Weekly CEO Sells Highlight: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc, W R Grace & Co, Newell Rubbermaid Inc, and Southern Co.

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Feb 16, 2015

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO sales during the past week: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc, W R Grace & Co, Newell Rubbermaid Inc, and Southern Co.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY, Financial): CEO Steven H Temares sold 200,000 shares

CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY, Financial) Steven H Temares sold 200,000 shares on Feb. 5, 2015 at an average price of $78.54. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc was founded in 1971. The Company and subsidiaries operates a chain of retail stores under the names Bed Bath & Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon and Harmon Face Values, buybuy BABY and World Market or Cost Plus World Market. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc has a market cap of $14.46 billion; its shares were traded at around $77.91 with a P/E ratio of 15.80 and P/S ratio of 1.30. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 13.60% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Bed Bath & Beyond Inc the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. declared its fiscal third quarter results with net income of $225.4 million and net sales of $2.9 billion.

CEO Steven H Temares sold 200,000 shares of BBBY stock on 02/05/2015 at the average price of 78.54. COO Eugene A Castagna, Senior VP - Stores Matthew Fiorilli¸ Co-Chairman Leonard Feinstein, Co-Chairman Warren Eisenberg together sold 294,621 shares of BBBY stock in November, January, and February.

W R Grace & Co (GRA, Financial): Chairman and CEO Alfred E Festa sold 200,000 shares

Chairman and CEO of W R Grace & Co (GRA, Financial) Alfred E Festa sold 200,000 shares on Feb. 6, 2015 at an average price of $100.63. W R Grace & Co is the successor to a company that began in 1854 and originally became a public company in 1953. W R Grace & Co has a market cap of $7.5 billion; its shares were traded at around $101.61 with a P/E ratio of 26.90 and P/S ratio of 2.43. W R Grace & Co had an annual average earnings growth of 3.80% over the past 5 years.

W R Grace & CO. announced revenues of $3.2 billion and net income of $277.3 million for its 2014 full year.

Chairman and CEO Alfred E Festa sold 262,500 shares of GRA stock in October and February. Sr. VP and CFO Force Andrew Hudson La III sold 14,250 shares of GRA stock on Oct. 30, 2014 at the average price of 92.59. Director Robert F Jr Cummings and Director Diane H. Gulyas together bought 8,000 shares of GRA stock in February.Director Marye Anne Fox, Director Mark E Tomkins¸ and Director Ronald C Cambre together sold 15,148 shares of GRA stock in November and February.

Newell Rubbermaid Inc (NWL, Financial): President and CEO Michael B Polk sold 150,000 shares

President and CEO of Newell Rubbermaid Inc (NWL, Financial) Michael B Polk sold 150,000 shares on Feb. 10, 2015 at an average price of $37.92. Newell Rubbermaid Inc is a Delaware Corporation. The company is a marketer of consumer and commercial products that touch the lives of people where they work, live and play. Newell Rubbermaid Inc has a market cap of $10.73 billion; its shares were traded at around $39.57 with a P/E ratio of 25.10 and P/S ratio of 1.93. The dividend yield of Newell Rubbermaid Inc stocks is 1.67%. Newell Rubbermaid Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 3.90% over the past 5 years.

Newell Rubbermaid Inc. reported its 2014 annual results with revenues of $5.7 billion and net income of $377.8 million.

President and CEO Michael B Polk sold 150,000 shares of NWL stock on Feb. 10, 2015 at the average price of 37.92. Director Thomas E Clarke, Director Michael T. Cowhig, Director Elizabeth Cuthbert Millett, EVP, General Counsel, Secy John K Stipancich, and EVP, COO William A Burke III together sold 121,523 shares of NWL stock in November, December, and February.

Southern Co (SO, Financial): Pres. & CEO, Southern Nuclear Stephen E Kuczynski sold 150,000 shares

President & CEO of Southern Nuclear of Southern Co (SO, Financial) Stephen E Kuczynski sold 150,000 shares on

Feb. 6, 2015 at an average price of $48.02. Southern Co was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on November 9, 1945. Southern Co has a market cap of $41.28 billion; its shares were traded at around $45.88 with a P/E ratio of 19.60 and P/S ratio of 2.24. The dividend yield of Southern Co stocks is 4.58%. Southern Co had an annual average earnings growth of 3.00% over the past 10 years.

Southern Co. announced its 2014 annual results. The company reported total revenues of $18.5 billion and net income of $2.0 billion.

President & CEO of Southern Nuclear Stephen E Kuczynski, CEO of Mississippi Power Co. G Edison Holland, President & CEO of SCS Mark Lantrip, and President & CEO of Gulf Power Co Stan W Connally together sold 314,473 shares of SO stock from October to February. EVP & Pres. External Affairs Christopher C Womack sold 135,568 shares of SO stock in August and February.

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