Insider Trading Alert - AXP, HBI And WU Traded By Insiders
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Yesterday, March 3, 2015, 111 U.S. common stocks issued filings of shares being bought or sold by insiders. The transactions ranged in value from $58.00 to $21,695,559.83.
Highlighted Stocks Traded by Insiders:
American Express (AXP) - FREE Research Report
Zukauckas Linda, who is EVP & Corporate Comptroller at American Express, sold 4,000 shares at $81.59 on March 3, 2015. Following this transaction, the EVP & Corporate Comptroller owned 3,031 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 56.89% with the 4,000-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $81.06, down $0.53, or 0.65% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for American Express go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares bought: 25,000
- 4-Week # shares sold: 2,643
- 12-Week # shares bought: 25,000
- 12-Week # shares sold: 2,643
- 24-Week # shares bought: 25,000
- 24-Week # shares sold: 2,643
The average volume for American Express has been 7.1 million shares per day over the past 30 days. American Express has a market cap of $83.6 billion and is part of the financial sector and financial services industry. Shares are down 11.96% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products and travel-related services to consumers and businesses worldwide. The company operates through four segments: U.S. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 1.27%. The company has a P/E ratio of 14.8. Currently, there are 9 analysts who rate American Express a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
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. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations, increase in net income and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself. Get the full
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Hanesbrands (HBI) - FREE Research Report
Ryan Michael S., who is Controller and CAO at Hanesbrands, sold 1,700 shares at $127.44 on March 3, 2015. Following this transaction, the Controller and CAO owned 14,584 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 10.44% with the 1,700-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $32.19, down $95.25, or 295.9% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Hanesbrands go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares sold: 39,178
- 12-Week # shares sold: 129,178
- 24-Week # shares sold: 337,791
The average volume for Hanesbrands has been 666,800 shares per day over the past 30 days. Hanesbrands has a market cap of $12.9 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer non-durables industry. Shares are up 14.63% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
Hanesbrands Inc., a consumer goods company, designs, manufactures, sources, and sells a range of basic apparels for men, women, and children in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Innerwear, Activewear, Direct to Consumer, and International. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 1.24%. The company has a P/E ratio of 32.4. Currently, there are 8 analysts who rate Hanesbrands a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
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rates Hanesbrands as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, notable return on equity, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full
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Western Union (WU) - FREE Research Report
Almeida Odilon, who is EVP & Pres, Americas & Europe at Western Union, sold 3,998 shares at $19.52 on March 3, 2015. Following this transaction, the EVP & Pres, Americas & Europe owned 52,734 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 7.05% with the 3,998-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $19.71, up $0.19, or 0.97% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Western Union go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares sold: 10,315
- 12-Week # shares sold: 10,315
- 24-Week # shares sold: 14,290
The average volume for Western Union has been 5.9 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Western Union has a market cap of $10.4 billion and is part of the financial sector and financial services industry. Shares are up 10.11% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Consumer-to-Consumer, Consumer-to-Business, and Business Solutions. The Consumer-to-Consumer segment offers cash money transfer services involving walk-in agent locations. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 3.09%. The company has a P/E ratio of 12.6. Currently, there are 3 analysts who rate Western Union a buy, 5 analysts rate it a sell, and 10 rate it a hold.
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rates Western Union as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full
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