Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Management Consulting Group Plc, Crown Holdings Inc., JDA Software Group Inc., Cincinnati Bell Inc.

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Nov 19, 2012
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Management Consulting Group Plc, Crown Holdings Inc., JDA Software Group Inc.and Cincinnati Bell Inc.

Management Consulting Group Plc (MMC, Financial): President and CEO Brian Duperreault Sold 1,160,784 Shares

President and CEO, MMC of Management Consulting Group Plc (MMC) Brian Duperreault sold 1,160,784 shares during the past week at an average price of $34.19. Marsh & McLennan is primarily a holding company which, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides clients with analysis, advice and transactional capabilities in the fields of risk and insurance services, investment management and consulting. Marsh & Mclennan Companies Inc. has a market cap of $18.8 billion; its shares were traded at around $34.54 with a P/E ratio of 16.69 and P/S ratio of 1.63. The dividend yield of Marsh & Mclennan Companies Inc. stocks is 2.66%.

Management Consulting Group reported their 2012 half year results. The company reported revenue of $146.8 million and net income per diluted share of $1.00.

President and CEO, MMC Brian Duperreault sold 1,160,784 shares of MMC stock on 11/12/2012. Senior Vice President Chief Risk & Compliance Officer E. Scott Gilbert and Senior Vice President and Chief HR Officer Laurie Ledford sold 37,010 shares of MMC stock in September.

Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK, Financial): Chairman, President and CEO John W. Conway sold 535,000 Shares

Chairman, President and CEO of Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK) John W. Conway sold 535,000 shares on 11/13/2012 at an average price of $37.14. Crown Cork & Seal is a supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. Crown Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $5.41 billion; its shares were traded at around $36.34 with a P/E ratio of 13.07 and P/S ratio of 0.63. Crown Holdings Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 3.3% over the past 10 years.

Revenue was $2.3 billion and net income was $344 million for Crown Holdings Inc.’s 2012 third quarter financial results.

Chairman, President and CEO John W. Conway sold 535,000 shares of CCK stock on 11/13/2012 at the average price of $37.14. President Americas Division Raymond Leo McGowan Jr. and Director Arnold W. Donald sold 45,646 shares of CCK stock in August and November.

JDA Software Group Inc. (JDAS, Financial): President and CEO Hamish Brewer Sold 267,028 Shares

President and CEO of JDA Software Group Inc. (JDAS) Hamish Brewer sold 267,028 shares on 11/08/2012 at an average price of $44.8. JDA Software Group Inc. is a provider of software solutions designed specifically to address the supply chain management, business process, analytic application and e-commerce requirements of the retail industry. JDA Software Group Inc. has a market cap of $1.91 billion; its shares were traded at around $44.63 with a P/E ratio of 22.76 and P/S ratio of 2.84. JDA Software Group Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 23.6% over the past 10 years.

JDA Software Group Inc. reported revenue of $164.5 million and GAAP net income applicable to common shareholders was $11.1 million, or $0.26 per share for their 2012 third financial quarter.

President and CEO Hamish Brewer sold 267,028 shares of JDAS stock on 11/08/2012 at the average price of $44.8. Executive Vice President and CFO Peter S. Hathaway sold 97,915 shares of JDAS stock on 11/13/2012. Senior Vice President Human Resources Brian P. Boylan, Director James D. Armstrong and Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing Thomas Dziersk sold 386,163 shares of JDAS stock in November.

Cincinnati Bell Inc. (CBB, Financial): President and CEO John F. Cassidy Sold 577,101 Shares

President and CEO of Cincinnati Bell Inc. (CBB) John F. Cassidy sold 577,101 shares during the past week at an average price of $5.14. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Cincinnati Bell Inc. has a market cap of $981.02 million; its shares were traded at around $4.96 with a P/E ratio of 33.13 and P/S ratio of 0.67. Cincinnati Bell Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 7.3% over the past five years.

Cincinnato Bell Inc. reported their 2012 third quarter financial results with revenue of $368 million and net income of $4 million.

President and CEO John F. Cassidy sold 577,101 shares of CBB stock in November. President CyrusOne Inc. Gary J. Wojtaszek, President and General Manager Theodore H. Torbeck, and Vice President and General Counsel Christopher J. Wilson sold 613,134 shares of CBB stock in August and September.

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