Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about insider trades in the constituent companies of the S&P 500 for February 9th:

Richard C Adkerson who is President and CEO at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX), sold 503,516 shares at $46.50 per share for a total value of $23,411,127. The shares recently traded at $44.94, down $1.56, or 3.35% since the insider sale.

Reed Vaughn Tuckson who is EVP & Chief of Medical Affairs at Unitedhealth Group, Inc. (NYSE:UNH), sold 290,000 shares at $53.12 per share for a total value of $15,405,206. The shares recently traded at $53.32, up $0.2, or 0.38% since the insider sale.

William C Jr Ballard who is Director at Unitedhealth Group, Inc. (NYSE:UNH), sold 20,000 shares at $53.04 per share for a total value of $1,060,804. The shares recently traded at $53.32, up $0.28, or 0.53% since the insider sale.

David S Wichmann who is EVP & CFO, Pres UHG Operations at Unitedhealth Group, Inc. (NYSE:UNH), sold 200,000 shares at $53.21 per share for a total value of $10,641,280. The shares recently traded at $53.32, up $0.11, or 0.21% since the insider sale.

Kimberly H Despeaux who is Senior Vice President at Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), sold 10,797 shares at $67.82 per share for a total value of $732,253. The shares recently traded at $67.8, down $0.02, or 0.03% since the insider sale.

Nolan D Archibald who is Executive Chairman at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK), sold 136,484 shares at $74.13 per share for a total value of $10,117,040. The shares recently traded at $75.08, up $0.95, or 1.28% since the insider sale.

Zachary W Raley who is SVP GGM WW RF & MICRO PROD at Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH), sold 40,000 shares at $55.29 per share for a total value of $2,211,400. The shares recently traded at $54.82, down $0.47, or 0.85% since the insider sale.

Alan Kaye who is EVP Chief HR Officer at Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), sold 37,500 shares at $32.15 per share for a total value of $1,205,625. The shares recently traded at $32.165, up $0.02, or 0.06% since the insider sale.

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Robert Kross who is Sr. VP, MSD at Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), sold 50,000 shares at $38.22 per share for a total value of $1,910,895. The shares recently traded at $37.53, down $0.69, or 1.81% since the insider sale.

John Fii Fort who is Director at Roper Industries Inc. (NYSE:ROP), sold 8,000 shares at $94.10 per share for a total value of $752,800. The shares recently traded at $93.21, down $0.89, or 0.95% since the insider sale.

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