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Insiders dump shares of Chipotle, Mettler-Toledo International

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Feb 22, 2019
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According to GuruFocus insider data, the recent chief financial officer sells were Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG, Financial) and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD, Financial).

Chipotle Mexican Grill CFO sold 7,150 shares

CFO Jack Hartung sold 7,150 shares for $606.77 per share on Feb. 12. Since then, the stock price has slid 1.08%.

Chipotle has a market cap of $16.6 billion and its shares were traded around $600.22. The company has a price-earnings ratio of 95.13 and a price-sales ratio of 3.45. Over the past 10 years, it had an annual average earnings growth of 8.70%.

The company announced its fourth-quarter results with revenue of $1.23 billion and gross profit of $397.61 million, while the net income was $32.02 million. The 2018 total revenue was $4.86 billion, an 9% increase from 2017. The gross profit was $1.59 billion, a 13% increase from the year prior. The net income was $176.55 million.

Mettler-Toledo International CFO sold 670 shares

CFO Shawn Vadala sold 670 shares for $670 per share on Feb. 13. Since then, the stock price has risen 1.32%.

Mettler-Toledo International has a market cap of $16.83 billion and its shares were traded around $678.83. The company has a price-earnings ratio of 34.14 and a price-sales ratio of 5.96. Over the past 10 years, it had an annual average earnings growth of 13%.

Mettler-Toledo announced its fourth-quarter results with revenue of $817.92 million and gross profit of $477.57 million, while the net income was $181.19 million. The 2018 total revenue was $2.94 billion, an 8% increase from 2017. The gross profit was $1.68 billion, a 7% increase from the year prior. The net income was $512.61 million.

President and CEO Oliver A Filliol sold 34,100 shares for $666.3 per share on Feb. 15. Since then, the stock price has climbed 1.88%. Director Robert F. Spoerry sold 35,000 shares for $672.5 per share on Feb. 21. Since then, the stock price has gained 0.94%. Director Hans Ulrich Maerki sold 2,132 shares for $673.21 per share on Feb. 20. Since then, the stock price has risen 0.83%.

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