Weekly CFO Sells Highlight: Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ross Stores Inc, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.

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Mar 30, 2015

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sales were: Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ICPT, Financial), Ross Stores Inc. (ROST, Financial), and Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (SBH, Financial).

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ICPT, Financial): CFO Barbara Gayle Duncan sold 141 shares

On 01/05/2015, CFO Barbara Gayle Duncan sold 141 shares at an average price of $176.49. The price of the stock has increased by 66.53% since. Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. has a market cap of $6.65 billion, and its shares were traded at around $293.91. The company has a P/S ratio of 3507.70.

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced its 2014 fourth-quarter results with revenues and gross profit of $445,000; the net income was $34.82 million. The 2014 total revenue and gross profit was $1.74 million, a 7% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 net income was $283.23 million.

On 01/05/2015, CEO and President Mark Pruzanski sold 461 shares at an average price of $176.49. The price of the stock has increased by 66.53% since. On 03/25/2015, Directors Advisors Llc Orbimed and Jonathan Silverstein sold 207,800 shares at an average price of $274.41. The price of the stock has increased by 7.11% since. On 03/20/2015, Director Nicole Williams sold 973 shares at an average price of $305.36. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.75% since.

Ross Stores Inc. (ROST, Financial): Group SVP and CFO Michael J. Hartshorn sold 1,213 shares

On 03/26/2015, Group SVP and CFO Michael J. Hartshorn sold 1,213 shares at an average price of $104.47. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.33% since. Ross Stores Inc. has a market cap of $21.71 billion and its shares were traded at around $104.13. The company has a P/E ratio of 24.60 and P/S ratio of 2.04 with a dividend yield of 0.80%. Over the past 10 years, Ross Stores Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 20.80%. GuruFocus rated Ross Stores Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

Ross Stores Inc. announced its 2014 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $2.60 billion and gross profit of $716.64 million; the net income was $192.72 million. The 2014 total revenue was $10.23 billion, a 5% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 gross profit was $2.87 billion, a 6% increase from the 2013 gross profit. The 2014 net income was $837.3 million.

On 03/23/2015, Chairman, Executive Michael Balmuth sold 84,719 shares at an average price of $107.26. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.92% since. On 03/24/2015, President, Chief Operating Off Sullivan Michael B O sold 69,838 shares at an average price of $107.08. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.75% since. On 03/25/2015, President, Merchanding Lisa R. Panattoni sold 1,493 shares at an average price of $105.15. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.97% since.

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (SBH, Financial): SVP and CFO Mark J. Flaherty sold 62,500 shares

On 03/23/2015, SVP and CFO Mark J. Flaherty sold 62,500 shares at an average price of $34.71. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.12% since. Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $5.49 billion and its shares were traded at around $34.67. The company has a P/E ratio of 22.90 and P/S ratio of 1.48. Over the past five years, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 14.40%.

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. announced its 2014 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $964.47 million and gross profit of $473.77 million; the net income was $54.91 million. The 2014 total revenue was $3.75 billion, a 4% increase from the 2013 total revenue. The 2014 gross profit was $1.86 billion, a 4% increase from the 2013 gross profit. The 2014 net income was $245.99 million.

On 11/20/2014, Chairman and CEO Gary Winterhalter sold 649,696 shares at an average price of $30.91. The price of the stock has increased by 12.16% since. On 02/09/2015, VP, CAO and Controller Janna Minton sold 20,000 shares at an average price of $32.23. The price of the stock has increased by 7.57% since. On 12/04/2014, President-Beauty Systems Group John R. Golliher sold 169,832 shares at an average price of $30.65. The price of the stock has increased by 13.12% since.