This Week's Most Significant Insider Trades: December 18 - 22, 2017



Disposals:


Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) VP Timothy L. Rose sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.20, for a total value of $966,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 52,529 shares in the company, valued at $10,148,602.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Read more …
Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) Director Richard M. Libenson sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.03, for a total transaction of $3,860,600.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 3,919 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $756,484.57. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Read more …

Medtronic plc. (NYSE:MDT) EVP Bryan C. Hanson sold 16,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.82, for a total transaction of $1,325,120.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 88,818 shares in the company, valued at $7,355,906.76. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Bryan C. Hanson also recently made the following trade(s):

On Thursday, November 16th, Bryan C. Hanson sold 16,000 shares of Medtronic stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.02, for a total transaction of $1,264,320.00. Read more …

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) insider Alexander R. Mackenzie sold 6,750 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.00, for a total transaction of $249,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 103,458 shares in the company, valued at $3,827,946. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Read more …
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) EVP Rady A. Johnson sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.07, for a total value of $296,560.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 46,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,740,918.41. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Shares of Pfizer Inc. (PFE) traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $37.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 16,760,157 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,948,871. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market cap of $221,560.00, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.88, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.01. Pfizer Inc. has a 1-year low of $30.90 and a 1-year high of $37.35. Read more …  

Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) EVP Robert E. Jordan sold 32,931 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.38, for a total value of $2,120,097.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 76,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,956,809.34. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE LUV) traded up $1.00 on Monday, reaching $65.70. The company had a trading volume of 4,475,632 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,219,967. Southwest Airlines Company has a 1 year low of $48.71 and a 1 year high of $65.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The firm has a market cap of $38,386.27, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.34. Read more …

Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) Chairman Gregory E. Johnson sold 49,988 shares of Franklin Resources stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.58, for a total value of $2,178,477.04. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 2,116,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $92,253,891.88. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) traded up $0.15 on Thursday, reaching $43.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,730,147 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,247,346. Franklin Resources, Inc. has a 52 week low of $39.23 and a 52 week high of $47.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 8.75 and a quick ratio of 8.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $24,194.70, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.56, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.75. Read more …

Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) insider Christopher T. Hjelm sold 16,530 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total value of $446,310.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 243,784 shares in the company, valued at $6,582,168. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Kroger Co (NYSE KR) traded up $0.25 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $27.20. The stock had a trading volume of 3,547,958 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,239,129. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.31. The firm has a market cap of $23,796.77, a PE ratio of 13.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 0.92. Kroger Co has a 52-week low of $19.69 and a 52-week high of $35.98. Read more …

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) SVP Rebecca Jacoby sold 75,021 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.42, for a total transaction of $2,882,306.82. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 257,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,892,227.92. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ CSCO) traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $38.53. 13,323,702 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,433,586. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 2.87 and a quick ratio of 2.81. The company has a market capitalization of $189,340.72, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 1.19. Cisco Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.80 and a 12 month high of $38.89. Read more …

Valero Energy Co. (NYSE:VLO) CFO Michael S. Ciskowski sold 45,657 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.91, for a total value of $4,059,363.87. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 57,589 shares in the company, valued at $5,120,237.99. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Shares of Valero Energy Co. (VLO) traded up $0.41 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $91.13. 1,814,720 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,007,080. Valero Energy Co. has a fifty-two week low of $60.69 and a fifty-two week high of $91.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company has a market capitalization of $40,250.00, a PE ratio of 19.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.20. Read more …

AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) insider Audrey B. Tillman sold 2,360 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.64, for a total transaction of $206,830.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 39,331 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,446,968.84. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Read more …
AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) VP James Todd Daniels sold 1,430 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.11, for a total value of $124,567.30. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 12,708 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,106,993.88. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Shares of AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE AFL) traded down $0.25 on Friday, hitting $87.11. The stock had a trading volume of 2,923,700 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,780,232. AFLAC Incorporated has a 12-month low of $66.50 and a 12-month high of $89.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.07 and a current ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market cap of $34,345.55, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.96, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.02. Read more … 

CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) EVP Lisa Bisaccia sold 29,445 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total value of $2,208,375.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 15,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,166,700. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Shares of CVS Health Corp (NYSE CVS) traded down $1.23 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $73.41. The stock had a trading volume of 5,282,188 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,074,658. CVS Health Corp has a twelve month low of $66.45 and a twelve month high of $84.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $75,610.00, a PE ratio of 12.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. Read more …


Acquisitions:


Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) Director Theodore R. Samuels II acquired 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $62.30 per share, with a total value of $249,200.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 22,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,370,600. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $62.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,272,379 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,352,133. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market cap of $102,154.63, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.09, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.18. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company has a 1-year low of $46.01 and a 1-year high of $66.10. Read more …




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