Insider Trading Alert - MMS, ADSK And LNKD Traded By Insiders

Stocks with insider trader activity include MMS, ADSK and LNKD
By James Giaquinto ,

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Yesterday, March 17, 2015, 79 U.S. common stocks issued filings of shares being bought or sold by insiders. The transactions ranged in value from $428.00 to $8,749,928.65.

Highlighted Stocks Traded by Insiders:

Maximus (MMS) - FREE Research Report

Seymann Marilyn R, who is Director at Maximus, sold 2,802 shares at $63.00 on March 17, 2015. Following this transaction, the Director owned 87,189 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 3.11% with the 2,802-share transaction.

Francis David, who is General Counsel at Maximus, sold 2,300 shares at $64.09 on March 17, 2015. Following this transaction, the General Counsel owned 16,035 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 12.54% with the 2,300-share transaction.

The shares most recently traded at $63.98, down $0.11, or 0.17% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Maximus go as follows:

  • 4-Week # shares bought: 245
  • 4-Week # shares sold: 12,242
  • 12-Week # shares bought: 245
  • 12-Week # shares sold: 80,047
  • 24-Week # shares bought: 245
  • 24-Week # shares sold: 180,095

The average volume for Maximus has been 503,700 shares per day over the past 30 days. Maximus has a market cap of $4.2 billion and is part of the services sector and diversified services industry. Shares are up 17.05% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

MAXIMUS, Inc. provides business process services to government health and human services agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia. The company operates through two segments, Health Services and Human Services. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 0.28%. The company has a P/E ratio of 28.5. Currently, there are 4 analysts who rate Maximus a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

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rates Maximus as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full

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Autodesk (ADSK) - FREE Research Report

Blum Steven M, who is SVP, Worldwide Sales at Autodesk, sold 12,725 shares at $61.30 on March 17, 2015. Following this transaction, the SVP, Worldwide Sales owned 85,282 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 12.98% with the 12,725-share transaction.

The shares most recently traded at $61.09, down $0.21, or 0.34% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for Autodesk go as follows:

  • 4-Week # shares sold: 12,029
  • 12-Week # shares sold: 22,191
  • 24-Week # shares sold: 32,622

The average volume for Autodesk has been 1.7 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Autodesk has a market cap of $14.0 billion and is part of the technology sector and computer software & services industry. Shares are up 2.28% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

Autodesk, Inc. develops and distributes design software. The company has a P/E ratio of 52.6. Currently, there are 10 analysts who rate Autodesk a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.

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rates Autodesk as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share. Get the full

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LinkedIn (LNKD) - FREE Research Report

Sze David L, who is Director at LinkedIn, sold 1,500 shares at $258.57 on March 17, 2015. Following this transaction, the Director owned 45,938 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 3.16% with the 1,500-share transaction.

The shares most recently traded at $256.04, down $2.53, or 0.99% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for LinkedIn go as follows:

  • 4-Week # shares sold: 8,141
  • 12-Week # shares sold: 35,264
  • 24-Week # shares sold: 60,133

The average volume for LinkedIn has been 1.5 million shares per day over the past 30 days. LinkedIn has a market cap of $28.5 billion and is part of the technology sector and internet industry. Shares are up 12.62% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

LinkedIn Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates an online professional network worldwide. Currently, there are 20 analysts who rate LinkedIn a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

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rates LinkedIn as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share. Get the full

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