SRS Investment Management, a major holder atAvis Budget Group (CAR), added to their stake with a 149,796 share buy. The purchase increased the fund’s stake in the company by 0.8 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $5.36 million. This marks the fund’s first purchase in over two months. Besides being a regular buyer throughout the past few months, a number of directors bought shares in March. Shares of the car rental firm tanked during the pandemic lockdowns, but have been trending up steadily since. With news of two Covid vaccines in the past week, car rental companies shou...

Gordon Crawford, a director atLions Gate Entertainment (LGF.B), recently bought 200,000 shares of the company. The buy increased his holdings by 330 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $1.66 million. Insider data shows that company insiders have largely been buyers over the past two years, with only one insider buy back in 2019. Crawford in particular has been the company’s sole insider buyer of shares in 2020. All told, insiders own just over 2 percent of the company. Shares of the entertainment company were cut nearly in half during the market selloff, but have...

Stephen Adams, a director atCamping World Holdings (CWH), recently bought 200,000 shares. The buy increased his total holdings by 400 percent, and came to a cost of just over $4.9 million. That follows on a number of insider buys from the company CEO in September, who paid anywhere from 2 to 15 percent more for the shares that he bought.  Company insiders have been both buyers and sellers over the past year. Overall, the pattern of insiders selling at higher prices and buying at lower ones looks like a good use of the insider’s knowledge as to when there’s a relative value in the com...

Jonathan Johnson, CEO atOverstock.com (OSTK), recently bought 1,000 shares of the online retail firm. The buy increased his holdings by just over 1 percent, and cost the company CEO just over $55,000. Insiders have generally been sellers of the company over the past few months, at prices as much as double the current amount or as low as 60 percent below the current price, thanks to the unusual volatility in shares this year. Shares of the retailer started the year around $8 per share, crashed as low as $2.50, and then soared as high as $128.50 on a surge in retail buying. At current ...

Ronald Nelson, a director atHanesbrands Inc. (HBI), recently bought 50,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by over 30 percent and came to a total cost of just over $636,000. Insider trends show that this is the first buy from company insiders since August 2019. Insiders have bene sellers so far this year, with a sale in August and one in October. Shares of the company recently sank nearly 20 percent following reasonable earnings but a poor outlook. Overall, shares are down about 14 percent in the past year, underperforming the average stock by about 30 percent. Earnings are do...

Alexandre Van Damme, a director atThe Kraft Heinz Company (KHC), recently bought 13.85 million shares of the company. The buy came to just over $420 million, and increased the director’s holdings by over 5,500 percent. The buy comes as 3G Global Food Holdings, a private equity firm and major shareholder, has shed nearly 29 million shares. The past few years have shown similar sales by 3G, with Van Damme picking up some of those shares. To find a non-3G/ Van Damme insider trade, one has to go back to 2018. Shares of the food giant are down about 2 percent over the past year. Company i...

Anthony Jabbour, CEO ofDun & Brandstreet (DNB), recently bought 38,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by just under 0.9 percent, and the total purchase price came to just under $1 million. He was joined by the company CFO, who bought 4,000 shares. That buy increased his stake to 0.8 percent, and the total purchase came to just over $105,000. These buys amount to all insider activity at the company since it went public back in June. The financial data analytics and information company provides information for real-time credit making and other services. Shares are up about ...

Kristen Blum, a director atSprouts Farmers Market (SFM), recently bought 2,750 shares. The buy increased her holdings by nearly 10 percent, and came to a cost of just under $51,000. She was joined by director Joe Fortunato, who bought 13,000 shares, increasing his holdings by 40 percent. That buy came to over $244,000. This is the second buy from directors in the past few months, following a buy in August as well. Insiders have been both buyers and sellers in the past year, with sales mostly coming from C-suite executives and buys mostly coming from directors. Shares of the grocer...

James Winnefeld, a director atMolson Coors Beverage Company (TAP), recently picked up 1,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings at the firm by 18 percent, and came to a cost just under $37,000. This is the second insider buy at the company, following a 3,000 share buy from another director last month. Insiders have been sellers before then, with the last insider sale in March 2020. The most recent insider sales have all been at prices as much as 25-40 percent higher from where shares currently trade. Shares of the spirits company are down 30 percent in the past year as reduced sal...

Harriet Edelman, a director atBed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY), recently bought 7,500 shares. The buy increased her holdings by 36 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $150,000. This is the second buy from insiders this year following buys from two directors back in July. Those directors have already seen triple-digit returns thanks to the company’s strong performance in the past few months. The last insider sales were in early 2019. Shares of the company have been a roller coaster over the past year, trading as low as $3 and as high as $26. The moves come as the retailer...