Weekly Insider Sells Highlight: ROC, JBHT, PCLN, EBAY

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Nov 23, 2014

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest insider sells during the past week were: Rockwood Holdings Inc, JB Hunt Transport Services Inc, Priceline Group Inc, and eBay Inc.

The overall trend of insiders is illustrated in the chart below:

Rockwood Holdings Inc (ROC, Financial): Director Seifi Ghasemi sold 458,163 Shares

Director Seifi Ghasemi sold 458,163 shares of ROC stock on 11/19/2014 at the average price of $78.94. Seifi Ghasemi owns at least 1,029,167 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.15% since.

Rockwood Holdings Inc was incorporated in Delaware in September 2000. Rockwood Holdings Inc has a market cap of $5.63 billion; its shares were traded at around $79.06 with a P/E ratio of 9.60 and P/S ratio of 4.10. The dividend yield of Rockwood Holdings Inc stocks is 2.28%.

Rockwood Holdings generated second quarter 2014 net sales of $362.3 million and net income of $34.1 million compared to $347.9 million and $25.7 million respectively a year ago.

Director Sheldon R Erikson sold 35,236 shares of ROC stock on 11/18/2014 at the average price of $79.11.

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT, Financial): Director Gary Charles George sold 125,000 Shares

Director Gary Charles George sold 125,000 shares of JBHT stock on 11/14/2014 at the average price of $80.89. Gary Charles George owns at least 835,328 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.73% since.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Arkansas on August 10, 1961, and had been a publicly held company since the initial public offering in 1983. JB Hunt Transport Services Inc has a market cap of $9.55 billion; its shares were traded at around $81.48 with a P/E ratio of 27.10 and P/S ratio of 1.60. The dividend yield of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc stocks is 0.98%. JB Hunt Transport Services Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 9.60% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated JB Hunt Transport Services Inc the business predictability rank of 5-star.

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc has reported its third quarter 2014 results. Revenues were up 12% year-over-year to $1.60 billion, while operating income grew 14% to $172 million. Diluted EPS for the quarter were $0.87 versus $0.75 in the year ago period.

EVP and Chief Operations Offic Alfred C Harper and Director Earl Wayne Garrison also recently sold shares of JBHT.

Priceline Group Inc (PCLN, Financial): Director Jeffery H Boyd sold 11,500 Shares

Director of Priceline Group Inc (PCLN, Financial) Jeffery H Boyd sold 11,500 shares during the past week at an average price of $1151.46.

Priceline Group Inc, formerly priceline.com Incorporated, was formed as a Delaware limited liability company in 1997 and was converted into a Delaware corporation in July 1998. Priceline Group Inc has a market cap of $60.29 billion; its shares were traded at around $1151.46 with a P/E ratio of 26.00 and P/S ratio of 7.49. Priceline Group Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 54.70% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Priceline Group Inc the business predictability rank of 4-star.

During its third quarter of 2014, Priceline Group saw gross travel bookings increase 28% over the prior year quarter to $13.8 billion, driving gross profit increase of 32% to $2.6 billion. Non-GAAP net income was $1.2 billion, a 29% increase year-over-year.

eBay Inc (EBAY, Financial): SVP, Human Resources Elizabeth L Axelrod sold 241,250 Shares

SVP, Human Resources Elizabeth L Axelrod sold 241,250 shares of EBAY stock on 11/17/2014 at the average price of $54.81. Elizabeth L Axelrod owns at least 427,403 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.71% since.

eBay Inc was formed as a sole proprietorship in September 1995 and was incorporated in California in May 1996. eBay Inc has a market cap of $67.61 billion; its shares were traded at around $54.42 with and P/S ratio of 3.96. eBay Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 16.10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated eBay Inc the business predictability rank of 4-star.

For its third quarter, the company reported revenue growth of 12%, and GAAP earnings of $673 million, or $0.54 per diluted share. Non-GAAP earnings were $848 million, or $0.68 per diluted share.

President and CEO John J Donahoe sold 485,665 shares of EBAY stock on 11/18/2014 at the average price of $54.92. SVP, Finance & CFO Robert Holmes Swan and multiple other insiders have all also recently sold shares of EBAY stock.

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