Large Insider Trade Activity Found in Consumer Cyclical and Internet Sectors

VANCOUVER, B.C., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Consumer Cyclical stocks are getting hotter these days. During the past three months, the trend of insider trading ratio has been following the same trend as the sector's stock movements. InsidersLab.com observed a sharp drop starting from May to about the middle of June before rebounding the first week of July. For more data and analysis pertaining to insider trading and what this might mean to the average investor's portfolio, please visit http://www.insiderslab.com/media/mediaRoom.php

Consumer Cyclical Sector 4-week Insider Buy Ratio: Decreased from 32% to 26%
Consumer Cyclical Sector 13-week Insider Buy Ratio: Increased from 24% to 32%
Consumer Cyclical Sector 52-week Insider Buy Ratio: Remained the same at 29%

NIKE, Inc. (NKE) – NIKE's fourth quarter revenues were up 14 percent to US$5.8 billion and diluted earnings per share were up 17 percent to US$1.24. On July 7, President and CEO Mark Parker sold 62,162 shares on the stock market at a stock price of US$93.02 per share. Read the (NKE) insider trading report at http://www.insiderslab.com/PR/071811A/NKE/NIKE (NYSE: NKE)

PVH Corp. (PVH) – According to PVH's second quarter report which was released on June 23, the firm now expects EPS on a non-GAAP basis to be at least US$0.95. This target represents an increase of 23% over the same quarter last year. On July 6, President and COO Allen E. Sirkin disposed of 11,419 common shares on the open market at a stock price of US$68.91 per share. Read the (PVH) insider trading report at http://www.insiderslab.com/PR/071811A/PVH/PVH (NYSE: PVH)

The 4-week insider trading ratio of Internet sector dropped from 35% to around 20% during the year.

Consumer Services Sector 4-week Insider Buy Ratio: Increased from 15% to 21%
Consumer Services Sector 13-week Insider Buy Ratio: Increased from 19% to 28%
Consumer Services Sector 52-week Insider Buy Ratio: Decreased from 33% to 28%

Google Inc. (GOOG) – Google shares have been surging in July due to the company's continue expansion beyond search advertising. Shareholders such as CEO Lawrence Page made large amounts of stock conversions during the past three months. However, Mr. Page didn't keep all of those granted stocks. He disposed a total of US$131.63 million worth of shares on the stock market during that same time period. Read the (GOOG) insider trading report at http://www.insiderslab.com/PR/071811A/GOOG/Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)

Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) – Netflix shares climbed to over US$286 per share today. Recently, the company extended its multi-year TV and film content agreement with NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. On July 14, CEO and Director Reed Hastings disposed of 5,000 common shares through an option sale at a stock price of US$299.50 per share. Read the (NFLX) insider trading report at http://www.insiderslab.com/PR/071811A/NFLX/Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)

Insider Filing Source Reference: All observations, analysis and reports are based on public information released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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