Stocks That Insiders Are Buying and Selling July 2011

An insider is a person who has the function as officer, director, key employee or large shareholder with potential access to non-public information about the company. Insider trades could indicate that insiders, those who probably know the company best, are confident of its future success. Insider buys and sells are no perfect indicators, but they often show the intension of better informed persons to its investments. In many cases, the company was getting worse after insider sold stocks and vice versa. However, I screened the latest buys and sells and created a list of the top transactions.

Top Insider Buys and Sells (Click to enlarge)

Here are my 3 stocks to avoid from the top insider list:
1. Google (GOOG) is acting within the internet service providing industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD 194.9 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 33.33 billion and a net income of USD 9.01 billion. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 21.6, Price/Sales 5.9 and Price/Book ratio 3.7. Google has a wonderful sales growth (36.72 percent over the past five years). The PEG Ratio amounts to 0.7. The stock was sold in an amount of USD 128 million


2. Apollo Group (APOL) is acting within the education and training services industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD 7.0 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 4.87 billion and a net income of USD 428 million. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 17.1, Price/Sales 1.5 and Price/Book ratio 5.1. Sales of Apollo Group rose by 16.95 percent over the past five years. The PEG ratio amounts to 9.4 percent. The stock was sold in an amount of USD 93 million.


3. Autozone (AZO) is acting within the auto parts service industry. The company has a market capitalization of USD 11.86 billion, generates revenues in an amount of USD 7.88 billion and a net income of USD 816 million. It follows Price/Earnings ratio is 15.7, Price/Sales 1.6 and Price/Book ratio -10.6. Autozone grew by 5.21 percent in sales over the past five years. The PEG ratio amounts to 1.0. The stock was sold by insiders in an amount of USD 128 million.


Take a closer look at the Sell/Buy Ratio from the last months.

Top Insider Buy and Sell Ratio July 2011

Related stock ticker symbols sales:

SD, ETE, SPB, AZO, GOOG, GEL, APOL, UCAP, SKUL, HCCI,

Related stock ticker symbols buys:

BTH, TXI, KIOR, IVD, Z, AWAY, NGSX, EMIS, VHI, IROQ