Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Protective Life Corp, Western Refining Inc, InterMune Inc, and Tableau Software Inc.

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Aug 18, 2014

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Protective Life Corp, Western Refining Inc, InterMune Inc, and Tableau Software Inc.

Protective Life Corp (PL, Financial): CEO, President John D Johns sold 201,398 shares

CEO and President of Protective Life Corp (PL, Financial) John D Johns sold 201,398 shares on 08/14/2014 at an average price of $69.24. Protective Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation was founded in 1907. Protective Life Corp has a market cap of $5.46 billion; its shares were traded at around $69.22 with a P/E ratio of 14.00 and P/S ratio of 1.30. The dividend yield of Protective Life Corp stocks is 1.27%. Protective Life Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 1.70% over the past 10 years.

Protective Life Corp. reported their 2014 second quarter results. The Company announced net income of $108.0 million.

SR Vice President Steven G Walker, EVP and General Counsel Deborah J Long, EVP and CIO Carl S Thigpen, SR VP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES D Scott Adams, and Director William A Terry sold 53,339 shares of PL stock in August.

Western Refining Inc (WNR, Financial): President & CEO Jeff A Stevens sold 200,000 shares

President & CEO of Western Refining Inc (WNR, Financial) Jeff A Stevens sold 200,000 shares on 08/11/2014 at an average price of $44.68. Western Refining Inc was incorporated in September 2005 under Delaware law. Western Refining Inc has a market cap of $4.61 billion; its shares were traded at around $45.58 with a P/E ratio of 15.70 and P/S ratio of 0.35. The dividend yield of Western Refining Inc stocks is 2.19%.

Western Refining Inc. announced their 2014 second quarter results with net sales of $4.4 billion and net income of $190.6 million.

President & CEO Jeff A Stevens sold 3,774 shares of WNR stock in March, May, and August. CFO Gary R Dalke sold 53,231 shares of WNR stock from March to August. Director Carin Marcy Barth, Sr. VP-Treasurer Jeffrey S. Beyersdorfer, President-Refining & Marketing Mark J Smith, and Chief Accounting Officer William R Jewell sold 27,204 shares of WNR stock in August.

InterMune Inc (ITMN, Financial): Chairman, CEO and President Daniel G Welch sold 171,025 shares

Chairman, CEO and President of InterMune Inc (ITMN, Financial) Daniel G Welch sold 171,025 shares on 08/07/2014 at an average price of $44.98. InterMune, Inc was incorporated in California in 1998 and reincorporated in Delaware in 2000 in connection with its initial public offering. Intermune Inc has a market cap of $5.55 billion; its shares were traded at around $51.40 with and P/S ratio of 41.15.

InterMune Inc. reported revenues of $35.7 million and net loss of $71.2 million for their 2014 second quarter results.

Chairman, CEO and President Daniel G Welch sold 235,997 shares of ITMN stock from May to August. EVP, Finance & CFO John Hodgman sold 11,418 shares of ITMN stock from March to August. EVP, Human Resources & Admin Paul D Arata, EVP & CBO Sean P. Nolan, and EVP, Research & Development Jonathan A Leff sold 71,882 shares of ITMN stock in June, July, and August.

Tableau Software Inc (DATA, Financial): CEO, co-founder and Chairman Christian Chabot sold 150,000 shares

CEO, co-founder and Chairman of Tableau Software Inc (DATA, Financial) Christian Chabot sold 150,000 shares on 08/11/2014 at an average price of $59.06. Tableau Software Inc was formed as Tableau Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in 2003 and incorporated as Tableau Software, Inc. Tableau Software Inc has a market cap of $4.05 billion; its shares were traded at around $58.99 with and P/S ratio of 13.72.

Tableau Software Inc. announced their 2014 second quarter results. The Company reported revenues of $90.7 million and net loss of $4.6 million.

Chabot sold 300,000 shares of DATA stock in May and August. CFO Thomas E Walker Jr sold 352,500 shares of DATA stock from February to June. 10% Owner Ryan D Drant, Chief Scientist and Co-Founder Pat Hanrahan, and CDO and Co-Founder Chris Stolte sold 404,000 shares of DATA stock in May and August.

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