017 total revenue was $28.87 billion, a 5% decrease from 2016. The 2017 gross profit was $8.69 billion, a 11% decrease from the year prior. The 2017 net income was $344 million.

President and CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 190,473 shares for $15.95 per share on June 14. Since then, the stock price has decreased by 0.25%. Director Margaret C. Whitman sold 674,000 shares for $15.9 per share on June 14. Since then, the stock price has increased by 0.06%. Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer Kirt P. Karros sold 100,605 shares for $15.96 per share on June 14. Since then, the stock price has decreased by 0.31%.

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