Insider Transactions

Christopher McCormick, a director atBig Lots (BIG), recently bought 12,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 31 percent, and came to a total cost of $75,480. This marks the first insider activity since June, when two company EVPs and a director bought a combined 23,000 shares. Going further back, the company’s President and CEO was a buyer in May for 51,000 shares. And the last insider sales occurred in April 2022. In total, Big Lots insiders own 3.5 percent of shares. The ...
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Lori Lancaster, a director atVital Energy (VTLE), recently picked up 1,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 134 percent, and came to a total cost just over $45,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past two years. Company insiders have been sellers of shares over the past two years. That includes the exercise of stock options. Insiders have generally been sellers with shares at prices from $50-89, far higher than where Vital currently trades. Overall, Vital ...
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David Smith, a director atIllinois Tool Works (ITW), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy increased his position by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $241,790. The director was also the most recent buyer of shares with a 1,390 share buy last September, at a cost of just over $308,000. Otherwise, three company insiders have been sellers this year, all coming from the exercise of stock options. Overall, Illinois Tool Works insiders own 0.3 percent of shares. The specialty ...
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Christopher Boerner, CEO ofBristol Myers Squibb (BMY), recently bought 3,071 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 4 percent, and came to a total cost of $150,049. The buy came a week after a company director bought 8,500 shares, paying just under $424,000. The last insider Activity was in August, when two VPs sold shares at a price more than $10 higher from where BMY trades today. And going further back, other insiders have been sellers at higher prices. Overall, BMY insiders ...
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The Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust, a major owner ofHeartland Express (HTLD), recently added 32,914 shares. The buy increased the trust’s holdings by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $434,871. The buy came a week after the company CEO bought 95,602 shares, paying $1.25 million. Company insiders have been regular and steady buyers of shares over the past two years, with no insider sales. Overall, Heartland insiders own 44 percent of shares. The trucking company is down about ...
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Joseph Lachner, President and CEO ofKemper Corporation (KMPR), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 4 percent, and came to a total cost of $216,000. The buy came after two directors also picked up shares in the prior week, with one director buying 10,000 shares at a cost just under $414,000. Going further back, company insiders have a more mixed track record of buys and sells. Overall, Kemper insiders own 4.7 percent of shares. The property and casualty insurance company ...
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Ivan Kaufman, CEO atArbor Realty Trust (ABR) recently bought 35,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $426,450. He was joined by the company CFO, who bought 10,000 shares on two separate transactions, for just under $123,000. A company director has also been a buyer in recent weeks. Going further back, insider buys have far exceeded insider sales. Overall, Arbor insiders own about 2.2 percent of shares. The mortgage REIT is down about 20 ...
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Grier Eliasek, COO atProspect Capital (PSEC), recently bought 26,750 shares across two transactions. The buys came to a total price just over $153,000, and increased the COO’s position by about 2 percent. Those buys came a few weeks after the company CFO bought 5,000 shares, paying just over $28,000 and increasing her stake by about 7 percent. Insiders have only been buyers over the last two years. In total, Prospect Capital insiders won 27.4 percent of shares. The business development company is down ...
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