Weekly Insider Sells Highlight: ADP, KMX, SYK, DVA

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Jan 05, 2015
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the largest insider sells during the past week were: Automatic Data Processing, CarMax Inc, Stryker Corporation, and DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.

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

Automatic Data Processing (ADP, Financial): Corporate Vice President Edward B Flynn sold 59,590 Shares

Corporate Vice President Edward B Flynn sold 59,590 shares of ADP stock on 01/02/2015 at the average price of $83.48. Edward B Flynn owns at least 32,479 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.3% since.

Automatic Data Processing was incorporated in Delaware in June 1961. The company has a market cap of $40.16 billion; its shares were traded at around $83.23 with a P/E ratio of 27.10 and P/S ratio of 3.40. The dividend yield of Automatic Data Processing stocks is 2.30%. Automatic Data Processing had an annual average earnings growth of 6.80% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Automatic Data Processing the business predictability rank of 4-star.

ADP reported total revenues from continuing operations of $2.6 billion for its fiscal first quarter 2015, which was up 9% compared to the prior year period. Diluted EPS for the quarter increased 13% year-over-year to $0.62.

Corporate Vice President Anish D Rajparia sold 18,202 shares of ADP stock on 01/02/2015 at the average price of $82.98. Corporate Vice Presidents Jan Siegmund and Alan Sheiness both also sold shares of ADP stock on 01/02/2015.

CarMax Inc (KMX, Financial): EVP & CFO Thomas W Jr Reedy sold 64,894 Shares

EVP & CFO Thomas W Jr Reedy sold 64,894 shares of KMX stock on 01/02/2015 at the average price of $66.1. Thomas W Jr Reedy owns at least 39,522 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.3% since.

CarMax Inc was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1996. Carmax Inc has a market cap of $13.93 billion; its shares were traded at around $64.58 with a P/E ratio of 25.90 and P/S ratio of 1.10. CarMax Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 17.70% over the past 10 years.

The company has released its third quarter results ended November 30, 2014. During this quarter, net sales and operating revenues increased 15.8% to $3.41 billion, allowing net earnings growth of 22.2% to $130 million. Net diluted EPS for the quarter rose 27.7% to $0.60.

President & CEO Thomas J Folliard sold 209,951 shares of KMX stock on 12/23/2014 at the average price of $67.79. Multiple other insiders also sold shares of stock on 12/23/2014.

Stryker Corporation (SYK, Financial): Director Ronda E Stryker sold 42,000 Shares

Director of Stryker Corporation (SYK, Financial) Ronda E Stryker sold 42,000 shares during the past week at an average price of $92.54.

Stryker Corporation was incorporated in Michigan in 1946 as the successor company to a business founded in 1941. The company has a market cap of $35.14 billion; its shares were traded at around $92.54 with a P/E ratio of 55.10 and P/S ratio of 3.80. The dividend yield of Stryker Corporation stocks is 1.30%. Stryker Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 7.70% over the past 10 years.

Stryker reported third quarter 2014 net sales growth of 11.1% to $2.4 billion and adjusted diluted EPS growth of 10.6% to $1.15.

V.P., Strategy & Investor Rel. Katherine Ann Owen sold 30,000 shares of SYK stock on 12/22/2014 at the average price of $94.84.

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (DVA, Financial): Co-Chairman of the Board Robert J Margolis sold 31,400 Shares

Co-Chairman of the Board of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (DVA, Financial) Robert J Margolis sold 31,400 shares on 12/30/2014 at an average price of $74.70.

Davita HealthCare Partners Inc has a market cap of $16.03 billion; its shares were traded at around $74.70 with a P/E ratio of 22.10 and P/S ratio of 1.30. It had an annual average earnings growth of 15.50% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Davita HealthCare Partners Inc the business predictability rank of 4-star.

For its third quarter of 2014, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc reported adjusted income from continuing operations of $194.5 million, or $0.90 per share, which compares to income of $211.0 million, or $0.98 per share in the same period of 2013.

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