Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: Regions Financial Corp, Southwest Bancorp Inc, AZZ Inc.

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Feb 02, 2015

According to GuruFocus Insider Data the recent CFO buys were: Regions Financial Corp, Southwest Bancorp Inc, and AZZ Inc.

Regions Financial Corp (RF, Financial): CFO David J Turner Jr bought 65,000 shares

On 01/23/2015, CFO David J Turner Jr bought 65,000 shares at an average price of $9.16. The price of the stock has decreased by 5.02% since. Regions Financial Corp has a market cap of $14.54 billion and its shares were traded at around $8.70. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.00 and P/S ratio of 2.36 with a dividend yield of 2.07%.

Regions Financial Corp announced their 2014 third quarter results with revenues of $1.38 billion and net income of $325 million. The 2013 total revenue was $5.67 billion, a 6% decrease from the 2012 total revenue. The 2013 net income was $1.12 billion.

On 09/09/2014, Director James R Malone sold 9,112 shares at an average price of $10. The price of the stock has decreased by 13% since. On 09/05/2014, Director James R Malone sold 16,878 shares at an average price of $10.12. The price of the stock has decreased by 14.03% since. On 08/29/2014, SEVP Ellen S Jones sold 9,500 shares at an average price of $10.13. The price of the stock has decreased by 14.12% since.

Southwest Bancorp Inc. (OKSB, Financial): EVP and CFO Joe T Jr Shockley bought 5,000 shares

On 01/23/2015, EVP and CFO Joe T Jr Shockley bought 5,000 shares at an average price of $15.75. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.11% since. Southwest Bancorp Inc. has a market cap of $337.755 million and its shares were traded at around $15.26. The company has a P/E ratio of 14.30 and P/S ratio of 3.58 with a dividend yield of 1.18%.

Southwest Bancorp Inc. announced their 2014 third quarter results with revenues of $20.58 million and net income of $5.29 million. The 2013 total revenue was $87.56 million, a 20% decrease from the 2012 total revenue. The 2013 net income was $17.44 million.

On 01/26/2015, President and CEO Mark W Funke bought 2,500 shares at an average price of $15.64. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.43% since. On 01/29/2015, Director Larry J Lanie bought 2,500 shares at an average price of $15.31. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.33% since. On 01/28/2015, Director Russell William Teubner bought 1,095 shares at an average price of $15.25. The price of the stock has increased by 0.07% since.

AZZ Inc. (AZZ, Financial): SVP & CFO Paul Wesley Fehlman bought 2,000 shares

On 01/22/2015, SVP and CFO Paul Wesley Fehlman bought 2,000 shares at an average price of $40.95. The price of the stock has increased by 3.03% since. AZZ Inc. has a market cap of $1.2 billion and its shares were traded at around $42.19. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.50 and P/S ratio of 1.33 with a dividend yield 1.37%. Over the past 10 years, AZZ Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 25.70%. GuruFocus rated AZZ Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

AZZ Inc. announced their 2014 fourth quarter results with revenues of $224.83 million and gross profit of $60.76 million; the net income was $19.97 million. The 2014 total revenue was $751.72 million, a 32% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 gross profit was $205.71 million, a 25% increase from the 2013 gross profit. The 2014 net income was $59.60 million.

On 01/23/2015, President and CEO Thomas E Ferguson bought 7,500 shares at an average price of $41.99. The price of the stock has increased by 0.48% since. On 09/08/2014, SVP Galvanizing Timothy E Pendley bought 114 shares at an average price of $27.5. The price of the stock has increased by 53.42% since. On 11/14/2014, Director Sam Rosen sold 1,000 shares at an average price of $45.61. The price of the stock has decreased by 7.5% since.