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  • SEARS HLDGS CORP Profile

    Retail or real estate giant? Time will tell for Sears Holdings Corporation, the entity created by the acquisition of troubled department store operator Sears, Roebuck and Co. by Kmart Holding Corp. in 2005. The megamerger created one of the nation's largest retailers (behind Wal-Mart and Home Depot), with about 3,850 stores in North America. (Sears Holdings owns a majority stake in Sears Canada.) It is the holding company for the varied retail operations of Sears (about 1,800 department stores) and Kmart (about 1,380 discount outlets), which continue to operate separately under their familiar brand names. ESL Investments, controlled by the company's chairman Edward Lampert, owns about 50% of Sears Holdings.
    W. Bruce Johnson
    CEO
    3333 Beverly Rd.

    Hoffman Estates, IL 60179

    http://www.searshc.com

    Phone: 847-286-2500

    Fax: 847-286-8351
    Sector: Services Industry: Retail
  • 2008 Sales 2008 Sales Growth 2008 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $50,703,000,000 -4.4% $826,000,000 337,000
  • Key Executives: SHLD

    Name Title Officer Since
    W. Bruce Johnson CEO -
    J. Miles Reidy CFO -
    William C. Crowley Chief Administrative Officer 3/24/05
    William K. Phelan Chief Accounting Officer -
    Karen A. Austin Chief Information Officer -
    William R. Harker General Counsel -
    Mark C. Good Executive VP -
    Maureen A. McGuire Executive VP -
  • Top Competitors: SHLD

  • Insider Trends: SHLD

    Sentiment for SHLD is NEGATIVE

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: SHLD

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    05/01/08 PHELAN WILLIAM K 2,493 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    05/01/08 HARKER WILLIAM R 2,493 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    03/03/08 MIXON JAMES P 3,109 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : SHLD

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 463.00
     
    Mutual Fund 753.00
    Other Major 12.00
  • Short Interest Volume: SHLD

    Data as of 6/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 10.20
    Float 127.21 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 25.80
    Average Daily Volume 3.54 M
    Outstanding Shares 132.01 M