Marshall Bernes, a program head at Gigacloud Technology (GCT), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 9%, and came to a total cost of $87,500. This marks the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. There have been a few dozen insider sales over the past few years, including sales from the company CEO and a director, who each hold more than 10% of outstanding shares. Overall, Gigacloud Technology insiders own 13.6% of shares. The large-parcel e-commerce software company is down 9% over the past year. Concerns over global supply chains and ...

12 company directors at Simon Property Group (SPG) recently made their quarterly purchases. The buys ranged from a low of 21 shares, costing $3,540, to 465 shares, coming to a cost of $78,394. These follow up on similar buys from the company directors every three months. The last non-director buy was a 359-share buy from the company CFO for $39,199 back in late 2023. There have been no insider sales over the past two years. Overall, Simon Property Group insiders own 0.9% of shares. The owner and operator of shopping centers is up 23% over the past year, returning nearly as much as...

Andre Almeida, a director at T-Mobile (TMUS), recently bought 3,808 shares. The buy came to a total cost of $897,528, and is an initial stake for the director. This is also the first insider buy over the past two years. Company insiders have been sellers of shares, including the sale of large stake from major holder Deutsche Telekom. Major executives including the CEO and CFO have also been scaling out of their position recently. Overall, T-Mobile insiders still own 59.2% of shares. The telecom services provider is up 34% over the past year, outperforming the overall stock market....

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), a major holder of Verisign (VRSN), recently added to that stake with three buys over the past month. The buys came to a total cost of just over $89 million, increasing Berkshire’s stake by 4%. This cluster of buys marks the first insider buying at Verisign over the past two years. Going further back, company directors and officers have been sellers of shares on a steady basis. Overall, Verisign insiders own 14.4% of shares. The internet infrastructure company is up a scant 4% over the past year, far underperforming the overall stock market. That’s about...

William Shepard, a director at CME Group (CME), recently bought 276 shares. The buy came to a total cost of $64,282, and increased his position by less than 1%. Shepard is a quarterly buyer of shares, and picked up a similar dollar amount of shares in September, June, March, and January of 2024. Otherwise, several company insiders, including the company CIO, were slight sellers of shares over the past three months. Overall, CME Group insiders own 0.5% of shares. The stock exchange owner and operator is up 15% over the past year, slightly lagging the stock market’s rally over the s...

John Rogers, a director at Nike (NKE), recently bought 2,500 shares. The buy increased his stake by 8%, and came to a total cost of $191,625. This marks the first insider buy since last June, when another director bought 2,941 shares, increasing his position by 15%. Otherwise, there have been a handful of insider sales in the second half of 2024, largely from the company’s Chairman of the Board. Going further back, insiders were also likely to be sellers. Overall, Nike insiders own 1.7% of shares. The athletic apparel manufacturer slid 30% in 2024, on the back of poor operational ...

Lawrence Simkins, a director at Lowe’s Companies (LOW), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy came to a total cost of $245,532, and is a new position for the director. This also marks the first buy from company insiders over the past two years. Otherwise, there have been about a dozen insider sales, with a slight majority of them coming following the exercise of stock options. The largest sale came from the company CIO back in October, for about $7.1 million. Overall, Lowe’s Companies insiders own about 0.1% of shares. The home improvement retail chain is up about 13% over the pas...

Mike Spanos, a director at Casey’s General Stores (CASY), recently bought 500 shares. The buy increased his stake by 19%, and came to a total cost of $198,380. Spanos was the last insider to buy with a 267 share pickup back in September. Otherwise, there has been four sales over the past year, including the company President & CEO, for over $5 million, and the company COO for over $2 million. All sales occurred following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Casey’s General Stores insiders own 0.6% of shares. The owner and operator of convenience stores has been expanding it...

Amy Lane, a director at FedEx (FDX), recently bought 333 shares. The buy increased her stake by 8%, and came to a total cost $91,929. This marks the first insider buy in a year, when the company’s CFO bought 1,000 shares, paying $252,020 to increase his stake by 27%. Lane was also a buyer of shares a year ago, paying $50,643 to increase her stake by 6%. Otherwise, FedEx insiders have generally been sellers. Overall, FedEx insiders own 8.2% of shares. The shipping and logistics company is up 10% over the past year, lagging the overall market. Operationally, FedEx has had a mixed ye...

Patrick Gallagher, COO of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), recently bought 1,115 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1%, and came to a total cost of $316,814. This marks the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. Otherwise, company insiders have been sellers, about evenly mixed between outright sales and sales following the exercise of stock options. The largest sale came from the CFO in August 2023, amounting to $15 million. Overall, Arthur J. Gallagher insiders own 1.0% of shares. The insurance provider is up about 29% over the past year, about in-line ...