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  • YAHOO INC Profile

    Internet users around the world are cheering for this company. Yahoo! is a leading online portal, drawing more than 400 million people to its network of Web sites with a mix of news, entertainment, and shopping, as well as a search engine and Internet directory. It also offers registered users personalized Web pages, e-mail, and message boards. Yahoo! publishes content in about 20 languages. It generates most of its revenue through ad sales, but it also charges subscriptions for premium services. In addition, Yahoo! provides online marketing and other commercial services, and offers Internet access through partnerships with telecommunications firms. In 2008 Yahoo! rejected Microsoft's unsolicited buyout offer.
    Jerry Yang
    CEO
    701 1st Ave.

    Sunnyvale, CA 94089

    http://www.yahoo.com

    Phone: 408-349-3300

    Fax: 408-349-3301
    Sector: Technology Industry: Internet
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $6,969,300,000 8.5% $660,000,000 14,300
  • Key Executives: YHOO

    Name Title Officer Since
    Jerry Yang CEO 4/1/95
    Blake Jorgensen CFO -
    Aristotle Balogh Chief Technology Officer -
    Michael A. Murray Chief Accounting Officer -
    Susan L. Decker President -
    Michael J. Callahan General Counsel -
    Vyomesh Joshi Director 7/21/05
    Eric Hippeau Director 1/1/96
  • Top Competitors: YHOO

  • Insider Trends: YHOO

    Sentiment for YHOO is POSITIVE

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    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: YHOO

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    03/19/08 HIPPEAU ERIC C 120,000 Exercise of Stock Options $911,256.00
    02/26/08 BALOGH ARISTOTLE N 175,000 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    02/14/08 SEMEL TERRY S 250,000 Planned Sale $7.33 M
  • Ownership Breakdown : YHOO

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 855.00
     
    Mutual Fund 1,716.00
    Other Major 17.00
  • Short Interest Volume: YHOO

    Data as of 6/10/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.10 B
    Current Short Interest Ratio 2.10
    Float 1.24 B
    Short Interest as % of Float 5.40
    Average Daily Volume 33.97 M
    Outstanding Shares 1.38 B