Weekly CFO Sales Highlight

Recent sells from company CFOs

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Apr 15, 2019
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sales were: Apple Inc. (AAPL, Financial) and Tractor Supply Co (TSCO, Financial).

Apple Inc. (AAPL, Financial): Senior Vice President, CFO Luca Maestri sold 51,138 shares

Senior Vice President, CFO Luca Maestri sold 51,138 shares for $196.61 per share on April 5. Since then, the stock price has increased by 1.15%. Apple Inc. has a market cap of $937.73 billion and its shares were traded around $198.87. The company has a price-earnings ratio of 17.55 and price-sales ratio of 3.71. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Apple Inc. is 1.47%, while the forward dividend yield is 1.47%. Over the past 10 years, Apple Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 29.60%. GuruFocus rated Apple Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

Apple Inc. announced its fourth-quarter results with revenue of $84.31 billion and gross profit of $32.03 billion, while the net income was $19.97 billion. The 2018 total revenue was $265.60 billion, a 16% increase from 2017. The 2018 gross profit was $101.84 billion, a 15% increase from the year prior. The 2018 net income was $59.53 billion.

Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO Kurt D. Barton sold 10,085 shares

Executive Vice President and CFO Kurt D. Barton sold 10,085 shares for $104.5 per share on April 12. Since then, the stock price has decreased by 0.24%. Tractor Supply Co. has a market cap of $12.63 billion and its shares were traded around $104.25. The company has a price-earnings ratio of 25.10 and price-sales ratio of 1.63. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Tractor Supply Co. is 1.19%, while the forward dividend yield is 1.19%. Over the past 10 years, Tractor Supply Co. had an annual average earnings growth of 18.30%. GuruFocus rated Tractor Supply Co. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Tractor Supply announced its fourth-quarter results with revenue of $2.13 billion and gross profit of $716.33 million, while the net income was $136.85 million. The 2018 total revenue was $7.91 billion, a 9% increase from 2017. The 2018 gross profit was $2.70 billion, an 8% increase from the year prior. The 2018 net income was $532.36 million.

CEO Gregory A. Sandfort sold 22,636 shares for $100 per share on Apr. 05. Since then, the stock price has increased by 4.25%. Executive Vice President and General Counsel Benjamin F. Parrish Jr. sold 40,925 shares for $103.62 per share on April 12. Since then, the stock price has increased by 0.61%. Senior Vice President of Human Resources Chad Michael Frazell sold 18,004 shares for $103.62 per share on April 12. Since then, the stock price has increased by 0.61%.

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