Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: CALL, TXRH, KNX, HPY

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May 22, 2012
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Magicjack Voctc, Texas Roadhouse, Knight Transn, Heartland Paymt MagicJack Voctc (CALL, Financial): CEO, 10% Owner Daniel Borislow sold 958,464 Shares

CEO, 10% Owner of MagicJack Voctc (CALL) Daniel Borislow sold 958,464 shares on 05/17/2012 at an average price of $14.97. magicJack VocalTec Limited, formerly known as VocalTec Communications Limited provides software-driven solutions for the deployment of next-generation, IP (Internet protocol)-based international and long-distance telephony networks and related enhanced services. Magicjack Voctc has a market cap of $385.56 million; its shares were traded at around $17.74 with a P/E ratio of 49.28 and P/S ratio of 3.49.

Magicjack Voctc reported revenues of $28.9 million and net income (loss) of $816 thousand for their 2011 third quarter results.

CEO, 10% Owner Daniel Borislow sold 958,464 shares of CALL stock on 05/17/2012 at the average price of 14.97. Director Gerald T Vento, President Andrew M. Macinnes, and Director Donald A Burns bought 129,900 shares of CALL stock in February, April and May.

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH, Financial): Chairman, CEO, 10% Owner Wayne Kent Taylor sold 188,793 Shares

Chairman, CEO, 10% Owner of Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) Wayne Kent Taylor sold 188,793 shares on 05/16/2012 at an average price of $18.14. Texas Roadhouse is a growing, moderately priced, full service restaurant chain. Texas Roadhouse has a market cap of $1.21 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.29 with a P/E ratio of 18.82 and P/S ratio of 1.09. The dividend yield of Texas Roadhouse stocks is 2.08%. Texas Roadhouse had an annual average earnings growth of 7.9% over the past 10 years.

Revenues were $324.9 million and net income was $18.9 million for Texas Roadhouse’s 2012 first quarter financial results.

Chairman, CEO, 10% Owner Wayne Kent Taylor sold 188,793 shares of TXRH stock on 05/16/2012 at the average price of 18.14. CFO Scott Matthew Colosi sold 117,335 shares of TXRH stock on 02/28/2012 at the average price of 16.91. Director Gregory N Moore bought 470 shares of TXRH stock on 02/24/2012 at the average price of 16.95. COO Steven L Ortiz and Chairman of Company and Board, 10% Owner Wayne Kent Taylor sold 697,666 shares of TXRH stock in February and May.

Knight Transn (KNX, Financial): CEO Kevin P Knight sold 177,900 Shares

CEO of Knight Transn (KNX) Kevin P Knight sold 177,900 shares on 05/16/2012 at an average price of $17.02. KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC. is a short to medium-haul, dry van truckload carrier operating in the western region of the United States. Knight Transn has a market cap of $1.29 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.21 with a P/E ratio of 21.33 and P/S ratio of 1.49. The dividend yield of Knight Transn stocks is 1.48%. Knight Transn had an annual average earnings growth of 7.8% over the past 10 years.

Knight Transn reported their 2012 first quarter financial results. The Company reported net income of $10.5 million and revenue of $219.5 million.

CEO Kevin P Knight sold 200,000 shares of KNX stock in May. Exec VP Sales and Marketing James E. Jr. Updike sold 463 shares of KNX stock on 02/09/2012 at the average price of 17.38.

Heartland Paymt (HPY, Financial): Chairman of the Board and CEO Robert O Carr sold 294,746 Shares

Chairman of the Board and CEO of Heartland Paymt (HPY) Robert O Carr sold 294,746 shares during the past week at an average price of $30.45. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. provides bank card-based payment processing services to small- and medium- sized merchants in the United States. Heartland Paymt has a market cap of $1.11 billion; its shares were traded at around $28.45 with a P/E ratio of 22.94 and P/S ratio of 0.55. The dividend yield of Heartland Paymt stocks is 0.84%.

Heartland Paymt reported net income of $13.9 million and revenues of $470.5 million.

Chairman of the Board and CEO Robert O Carr sold 970,017 shares of HPY stock in March and May. CFO Maria Rueda sold 8,381 shares of HPY stock on 05/03/2012 at the average price of 32.18. Director George F Raymond, Director Richard Vague, Director Robert H Niehaus and President Robert H B Jr Baldwin sold 56,890 shares of HPY stock in February and May.

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