One of this week's notable insider disclosures involves Salesforce's marketing chief. Chief marketing officer Ariel Kelman sold 842 shares of Salesforce stock on Tuesday, October 14 at an average price of $244.25 a share, for a total value of about $205,663, according to the company's SEC Form 4 filing as reported by MarketBeat.
The sale reduced Kelman's directly held stake by about 4.3 per cent, leaving 18,754 shares. Insider sales by executives are routine, disclosed events — they can reflect anything from diversification to a pre-scheduled trading plan — and the filing itself offers no reason for the transaction.
The disclosure landed in a softer stretch for the shares: Salesforce was trading around $246, down fractionally on the week in the MarketBeat report, with a market capitalization of roughly $235 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio near 34.
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