Luxor Capital Group, a major owner ofFinTech Acquisition Group V (FTCV), recently added to their stake with a 63,904 share buy. The buy increased the firm’s stake by 1.8 percent and came to a total price of $761,000. That follows on a number of other buys in the month of June, adding nearly 500,000 shares in total by the fund. One other major holder has also been a buyer since the company went public, with no insider sales. FinTech Acquisition Group V is a SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company. It’s currently planning on buying eToro, a stock and cryptocurrency brokerage compa...

Chatham Asset Management, a major holder atR.R. Donnelley & Sons (RRD), recently added to its stake with a 90,000 share buy. The total cost came to just over $574,000, and increased the fund’s total holdings in the company by 0.8 percent. This buy adds on to a buy earlier in June, as well as a 1.4 million share buy back in May. Overall, the fund has been the biggest mover of shares in the past three years. While one large sale by the fund has offset most of its purchases, other company insiders amount for 4.4 percent of company shares. The specialty business services provider ...

Marc Lemann, a director atRestaurant Brands International (QSR), recently bought 15,000 shares. This buy came to a total purchase price of just over $1 million, and represents the director’s initial stake in the company. This represents a rare buy at the company, as the most recent prior buy occurred in early 2019. Overall, company insiders have been regular and large sellers of company shares, including both C-suite executives and company managers. Overall, company insiders own about 1.5 percent of company shares. The company is the parent firm for a number of restaurant companie...

Donald Bedell, a director atFutureFuel Corp (FF), recently picked up 10,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 17 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $9,660. This marks the first insider buy since a director picked up shares in March of 2020. Two insiders sold in 2020, otherwise, company insiders haven’t been particularly active. Overall, company insiders own over 41 percent of shares. The company manufactures biofuels and related chemicals. Despite a rise in energy prices in the past year, shares have lost 11 percent, against a gain of over 35 percent for the S&P ...

Harold Hamm, a director and major holder atContinental Resources (CLR), recently bought 76,486 shares. The buy increased his stake by 0.03 percent. The buy comes two days after a 270,000 share buy. In total, the insider has bought more than $10 million in shares this month. Other company insiders have been active in the past year, although insider sales have outpaced insider buys, even as shares have trended higher in the past year. Overall, company insiders own a whopping 82 percent of shares. The oil and gas exploration company has seen shares rise 117 percent in the past year, far...

Douglas Tobler, CFO ofVista Gold Corp (VGZ), recently picked up 2,500 additional shares. The buy increased his stake by 3.2 percent, and came to a total purchase price just over $3,100. This is the CFO’s third buy of the year. Other company insiders have made no changes to their holdings in either way since mid-2019. Before then, company insiders were likely to be heavy sellers of shares. Overall, company insiders own 3.6 percent of company shares. The junior gold mining company has seen shares rise about 35 percent in the past year, about in line with the S&P 500. Shares are sti...

Frederik Mohn, a director and major holder atTransocean (RIG), recently picked up 5,000,000 shares. The buy came to a total purchase price of $20.9 million, and represents a 7.4 percent increase. This is the first insider activity at the company in 2021. Insiders were more active in February and March of 2020, including a number of company directors. Going back further, company insiders were sellers as much as buyers, including trades from company officers. Overall, company insiders own nearly 6 percent of company shares. Although the share price of the company peaked in March, sh...

M. Jeannie Strandjord, a director atEuronet Worldwide (EEFT), recently picked up 1,166 additional shares. The buy increased her stake by 2.5 percent, and came to a total price of just over $146,000. This marks the first insider transaction of 2021. Insiders have mostly been sellers over the past three years, even as shares have trended higher. Overall, company insiders own 4.4 percent of shares. The company provides payment and transaction processing and distribution services, including automated teller machines (ATMs), and point-of-sale solutions. Over the past year, shares have ...

Roger Ferguson, a director atCorning (GLW), recently bought 1,420 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 26 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $60,000. This follows up on a buy from the same director last month. However, there have also been a number of insider sales since then, although the share price of the company has continued higher. Over the past three years, insiders have generally been sellers of shares. Overall, company insiders do own about 9.7 percent of shares, even with their high sale activity. Over the past year, shares have rallied ab...

Lawrence Savarese, a director atNew York Community Bancorp (NYCB), recently picked up 20,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 17 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $231,000. That follows on a 17,700 share buy from earlier in the month, as well as a 5,000 share buy back in February. Other directors have also been buyers in the past year, but no company executives. On the plus side, there have been no insider sales in the past three years. Overall, company insiders own nearly 2 percent of shares. The regional bank has seen shares rise just 13 percent ...