Arnold Ursaner, a director atVolt Information Sciences (VOLT), recently bought 3,500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $12,500. This buy marks the first insider transaction since 2019. Company insiders were bullish on shares in late 2019, with a number of directors and C-suite executives making buys. There have been no insider sales over the past three years. Overall, company insiders own over 35 percent of shares. The job placement and outsourcing company was hit hard at the start of the pandemic, but has come back strongly in...

Richard Pickup, a major holder atImpac Mortgage Holdings (IMH), recently added 200,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 3.4 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $390,000. This follows up on another buy from Pickup at the start of the month for 124,535 shares. Overall, insiders have been active as both buyers and sellers. However, sellers have taken the lead in the past year, even at lower prices than where shares currently trade. As a mortgage REIT, shares have been susceptible to changes in interest rates. A wave of refinancing in the past year has lowered the compan...

John Wilder, a director atEvergy (EVRG), recently bought 2.27 million shares. The buy is an initial stake, and comes to a total cost of just over $113 million. Insiders have overwhelmingly been sellers at the utility company over the past few years, although a few company insiders have made small buys in March ahead of this sizeable director buy. Before this latest buy, company insiders owned less than 0.3 percent of shares. The utility company has traded flat in the past year, just recovering from a drop over the summer in the past few trading sessions. Revenue has been flat in the ...

MFN Partners, a holder with a director stake atPennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), recently bought 94,106 shares. The buy increased the fund’s holding by less than 10 percent, but came to a total purchase price of just over $6 million. The fund made repeat buys back in March, and shares are down high double-digits since then. Overall, insiders tend to be bigger sellers than buyers. Overall, insiders own over 44 percent of shares, so the level of insider selling isn’t a massive issue. Shares of the mortgage provider and servicer are up 123 percent in the past year, more than twice the...

Michael Keller, a director atSuper League Gaming Corp (SLGG), recently bought 17,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by over 11 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $103,000. This marks the first insider buy since December 2019. Over the past three years, insiders have all been sellers. That includes director and C-suite executive buys. Overall, insiders own about 12.5 percent of company shares. Super League Gaming is in the video gaming and esports entertainment industry, offering a platform for players largely in the United States. Shares are up 90 percent over the pa...

Gunnar Wiedenfels, CFO ofDiscovery Inc (DISCA) bought 40,000 shares of the company last month. The buy increased his holdings by 400 percent, and occurred right before a hedge fund implosion triggered a selloff in shares. Over the past year, company insiders have been net sellers of shares, as the company went from a price in the low $20 range into the $80 range before its selloff. Prior to the surge in the past year, insiders and sellers have generally been more even. Overall, company insiders own over 2.8 percent of shares. Even with the recent drop in price that cut the share p...

Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, a major owner inCrinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX), recently added to its stake with a 304,136 share buy. The purchase increased the fund’s holdings by over 8 percent, and came to a total cost of $5 million. This buy marks the first insider activity of the year. 2020 saw a number of both buys and sells, including an earlier buy from this major holder. Crinetics is a clinical stage company focusing on therapeutics for endocrine diseases and tumors. Shares  are up about 27 percent in the past year, or about half as much as the S&P 500. As an earl...

Alan Turner, EVP and CLO atWilliam Penn Bancorp (WMPN), recently bought 11,000 shares. The buy is an initial stake for the officer. The buy came to a total cost of just over $125,000. Company insiders have gotten active on shares in the past month. Prior to that, company insiders were largely absent from buying or selling going back to 2011. Even with that light trading, company insiders own over 26 percent of shares. The regional bank, which operates 13 locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, just reorganized last year. While the new entity has a limited operating history, shares ...

Allen Model, a director atThe Howard Hughes Company (HHC), recently bought 4,300 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 26 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $418,000. Insiders have been active in the past year, with some major buys from Pershing Square Capital Management, but also some sales by them and some various insiders along the way. Overall, company insiders own about 3.6 percent of shares. The developer of master-planned communities has performed well in recent months, thanks to a strong real estate market. Since the start of the year, however, s...

Wade Miquelon, President and CEO ofJoann (JOAN) recently bought 47,500 shares. The buy increased his stake by 87 percent, and came to a total cost just over $540,000. This is the first insider trade since the company went public in March. When that happened, a number of institutional owners and directors sold shares, but many company executives bought shares. Overall, company insiders own over 4 percent of the company. The chain of craft stores operates over 855 locations in 49 states. Revenue is up 20 percent over the past year, although the company did post a loss in its initial re...