Weekly highlight of top insider buys: eBay Inc. (EBAY, Financial), KimberlyClark Corp. (KMB, Financial), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC, Financial), FPL Group Inc. (FPL, Financial), and Scana Corp. (SCG, Financial).
Director of eBay Inc., Marc L Andreessen, bought 5,400 shares on 2/18/10 at an average price of $23.02.
eBay is one of the world's largest online trading communities. Ebay Inc. has a market cap of $29.76 billion; its shares were traded at around $23.02 with a P/E ratio of 17.9 and P/S ratio of 3.4. Ebay Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 29% over the past 5 years.
On January 20, eBay Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter of 2009.. Excluding Skype from the fourth quarter of 2008 and the fourth quarter of 2009, revenue growth would have been 19%. The company recorded net income on a GAAP basis of $1.4 billion or $1.02 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $585.8 million or $0.44 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2009.
eBay Inc. is in the portfolios of 13 Gurus: Steve Mandel, Ron Baorn, Richard Snow, John Hussman, Michael Price, Ruane Cunniff, Bill Nygren, PRIMECAP Management, Dodge & Cox, Donald Yacktman, Brian Rogers, Charles Brandes, and Hotchkis & Wiley.
This month, Buy:: Director Marc L Andreessen bought 5,400 shares of EBAY stock. In January, Sell:: SVP, Legal Affairs, GC & Sec Michael R Jacobson and Sell:: Director Dawn G Lepore soldshares; Sell:: SVP, Legal Affairs, GC & Sec Michael R Jacobson sold 125,000 shares in December and Sell:: Director Scott D Cook sold 120,000 shares of EBAY stock in November.
Kimberly Clark Corp. (KMB): Director Robert W Decherd Bought 5,000 Shares
Director of Kimberly Clark Corp., Robert W Decherd, bought 5,000 shares on 2/25/10 at an average price of $60.74.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a consumer products companies. Kimberly Clark Corp. has a market cap of $25.23 billion; its shares were traded at around $60.74 with a P/E ratio of 12.9 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of Kimberly Clark Corp. stocks is 4%. Kimberly Clark Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 4.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Kimberly Clark Corp. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
On January 22, 2010-Kimberly-Clark Corporation reported that net sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 increased 8.4 percent to $5.0 billion, including an approximate 5 percent benefit from stronger foreign currency exchange rates. Organic sales rose nearly 3 percent, driven by higher sales volumes of about 2 percent and increased net selling prices of approximately 2 percent, while changes in product mix were unfavorable by about 1 percent.
Kimberly Clark Corp. is in the portfolios of five Gurus: Richard Aster Jr., Brian Rogers, Dodge & Cox, NWQ Managers, and Robert Olstein.
Last week,Buy:: Director Robert W Decherd bought 5,000 shares of KMB stock .In November, Sell:: Director John F Bergstrom, Sell:: Vice President and Controller Michael T. Azbell, and Sell:: Group President Robert E Abernathy sold shares.
The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC): Director Dennis F Strigl Bought 5,000 Shares
Director of The PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Dennis F Strigl, bought 5,000 shares on 2/24/10 at an average price of $53.76.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is a diversified financial services organization, providing regional banking, corporate banking, real estate finance, asset-based lending, wealth management, asset management and global fund services. The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. has a market cap of $24.8 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.76 with a P/E ratio of 16.5 and P/S ratio of 1.4. The dividend yield of The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. stocks is 0.7%. The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 0.7% over the past 10 years.
On January 21, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. reported 2009 net income of $2.4 billion, or $4.36 per diluted common share, compared with 2008 net income of $914 million, or $2.44 per diluted common share. Fourth quarter 2009 net income was $1.1 billion, or $2.17 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $559 million, or $1.00 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2009.
The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. is in the portfolios of nine Gurus: Ken Heebner, Richard Snow, David Williams, Arnold Schneider, David Dreman, Dodge & Cox, Charles Brandes, and Richard Pzena, and Hotchkis & Wiley.
Last week, Buy:: Director Dennis F Strigl bought 5,000 shares of PNC stock. Buy:: Director Helge H Wehmeier has been buying since October.
FPL Group Inc. (FPL): Director Hyatt J Brown Bought 10,000 Shares
Director of FPL Group Inc., Hyatt J Brown, bought 10,000 shares on 2/18/10 at an average price of $46.37.
FPL Group, Inc. is a public utility holding company. FPL Group Inc. has a market cap of $19.17 billion; its shares were traded at around $46.37 with a P/E ratio of 11.5 and P/S ratio of 1.2. The dividend yield of FPL Group Inc. stocks is 4%. FPL Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 3.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated FPL Group Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.
On January 26, FPL Group reported 2009 fourth-quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $349 million, or $0.85 per share, compared with $408 million, or $1.01 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. On an adjusted basis, FPL Group’s earnings were $323 million, or $0.79 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with $361 million, or $0.90 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. Adjusted earnings exclude the mark-to-market effects of non-qualifying hedges and net other than temporary impairments (OTTI) on certain investments, both of which relate to NextEra Energy Resources.
FPL Group Inc. is in the portfolios of six Gurus: Kenneth Fisher, PRIMECAP Management, Robert Bruce, Hotchkis & Wiley, Dodge & Cox, and George Soros.
This month, Buy:: Director Hyatt J Brown bought 10,000 shares of FPL stock. Sell:: Ex VP Chf Strat,Pol & Bus Proc Christopher A Bennett sold 4,000 shares in December; Sell:: Director of Sub James L Robo and Sell:: Director Sherry S Barrat sold shares in November while Sell:: Ex VP-Nuclear Division of Sub John A Stall sold 15,000 shares in September.
Scana Corp. (SCG): Director Joshua Wesley Martin III Bought 1,026 Shares
Director of Scana Corp., Joshua Wesley Martin III, bought 1,026 shares on 2/26/10 at an average price of $36.05.
SCANA Corporation is an energy-based holding company whose businesses include regulated electric and natural gas utility operations, telecommunications and other non-regulated energy-related businesses. Scana Corp. has a market cap of $4.44 billion; its shares were traded at around $36.05 with a P/E ratio of 12.7 and P/S ratio of 1.1. The dividend yield of Scana Corp. stocks is 5.2%. Scana Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 4.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Scana Corp. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
On February 11, SCANA Corp. reported results for the previous year. For the year ended December 31, 2009, SCANA reported earnings of $348 million or $2.85 per shares. SCANA’s reported earnings in the fourth quarter of 2009 were $76 million, or 62 cents per share, compared to $86 million, or 73 cents per share, for the same quarter in 2008.
Scana Corp. is the portfolios of George Soros, John Hussman, and Kenneth Fisher.
Last week, Buy:: Director Joshua Wesley Martin III bought 1,026 shares of SCG stock. Sell:: Director D Maybank Hagood sold and Sell:: Director Sharon A Decker sold shares the same month; Sell:: Director Bill L Amick sold shares in November.
For the complete list of stocks that bought by their company executives, go to: Insider Buys.
Director of eBay Inc., Marc L Andreessen, bought 5,400 shares on 2/18/10 at an average price of $23.02.
eBay is one of the world's largest online trading communities. Ebay Inc. has a market cap of $29.76 billion; its shares were traded at around $23.02 with a P/E ratio of 17.9 and P/S ratio of 3.4. Ebay Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 29% over the past 5 years.
On January 20, eBay Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter of 2009.. Excluding Skype from the fourth quarter of 2008 and the fourth quarter of 2009, revenue growth would have been 19%. The company recorded net income on a GAAP basis of $1.4 billion or $1.02 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $585.8 million or $0.44 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2009.
eBay Inc. is in the portfolios of 13 Gurus: Steve Mandel, Ron Baorn, Richard Snow, John Hussman, Michael Price, Ruane Cunniff, Bill Nygren, PRIMECAP Management, Dodge & Cox, Donald Yacktman, Brian Rogers, Charles Brandes, and Hotchkis & Wiley.
This month, Buy:: Director Marc L Andreessen bought 5,400 shares of EBAY stock. In January, Sell:: SVP, Legal Affairs, GC & Sec Michael R Jacobson and Sell:: Director Dawn G Lepore soldshares; Sell:: SVP, Legal Affairs, GC & Sec Michael R Jacobson sold 125,000 shares in December and Sell:: Director Scott D Cook sold 120,000 shares of EBAY stock in November.
Kimberly Clark Corp. (KMB): Director Robert W Decherd Bought 5,000 Shares
Director of Kimberly Clark Corp., Robert W Decherd, bought 5,000 shares on 2/25/10 at an average price of $60.74.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a consumer products companies. Kimberly Clark Corp. has a market cap of $25.23 billion; its shares were traded at around $60.74 with a P/E ratio of 12.9 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of Kimberly Clark Corp. stocks is 4%. Kimberly Clark Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 4.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Kimberly Clark Corp. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
On January 22, 2010-Kimberly-Clark Corporation reported that net sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 increased 8.4 percent to $5.0 billion, including an approximate 5 percent benefit from stronger foreign currency exchange rates. Organic sales rose nearly 3 percent, driven by higher sales volumes of about 2 percent and increased net selling prices of approximately 2 percent, while changes in product mix were unfavorable by about 1 percent.
Kimberly Clark Corp. is in the portfolios of five Gurus: Richard Aster Jr., Brian Rogers, Dodge & Cox, NWQ Managers, and Robert Olstein.
Last week,Buy:: Director Robert W Decherd bought 5,000 shares of KMB stock .In November, Sell:: Director John F Bergstrom, Sell:: Vice President and Controller Michael T. Azbell, and Sell:: Group President Robert E Abernathy sold shares.
The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC): Director Dennis F Strigl Bought 5,000 Shares
Director of The PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Dennis F Strigl, bought 5,000 shares on 2/24/10 at an average price of $53.76.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is a diversified financial services organization, providing regional banking, corporate banking, real estate finance, asset-based lending, wealth management, asset management and global fund services. The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. has a market cap of $24.8 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.76 with a P/E ratio of 16.5 and P/S ratio of 1.4. The dividend yield of The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. stocks is 0.7%. The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 0.7% over the past 10 years.
On January 21, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. reported 2009 net income of $2.4 billion, or $4.36 per diluted common share, compared with 2008 net income of $914 million, or $2.44 per diluted common share. Fourth quarter 2009 net income was $1.1 billion, or $2.17 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $559 million, or $1.00 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2009.
The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. is in the portfolios of nine Gurus: Ken Heebner, Richard Snow, David Williams, Arnold Schneider, David Dreman, Dodge & Cox, Charles Brandes, and Richard Pzena, and Hotchkis & Wiley.
Last week, Buy:: Director Dennis F Strigl bought 5,000 shares of PNC stock. Buy:: Director Helge H Wehmeier has been buying since October.
FPL Group Inc. (FPL): Director Hyatt J Brown Bought 10,000 Shares
Director of FPL Group Inc., Hyatt J Brown, bought 10,000 shares on 2/18/10 at an average price of $46.37.
FPL Group, Inc. is a public utility holding company. FPL Group Inc. has a market cap of $19.17 billion; its shares were traded at around $46.37 with a P/E ratio of 11.5 and P/S ratio of 1.2. The dividend yield of FPL Group Inc. stocks is 4%. FPL Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 3.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated FPL Group Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.
On January 26, FPL Group reported 2009 fourth-quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $349 million, or $0.85 per share, compared with $408 million, or $1.01 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. On an adjusted basis, FPL Group’s earnings were $323 million, or $0.79 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with $361 million, or $0.90 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. Adjusted earnings exclude the mark-to-market effects of non-qualifying hedges and net other than temporary impairments (OTTI) on certain investments, both of which relate to NextEra Energy Resources.
FPL Group Inc. is in the portfolios of six Gurus: Kenneth Fisher, PRIMECAP Management, Robert Bruce, Hotchkis & Wiley, Dodge & Cox, and George Soros.
This month, Buy:: Director Hyatt J Brown bought 10,000 shares of FPL stock. Sell:: Ex VP Chf Strat,Pol & Bus Proc Christopher A Bennett sold 4,000 shares in December; Sell:: Director of Sub James L Robo and Sell:: Director Sherry S Barrat sold shares in November while Sell:: Ex VP-Nuclear Division of Sub John A Stall sold 15,000 shares in September.
Scana Corp. (SCG): Director Joshua Wesley Martin III Bought 1,026 Shares
Director of Scana Corp., Joshua Wesley Martin III, bought 1,026 shares on 2/26/10 at an average price of $36.05.
SCANA Corporation is an energy-based holding company whose businesses include regulated electric and natural gas utility operations, telecommunications and other non-regulated energy-related businesses. Scana Corp. has a market cap of $4.44 billion; its shares were traded at around $36.05 with a P/E ratio of 12.7 and P/S ratio of 1.1. The dividend yield of Scana Corp. stocks is 5.2%. Scana Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 4.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Scana Corp. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
On February 11, SCANA Corp. reported results for the previous year. For the year ended December 31, 2009, SCANA reported earnings of $348 million or $2.85 per shares. SCANA’s reported earnings in the fourth quarter of 2009 were $76 million, or 62 cents per share, compared to $86 million, or 73 cents per share, for the same quarter in 2008.
Scana Corp. is the portfolios of George Soros, John Hussman, and Kenneth Fisher.
Last week, Buy:: Director Joshua Wesley Martin III bought 1,026 shares of SCG stock. Sell:: Director D Maybank Hagood sold and Sell:: Director Sharon A Decker sold shares the same month; Sell:: Director Bill L Amick sold shares in November.
For the complete list of stocks that bought by their company executives, go to: Insider Buys.
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