Insider Observations The pace of insider buying slowed this past week from 23rd to 27th August 2021, however insider sentiment remains neutral with five sells for every four buy trades. We reviewed far fewer interesting buys, likely a combination of higher stock prices (Russell 2000 +5% on the week, S&P 500 +1.5%), buyer fatigue, early […]
Insider Observation Insiders (senior management and execs trading shares in their companies) in the U.S. are keeping us busy, especially those filling out the green order tickets. We upgraded 19 stocks where we see notable insider activity, with no downgrades. To come up with those 19 newly ranked stocks we analyzed approximately 150 insider purchases […]
It was a busy week for insider (senior management and execs trading shares in their companies) activity in the US, Insider Sentiment remained neutral with 1.4 Sells to every buy, we found far more interesting insider purchases than we did sales. We upgraded 18 stocks this week where we see notable insider activity. This is […]
CVS Group performed strongly on Friday as it announced it was trading ahead of expectations. The shares are up 20% since we positively ranked them less than a month ago on management buying. This is what we said: Richard Connell (Chairman since 2007) purchased 5,000 shares on April 6th at £18.08, spending £90,000 and increasing […]
Alliance Data Systems performed strongly yesterday as a result of very positive Q1 results. The shares are now up over 50% since we positively ranked them on management buying on the 3rd February. This is what we said: John Gerspach (Non-Executive since 2020) purchased $411,000 of stock on the 1st February at $68.46, increasing his […]
Westport Fuel Systems recently announced a large order from Amazon for their natural-gas truck engines triggering a dramatic share price move. The shares are now up over 120% since we positively rated them on management buying on the 7th January. This is what we said: Richard Orazietti (CFO since 2019) purchased $101,000 of stock on […]
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 share rose by 1800% last week. 3 of the Non-Executive Directors sold their entire holdings […]
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) purchased 39,000 shares on December 7th at DKK 190, spending €1 million. This is Gonzalez’s […]
Ladbrokes owner Entain yesterday rejected a bid approach from MGM. The shares are now up 85% since we positively rated them on director buying on the 17th of August. This is what we said: On August 14th, two directors plus the Chairman all purchased shares around £8 per share. Barry Gibson (Chairman, joined 2019) spent […]
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 9th based on a $750,000 purchase from the CEO at $18.18, which also was his […]