Franchise Group (FRG +1, May 25th) – Brian Kahn (CEO since 2019) purchased 1million shares at $36 on the 21st of May. His total ownership prior to this trade was 11.3 million shares (28% of the company) primarily through his …
$FRG Franchise Group ranked positive on May 25th 2021 Read More
How have directors responded to the Wallstreetbets rally? Probably primarily with frustration given that most of the companies are currently deep in closed periods, preventing them from trading. One exception is Koss Corporation who reported on 28th January. The company’s …
$KOSS up almost 2000% after 3 non-execs sold all their holdings on Feb 1st 2020 Read More
Ambu last week reported excellent Q1 results, beating expectations and driving the shares higher. They are now up over 45% since we positively rated them on management buying on the 8th December. This is what we said: Juan Gonzalez (CEO) …
$AMBUB DC ranked strong positive on Dec 8th 2020 on CEO purchase Read More
Richard Lenny (Chairman since 2018, joined 2009) purchased $337,000 of stock on the 8th January at $33.70, increasing his holding by 10%. The trade is encouraging as, despite over a decade on the board, this is his first ever open …
$CAG US Conagra Brands ranked positive on Jan 12th Read More
Ronald Olson (Non-Executive Director since 1997) purchased $889,000 of Class B shares on the 18th of December at $222.33. His trading record in the stock is reasonable and this is notable as, whilst it’s fairly typical in size for him, …
$BRKB Berkshire Hathaway ranked positive on Jan 7th Read More
Jack Howard (President since 2009) purchased $726,000 of stock on the 29th December, this his first purchase despite his long tenure but his trades in other companies are sufficiently strong for him to qualify as a “Smart Buyer”. Warren Lichtenstein …
$SPLP US Steel Partners Holdings ranked positive on Dec 30th 20 Read More
James Burke (CFO, joined 2016) purchased 17,000 shares on December 16th at $18.25, spending $310,000. The purchase increased his holdings by 10% to 203,000 shares and is his largest purchase in the stock. We ranked this stock +N on September …
$VST US Vistra Corp ranked positive on Dec 21st 2020 Read More
Edward Shoen (Chair and CEO since 1987) purchased $2.1 million of stock on the 15th December at $428.55. His previous buys, such as in 2009 have been well timed and whilst he started buying too early in 2020 he continued …
Walter Powell (Chief Accounting Officer since 2017) purchased $194,000 of stock on the 4th December at $6.81 in his first trade in the company, David Quinn (CFO since 2020) purchased $436,000 of stock on the 3rd December. Leonard Lemoine (Non-Executive …
$ATCX US Atlas Technical Corp ranked positive on Dec 8th 2020 Read More
Carl Hull (Co-founder and CEO since 2014) purchased $942,000 of stock on the 25th of November at $26.94. The company recently floated at $27. There was significant subscription by both directors and executives in the IPO with 5 directors spending …
$MRVI US Maravai Lifesciences ranked positive on Dec 1st 2020 Read More
Hutham Olayan (Director since 2006) purchased 25,000 shares on November 12th at $55.40, spending $1.4m and increasing her holdings to 218,478 shares. This is Olayan’s third open market buy since joining the board 14 years ago and is by far …
$MS US Morgan Stanley ranked positive on Nov 17th 2020 Read More
Anthony Jabbour (CEO since 2020) purchased $1 million of stock on the 6th of November at $26.31. This is his first purchase since the IPO in July 2020 when he subscribed for $4.4 million at $22. He only made 3 …
$DNB Dun & Bradstreet ranked positive on Nov 10th 2020 Read More
After seeing a cluster of four directors, the Chairman, a Divisional President, the CEO and CFO all buy shares on September 21st, one of the buyers, Allen Hugli (Director) has made an additional purchase spending $160,000 at $15.97. This is …
$PTVI US Pactiv Evergreen ranked positive on Nov 25th 2020 Read More
Albert Bourla’s sale of $5.5m of stock on the announcement of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine success generated significant headlines as it represented 62% of his equity holding. When ranking stocks a key point we look at is the sale relative to …
Why didn’t we negatively rank Pfizer $PFE US on the recent CEO Share sale? Read More
Gregory Hayes (CEO since 2020, first joined 2003) purchased $3 million of stock on the 28th Oct at US$54.82. This is his first ever purchase and he has been a regular seller, crystalising approx $24 million through option sales (net …
$RTX Raytheon Technologies ranked positive on Nov 2nd 2020 Read More
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AMG Advanced Metallurgical – (+N, 29-Sep-20) – Heinz Schimmelbusch (Chairman and CEO since 2015) purchased €140,000 of stock on the 25th of September at €13.95. This is his first purchase since 2013 and his record across his 6 previous purchases …
Tamara Gustavson (Non-Executive since 2008) purchased $8.1 million of stock on the 10th of September at $217.65. The trade is unusual as it is only her second purchase since 2006 and she had been a regular, material seller between 2006-15. …
Kenneth Ambrecht (Director since 2005) purchased $200,000 worth of stock on September 1st at $66.38, adding to the $440,000 he spent from May-August at prices ranging from $60-65. Despite being on the board for 15 years these are his first …
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AO World reported a positive trading update yesterday triggering further share price gains. The shares are now up 25% since we positively rated them on CEO buying on 30th of July. This is what we said: John Roberts (Founder and …
Upwork Inc – (+1, 12-Aug-20) – Gregory Gretsch (Director, 2014) purchased $8.1 million worth of shares on August 11th at $14.71. This purchase follows a $5.4 million timely purchase on May 11th at $9.95. Gretsch reports activity for various entities, …
Owens & Minor shares are up over 80% this week on positive second-quarter results and up over 100% since we positively rated the stock on management buying on the 14th of May. This is what we said: Sledd (Chairman since …
Calix shares are up strongly this week on positive second-quarter results and are up 70% since we positively rated the stock on management buying on the 5th of May. This is what we said: Donald Listwin (Chairman since 2007) purchased …
Pandora upgraded expectations for second-quarter results earnings on Wednesday, driving the share price higher. They are now up 94% since we positively rated the stock on director buying on the 17th of March. This is what we said: Anders Boyer …
Nu Skin Enterprises yesterday raised second quarter revenue guidance. The shares are up 81% since we positively rated the stock on the 24th of March on CEO buying. This is what we said: Ritch Wood (CEO, joined 2002) purchased 10,000 …
NetEnt AB yesterday announced a recommended bid from Evolution Gaming. The shares are up 65% since we positively rated the stock on the 29th of May on aggressive director buying. This is what we said: Henrik Fagerlund (Regional Managing Director) …
$NETB SS – aggressive buying before big share rise Read More
QuantConnect, a data platform, recently published an article regarding US airlines taking into account buybacks data provided by Smart Insider. This is pertinent to current Federal bailout scenarios in the US. Here’s the link to the original.
Groupe Danone – (-1, 16-Jun-20) – Emmanuel Faber (Chairman and CEO, 2002) sold 36,000 shares on June 12th at €61.33, reducing his holdings to 41,071 shares. This is a reversal from a timely purchase he made in December 2018 at …
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Positive news on $MGM which was ranked on 8-Apr-2020 Read More
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Assured Guaranty (AGO US, +1) – We ranked this stock +N on March 5th based on Andrew Feldstein’s (Chief Investment Officer, 2019) purchases of $1.5 million at $41. The stock has moved lower, but he has continued to buy shares, …
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US executives rush in record numbers to ‘buy the dip’ Read More
Oneok Inc – (OKE, +1) – Brian Derksen (Director since 2015) purchased $200,000 worth of stock on March 25th at $22.70, twice what he has spent on any of his prior purchases. This is Derksen’s fourth purchase, and his prior …
Parsons Corp (PSN, +1) – George Ball (CFO, 2008) purchased 30,000 shares at $29.40, spending $882,000. This is Ball’s second purchase and follows a 25,000 shares purchase in May 2019 at $29 with was timely. Charles Harrington (CEO, 2008) purchased …
Newell Brands Inc – (NWL, +1) – Brett Icahn (Director, 2018) purchased $3.2 million worth of stock on March 9th at $13.22, adding to the $6.6 million he purchased from March 4-5th. These purchases are direct and take his holdings …
Brinks Co – (BCO, +1) – Douglas Pertz (CEO, 2016) purchased 15,000 shares at $79.98, spending $1.2 million and increasing his holdings to 394,000 shares. Pertz is a “Smart Buyer” based primarily on his activity in BCO. His last purchase …
Discover Financial Services (DFS, +1) – Carlos Minetti (EVP- President of Consumer Banking; joined 2001) purchased 3,000 shares on January 27th at $73.74, spending $221,000 and increasing his holdings to 154,171 shares. This is Minetti’s first open market purchase in …
Conagra Brands – (CAG, +1) – Craig Omtvedt (Director since 2016) purchased 40,000 shares on January 2nd at $33.99, spending $1.4 million and more than doubling his holdings to 75,000 shares. We have Omtvedt ranked as a “Smart Buyer” based …
US Concrete – (USCR, +1) – William Sandbrook (CEO since 2011) purchased $415,000 worth of stock on December 13th at $39.44, a reversal from sales he made in 2018 at higher prices. His last purchase was in 2014. Kurt Cellar …
Discovery Inc (DISCA, +1) – David Wargo (Director since 2005) purchased $4.6 million worth of stock on November 15th at $28.28, increasing his holdings by 50% to 488,000 shares. This is Wargo’s fourth purchase in the past two years and …
Simply Good Foods – (SMPL, +1) – James Kilts (Chairman since 2017) purchased 70,000 shares on November 13 at $24.62, spending $1.7 million and increasing his holdings by 10% to 737,217 shares. Kilts’ last and only other purchase was in …
Kenneth Booth (CFO since 2004) purchased 1,250 shares on November 5 at $411, spending $513,000 and taking his holdings to 16,806 shares. He has purchased this stock on five prior occasions, is 4 for 5 and we have him ranked …
David Ricks (CEO since 2012) purchased $500,000 worth of stock on October 25 at $108, increasing his holdings to 164,000 shares. This is Ricks’ first open market purchase in the stock. He has only made a few option related sales, …
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Church and Dwight Co (CHD, +1) – Matthew Farrell (CEO, joined 2006) purchased 7,000 shares on September 16 at $71.32, spending $500,000 and increasing his holdings to 148,000 shares. Farrell is a “Smart Buyer” and has made several timely purchases …
PVH Corp – PVH, +1 – Henry Nasella (Director since 2003) purchased 6,250 shares on September 4 at $80.37, spending $500,000. This is Nasella’s largest purchase and follows a $100,000 purchase in May around this same price level. We ranked …
Apelis Pharmaceuticals (APLS, +1) – Timothy Sullivan (CFO since 2017; Board observer 2014-2017) purchased 11,699 shares on August 29 at $29.71, spending $347,000 in his first purchase in the stock. Sullivan has been involved with this company since 2014, and …
Carnival Corp, CCL +1 – In the past week, after the stock’s recent decline, two insiders have each made $1 million purchases in the stock. Arnold Donald (CEO since 2013) purchased 22,050 shares on June 25 at $45.23. His last, …
Worthington Industries Inc – (WOR US, +1) – John Blystone (Lead Independent Director, joined 1997) purchased 25,000 shares on July 2 at $39.88, spending $1 million and taking his holdings up 15% to 190,000 shares. Blystone is a “Smart Buyer” …
TG Therapeutics in, (TGTX US, +1) – Michael Weiss (CEO, 2011) purchased $350,000 worth of stock on June 26 at $7.04. Weiss is a “Smart Buyer” and has made two timely purchases in TGTX (Sept. 2012 at $2.25 and Dec. …
Compass Diversified Holdings – (CODI, +1) – Elias Sabo (CEO, one of the founding partners, 1998) set up a plan on June 7, and has purchased 55,000 shares at $18.99 on June 19th, under that plan. This $1 million purchase …
G-III Apparel Group – (III US, +1) – Morris Goldfarb (CEO, Chairman; joined at formation in 1974) purchased 40,479 shares on June 13 at $25.39, spending $1 million. This purchase takes his holdings to 4.1 million shares and is a …
Anaplan Inc, (PLAN US, +1) – Robert Beauchamp (Director since August 2018) purchased 37,000 shares, spending $1.5 million on June 3 at $41.75 per share, increasing his holdings to 47,000 shares. Beauchamp is a “Smart Buyer” having made timely purchases …
NYC NeuData conference on May 7th 2019 was great opportunity to share our views and get in touch with the industry’s best minds! As a sponsor, Smart Insider would like to thank all the NeuData team for organising such a …
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