Ellen Strahlman, a director atAltria Group (MO), recently bought 2,000 more shares. The buy increased her stake by nearly 57 percent, and came to a total price of just over $99,000. This action marks the first insider activity at the company for 2021. The last insider buy occurred in 2019, and over the past few years, company insiders have been more inclined to sell rather than buy shares. Overall, company insiders own just 0.1 percent of company shares. The tobacco giant sports a 21 percent profit margin and trades at 10 times earnings. At current prices, shares also yield around...

Brad Buss, a director atQuantumScape (QS) recently bought 10,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 4 percent, in a transaction valued at nearly $284,000. This is the first buy from an insider since major investor Volkswagen committed $100 million back in late March. Other company insiders have been sellers of shares in recent weeks. Overall, company insiders own 31 percent of the company. Shares of the battery manufacturer have been on a wild ride since their IPO last year. Shares are up 171 percent overall, but are down nearly 80 percent from their speculative high. T...

TCV X Cycle LP, a major owner ofPeloton Interactive (PTON), has been adding to their stake. They made two separate buys last week, one for 39,388 shares, and one for 16,492 shares. The two buys increased the fund’s stake in the firm by nearly 3 percent. This adds to other buys made by the fund earlier in May as well, totaling over $9.5 million. Outside of this fund buy, company insiders have generally been sellers since the company went public. Company executives still own just over 2.1 percent of the company. Shares of Peloton have had an interesting run. Over the past year, they...

Farhad Nanji, a director atPennyMac Financial (PFSI) recently added 187,870 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 7 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $11.7 million. This follows up from other buys from the director in the past month. Overall, company insiders have been particularly active on both sides, although total insider sales greatly outnumber insider buys. Despite the massive insider sales lately, insiders still own 49 percent of company shares. The mortgage financing company has pulled back from highs in recent weeks, but shares are still up 82 percent...

Brian Khan, CEO ofFranchise Group (FRG) recently bought 1 million shares of the company. The buy increased his holdings by 291 percent, and came to a total cost of $36 million. Insiders have been active buyers over the past year, including further purchases from the company CEO. The only insider sale in the past year occurred when a financial company with a significant stake sold off 757,000 shares. Overall, company insiders own just over 2.2 percent of shares, which are up 130 percent over the past year. The company operates a number of diverse businesses, from tax prep to vitami...

Pascal Desroches, a senior executive VP atAT&T (T), recently bought another 19,976 shares. The buy increased the VP’s stake by nearly 12 percent, and came to a total price just under $589,000. Company CEO John Stankey also bought 34,614 shares on the same day. The CEO paid just over $997,000 to add to his stake. Overall, insiders own just 0.1 percent of company shares. This duo of insider buys marks the first trades from company insiders since last July. Insiders have been buyers of shares in the past two years, with the last insider sale occurring in July 2019. The buys come ...

Jeffrey Graves, President and CEO of3D Systems Corp (DDD), recently picked up 4,100 shares. The buy increased his stake by 0.75 percent and came to a total purchase price of just over $101,000. This marks the first insider buy since September. Company insiders have generally been sellers over the past three years, but prior insider buys have been at far lower prices than where shares currently trade today. Overall, company insiders own about 2.7 percent of company shares. 3D Systems designs and manufactures digital manufacturing solutions, including 3D printers, metal printing, an...

James Hanson, a director atLakeland Bancorp Inc (LBAI) recently bought 1,240 shares. The buy came to just over $18,500 and represents a 1.4 percent increase in his holdings. This is the first insider buy since February. Insiders have been active buyers of shares at the bank, with only one insider sale in the past year. These buys include both company executives and directors. Overall, insiders own 4.3 percent of company shares. The bank has seen revenue rise by 34 percent in the past year and earnings shoot up by 87 percent, all while posting a 30 percent profit margin. That’s been g...

Roger Ferguson, a director atCorning (GLW), recently bought 1,399 additional shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 52 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $43,000. This marks the first insider buy in three years, and as shares are at a multi-year high. Prior insider activity shows a deluge of sales from company executives. This is the first insider activity from any director in the past three years as well. Overall, company insiders own 9.7 percent of company shares. Corning shares have rallied 103 percent in the past year. Despite low profit margin...

Samuel Lyon, a division president atAmpco-Pittsburgh (AP), recently bought 6,000 more shares. The buy increased his stake by 9.5 percent, and came to a total price of just over $34,000. This is the first insider activity of the year. Over the past three years, company insiders have been a mix of buyers and sellers. There were some large-scale buys in 2018 and 2019 when shares dove to a multi-year low. Overall, company insiders own nearly 28 percent of shares. The company has rallied 130 percent in the past year, beating the S&P 500 by 90 points. That’s in spite of a collapse in r...