Largest CEO Sales: MENT, GCA, ROP, VCRA

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Sep 17, 2012
Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Mentor Graphics Corp, Global Cash Access Holdings Inc., Roper Industries Inc. and Vocera Communications Inc.

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Mentor Graphics Corp, Global Cash Access Holdings Inc., Roper Industries Inc. and Vocera Communications Inc.

Mentor Graphics Corp (MENT, Financial): Chairman and CEO Walden C. Rhines sold 329,592 Shares

Chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics Corp (MENT) Walden C. Rhines sold 329,592 shares on 09/06/2012 at an average price of $17.05. Mentor Graphics Corp designs, manufactures, markets and supports electronic design automation (EDA) software for the integrated circuit and systems design markets. Mentor Graphics Corp has a market cap of $1.87 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.94 with a P/E ratio of 13.55 and P/S ratio of 1.85.

Mentor Graphics Corp reported their 2012 second fiscal quarter results. The company reported revenue of $240.8 million and net income of $17.6 million.

Chairman and CEO Walden C. Rhines sold 329,592 shares of MENT stock on 09/06/2012 at the average price of $17.05. Director Kevin C. Mcdonough, President and COO Gregory K. Hinckley, Vice President Dean Freed, Senior Vice President L. Don Maulsby and Corporate Controller Richard Trebing sold 420,855 shares of MENT stock in June and September.

Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. (GCA, Financial): CEO Scott H Betts sold 246,937 Shares

CEO of Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. (GCA) Scott H Betts sold 246,937 shares during the past week at an average price of $7.77. Global Cash Access Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $513.15 million; its shares were traded at around $8.5 with a P/E ratio of 12.98 and P/S ratio of 0.94.

Revenue and net income was $147.5 million and $7.1 million for Global Cash Access Holdings Inc.’s 2012 second quarter financial results.

CEO Scott H. Betts sold 327,746 shares of GCA stock in September. Director Geoffrey P. Judge and Executive Vice President Michael Scott Dowty sold 83,646 shares of GCA stock in April, July and September.

Roper Industries Inc. (ROP, Financial): CEO & President Brian D Jellison sold 200,000 Shares

CEO and President of Roper Industries Inc. (ROP) Brian D Jellison sold 200,000 shares on 09/13/2012 at an average price of $104.17. Roper Industries Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes specialtyindustrial controls, fluid handling and analytical instrumentation productsworldwide, serving selected segments of a broad range of markets such as oil and gas, scientific research, medical diagnostics, semiconductor, microscopy, chemical and petrochemical processing, large diesel engine andturbine/compressor control applications, bulk-liquid trucking, power generation and agricultural irrigation industries. Roper Industries Inc. has a market cap of $10.26 billion; its shares were traded at around $105.19 with a P/E ratio of 22.84 and P/S ratio of 3.67. The dividend yield of Roper Industries Inc. stocks is 0.52%. Roper Industries Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 16.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Roper Industries Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

Revenue was $724.9 million and net income was $114.8 million for Roper Industries Inc.’s 2012 second quarter financial results.

CEO and President Brian D. Jellison sold 200,000 shares of ROP stock on 09/13/2012 at the average price of $104.17. Executive Vice President and CFO John Humphrey sold 25,000 shares of ROP stock on 04/26/2012 at the average price of $101.2. Director Christopher Wright, Vice President and Controller Paul J. Soni, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary David B. Liner and Director Wilbur J. Prezzano sold 1,000 shares of ROP stock in April, May and August.

Vocera Communications Inc. (VCRA, Financial): CEO Robert Zollars sold 199,597 Shares

CEO of Vocera Communications Inc. (VCRA) Robert Zollars sold 199,597 shares on 09/12/2012 at an average price of $27.24. Vocera Communications Inc. provides mobile communication solutions focused on addressing critical communication challenges facing hospitals. Vocera Communications Inc. has a market cap of $674.65 million; its shares were traded at around $31.05 with and P/S ratio of 8.49.

Vocera Communications Inc. reported their 2012 second quarter financial results. The company reported revenue of $24.9 million and net income (loss) of $1.2 million.

CEO Robert Zollars sold 199,597 shares of VCRA stock on 09/12/2012 at the average price of $27.24. General Counsel and Secretary Jay Spitzen, Senior Vice President Services Victoria A. Perkins, President and COO Brent D. Lang and Vice President Sales Robert N. Flury sold 15,342 shares of VCRA stock on 09/12/2012.

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