Weekly CFO Sells Highlight: Travelers Companies, Facebook, Hologic

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May 12, 2014

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sales were: Travelers Companies Inc, Facebook Inc, and Hologic Inc.

Travelers Companies Inc (TRV, Financial): Vice Chairman and CFO Jay S Benet sold 5,361 Shares

On Feb. 20, Vice Chairman and CFO Jay S Benet sold 5,361 shares at an average price of $83.74. The price of the stock has increased by 9.03% since. Travelers Companies Inc has a market cap of $31.72 billion and its shares were traded at around $91.30. The company has a P/S ratio of 8.80 and P/S ratio of 1.26 with a dividend yield of 2.19%. Over the past 10 years, Travelers Companies Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 1.60%. GuruFocus rated Travelers Companies Inc the business predictability rank of 2-star.

Travelers Companies Inc announced their 2014 first quarter results with revenues of $6.7 billion and gross profit of $3.4 billion; the net income was $1.05 billion. The 2013 total revenue was $26.19 billion, a 2% increase from the 2012 total revenue. The 2013 gross profit was $12.88 billion, a 16% increase from the 2012 gross profit. The 2013 net income was $3.7 billion.

On 05/05/2014, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jay S Fishman sold 152,839 shares at an average price of 90.6. The price of the stock has increased by 0.77% since. On 05/02/2014, Vice Chairman and Chief Inv Officer William H Heyman sold 3,000 shares at an average price of $91.5. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.22% since. On 05/01/2014, EVP-Business Insurance William E Jr. Cunningham sold 171 shares at an average price of $90.74. The price of the stock has increased by 0.62% since.

Facebook Inc (FB, Financial): CFO David A Ebersman sold 23,400 Shares

On April 30, CFO David A Ebersman sold 23,400 shares at an average price of $56.82. The price of the stock has increased by 0.74% since. Facebook Inc has a market cap of $146.9 billion and its shares were traded at around $57.24. The company has a P/E ratio of 76.00 and P/S ratio of 16.40.

Facebook announced their 2014 first quarter results with revenues of $2.5 billion and gross profit of $2.04 billion; the net income was $639 million. The 2013 total revenue for Facebook Inc was $7.87 billion, a 55% increase from the 2012 total revenue. The 2013 gross profit was $6 billion, a 61% increase from the 2012 gross profit. The 2013 net income was $1.5 billion.

On May 8, VP Marketing and Business David Fischer sold 36,000 shares at an average price of $58.01. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.33% since. On May 6, Chief Product Officer Christopher K Cox sold 5,435 shares at an average price of $60.98. The price of the stock has decreased by 6.13% since. On May 5, COO Sheryl Sandberg sold 283,334 shares at an average price of $60.77. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.81% since.

Hologic Inc (HOLX, Financial): Executive VP and CFO Glenn Muir sold 196,000 Shares

On May 6, Executive VP and CFO Glenn P Muir sold 196,000 shares at an average price of $23.29. The price of the stock has increased by 4.77% since. Hologic Inc has a market cap of $6.74 billion and its shares were traded at around $24.40. The company has a P/S ratio of 2.67.

Hologic Inc announced their 2014 first quarter results with revenues of $625 million and gross profit of $282.1 million; the net income was $16.8 million. The 2013 total revenue was $2.5 billion, a 24% increase from the 2012 total revenue. The 2013 gross profit was $1.16 billion, a 17% increase from the 2012 gross profit. The 2013 income was $1.17 billion.

On May 6, Director Elaine Ullian sold 9,945 shares at an average price of $23.6. The price of the stock has increased by 3.39% since. On May 6, SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Robert Lavallee sold 22,796 shares at an average price of $23.58. The price of the stock has increased by 3.48% since. On May 6, Director Lawrence Levy sold 5,052 shares at an average price of $23.58. The price of the stock has increased by 3.48% since.