Walmart, Las Vegas Sands And 2 Other Stocks Insiders Are Selling

The Nasdaq 100 closed higher by around 0.2% on Tuesday. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades.

When insiders sell shares, it could be a preplanned sale, or could indicate their concern in the company’s prospects or that they view the stock as being overpriced. Insider sales should not be taken as the only indicator for making an investment or trading decision. At best, it can lend conviction to a selling decision.

Below is a look at a few recent notable insider sales. For more, check out Benzinga's insider transactions platform.

Texas Roadhouse

• The Trade: Texas Roadhouse, Inc. TXRH CEO Gerald Morgan sold a total of 5,000 shares at an average price of $115.26. The insider received around $576,300 from selling those shares.
• What’s Happening: On Oct. 26, Texas Roadhouse posted downbeat quarterly earnings.
• What Texas Roadhouse Does: Texas Roadhouse Inc is a restaurant company operating predominately in the casual dining segment.

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CME Group

• The Trade: CME Group Inc. CME Sr MD Gl Hd Commodity & Option Derek Sammann sold a total of 12,543 shares at an average price of $220.73. The insider received around $2.77 million from selling those shares.
• What’s Happening: On Oct. 25, CME Group reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter.
• What CME Group Does: Based in Chicago, CME Group operates exchanges giving investors, suppliers, and businesses the ability to trade futures and derivatives based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, energy, metals, and commodities.

Walmart

• The Trade: Walmart Inc. WMT Executive Vice President John Rainey sold a total of 1,000 shares at an average price of $154.06. The insider received around $154,056 from selling those shares.
• What’s Happening: On Nov. 16, Walmart reported third-quarter FY24 sales growth of 5.2% year-over-year to $160.8 billion, beating the consensus of $159.55 billion.
• What Walmart Does: Walmart serves as the preeminent retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover.

Las Vegas Sands

• The Trade: Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS 10% owner Miriam Adelson sold a total of 46,264,168 shares at an average price of $43.23. The insider received around $2 billion from selling those shares.
• What’s Happening: Las Vegas Sands recently announced the pricing of the common stock offering by its principal stockholder.
• What Las Vegas Sands Does: Las Vegas Sands is the world's largest operator of fully integrated resorts, featuring casino, hotel, entertainment, food and beverage, retail, and convention center operations.

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