Insider Transactions

David Taylor, a director atDelta Air Lines (DAL), recently bought 20,000 shares in two 10,000 share buys. The first buy cost just under $331,000, and the second buy came to $307,500. The director was previously a buyer back in April, the last time shares also traded in the low $30 range before moving higher over the summer. Over the same time, several company executives were sellers when shares traded in the high-$30 to low-$40 range. Overall, Delta insiders own 0.3 percent of ...
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Jonathan Locker, a director atLoews Corp (L), recently bought 15,870 shares. This is an initial stake for the director, and the total purchase price came to $1.01 million. This is the first insider buy since May, when the company’s developer of corporate strategy bought 330,000 shares, paying $18.7 million. Otherwise, there have been a few insider sales over the past few months, largely from directors in small amounts. Loews insiders own 18.6 percent of shares. The conglomerate, which operates insurance, hotels, and gas ...
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Karin Rotem-Wildeman, Chief R&D Officer atKeurig Dr Pepper (KDP), recently bought 7,050 shares. The buy increased the officer’s stake by 9 percent, and came to a total cost of $211,148. Rotem-Wildeman was the last buyer with a 53,837 share pickup in June, which came to $1.84 million. Otherwise, company executives have been regular buyers of shares this year, more than offsetting a few insider sales. Overall, company insiders own a sizeable 31.6 percent of shares. The beverage producer is down 16 percent over ...
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Daryl Bible, CFO atM&T Bank (MTB), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 18 percent, and came to a total cost of $555,218. This is the second buy from the CFO this year, following a 10,000 share pickup in June, for just over $1.2 million. Another director bought shares in February. Otherwise, company insiders have been small sellers of shares, often from the exercise of stock options. Overall, company insiders own 0.6 percent of shares. The bank has seen its ...
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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A), a major holder ofOccidental Petroleum (OXY), recently added 3.92 million shares. The buy cost the company $246 million, and represented a 2 percent increase in Berkshire’s OXY holdings. The buy comes after a four-month pause, as Berkshire’s prior buy was back in June. Berkshire has been the sole insider buyer of shares going back to early 2022. And 2022 also saw the last insider sale, which came following the exercise of a stock option. Overall, Occidental insiders own about ...
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Walter Clayton, a director atAmerican Express (AXP), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy doubled his total holdings, and came to a cost of $143,930. The director bought his initial stake in November 2022, paying about $149,000 for 1,000 shares. In that intervening time, company executives have sold shares, some directly, and some following the exercise of stock options. And there have been no other insider buys. Overall, American Express insiders own 0.1 percent of shares. The credit card services provider is down 5 ...
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Johan Torgeby, a director atNasdaq (NDAQ), recently bought 14,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 165 percent, and came to a total cost of $705,880. This follows up on buy from another director for 500 shares in early August, for about $25,000. And the company’s CEO bought 10,000 shares for $510,000 in late July. Otherwise, insiders have been sellers of shares, almost entirely at prices higher than where the stock trades today. Overall, Nasdaq insiders own 18.9 percent of shares. The stock ...
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John Morikis, CEO atSherwin Williams (SHW), recently bought 2,125 shares. The buy increased his position by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $504,890. The CEO Was the last buyer of shares with a 2,207 pickup back in January, which also cost just over $500,000. Otherwise, a company vice president sold shares in February, at a price below where the stock trades today. 2022 saw a similar level of insider activity. Overall, Sherwin Williams insiders own about 8.1 percent of ...
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