Jorge Gonzales, President and CEO ofThe St. Joe Co (JOE), recently picked up 1,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 5 percent, and came to a total price of just under $42,000. This marks the first insider buy of 2021. A fund with a large ownership stake has been a seller this year. Looking at the past 3 years, C-suite executives and directors have only been buyers of shares. Overall, company insiders own about 7 percent of shares. The company has seen shares rally 131 percent in the past year. As a developer of property in Northwest Florida, St. Joe has benefitted fro...

  Janet Miller, a director atCleveland-Cliffs (CLF), recently bought another 1,280 shares. The buy increased her stake by less than 2 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $25,000. This is the second buy of the year, following a 15,000 share buy form the company CFO in March. Over the past 3 years, C-suite executives and company directors have been exclusively buyers. The only sale has come from the stake held by another company. Overall, insiders own nearly 9 percent of the company. Shares of the iron ore mining company are up over 340 percent in the past year, ...

Wayne Hughes, a major holder atAmerican Homes 4 Rent (AMH), recently bought an additional 54,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 0.3 percent, and came to a purchase price just under $2 million. Hughes has been a regular buyer over the past year. Other company insiders bought last March, near the pandemic low. Otherwise, insiders have generally been sellers over the past year. Overall, company insiders own nearly 15 percent of shares. The company leases out single-family homes for rent, and currently has 53,229 properties across 22 states. With rents rising nationally and real ...

Marcus Lemonis, CEO and major holder atCamping World Holdings (CWH), recently bought 2,330 more shares. The buy increased his holdings by less than 0.4 percent, and came to a total price of just over $100,000. This is the first insider buy since March. Insiders have both been buyers and sellers in the past year, with an investment partnership being one of the bigger insider sellers. Recreational vehicle sales have exploded in the past year, amidst grounded airlines and domestic-only travel. Shares are up nearly 193 percent, nearly four times higher than the return on the S&P 500....

Peter Nolan, a director atActivision Blizzard (ATVI), recently bought 20,000 more shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 12 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $1.9 million. This marks the first insider buy of 2021. Insiders tend to be sellers of shares, at the C-suite level, suggesting a large amount of stock options being exercised. However, insiders have been known to buy on dips, including large insider buys last year at the start of the pandemic. Overall, company insiders own about 0.8 percent of the company. Shares of the video game producer are up nearl...

Joseph Nowicki, a director atLumber Liquidators (LL), recently bought 6,274 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 258 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $150,000. This is the first insider buy since last August. Since 2019, company insiders have been exclusively buyers. This is the first purchase from a director since 2014. Overall, company insiders own nearly 5 percent of the company. Shares of the home improvement retail chain are up 217 percent in the past year, although shares have traded in a range since last August. Overall revenue is up over the past year, even...

Nancy Lowe, CFO ofWeyerhaeuser (WY) recently bought 10,000 more shares. The buy increased her stake by over 46 percent, and came to a purchase price of just over $385,000. Insiders have been active buyers and sellers in the past few years, with large insider buys at the pandemic low last year giving buyers an edge. Overall, insiders own just 0.2 percent of company shares. Shares are still below highs set back in 2007, although they are up nearly 97 percent in the past year, back to pre-pandemic prices. The company’s forestry services are likely to benefit from the rise in lumber pric...

Dion Weisler, a director atIntel Corp (INTC) recently picked up 4,464 shares. The total cost came to $250,000, and represents an initial stake for the director. Like many big-name tech companies that issue shares to executives, there’s been a lot of sales over the past few years. But Intel has seen a number of insider buys as well. This is the first insider buy since January, when the company CEO and CFO bought before shares provided a 27 percent gain. The chipmaker has been a laggard in the industry in recent years, as other firms have beaten out on the most cutting-edge chips. Howe...

Bryan Shinn, CEO ofUS Silica Holdings (SLCA) recently bought 2,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 0.25 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $48,000. This marks the first insider activity of 2021. Insiders were both buyers and sellers last year, with large insider buys early in the year, and sales later in the year. Overall, company insiders own just under 3 percent of total shares. Shares are up nearly 400 percent in the past year. The company produces commercial silica and also provides products for the oil and gas industry. Despite the massive rise in...

Douglas Tobler, CFO ofVista Gold Corp (VGZ) recently picked up 3,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 4 percent, and came to a total purchase price of over $3,200. He has been a repeated buyer over the past few months, and the only insider to make any transactions. The last insider transactions occurred in June 2019, and prior insider activities have been sales only. Overall, insiders own over 3 percent of the company. Shares of Vista have traded between $0.90 and $1.20 in the past 6 months as gold prices have fallen into a sideways trend since topping out last summer...