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 is strong and he qualifies as a “Smart Buyer”. This trades does come after a […]
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. Her only recent previous purchase was for $15 million at $215 in 2016. Ronald Havner […]
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 open market purchases. John Berding (President of American Money Management Corp, Director since 2012) has […]
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, including Sigma Partners and Martis Creek, however, his recent activity appears to be direct for […]
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 (CFO, joined August 2018) purchased €1.3 million worth of stock on March 17th at DKK […]
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 €60 and it is concerning to see him now turn into a seller at the […]
Since March 30th, Paul Salem (Chairman, joined 2018) has purchased $8 million worth of stock at $11 per share, and Keith Meister (Director, 2019) has purchased $18.6 million worth of stock at $11.50, on behalf of Corvex Management. These are confident purchases. Corey Sanders (CFO, joined 2010) purchased 24,991 shares at $12, spending $300,000 in […]
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, adding another $7 million worth of stock at an average price of $26.90. In addition, […]
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 three were timely. We ranked this stock +N on March 20th based on a cluster […]
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 16,000 shares at $28.86, spending $462,000 in his first purchase in the stock despite being […]