Jose De Nigris, a director at Freightcar America (RAIL), recently bought 4,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 6%, and came to a total cost of $40,741. The director last bought shares in May 2023, picking up 10,000 shares for $30,000. Around the same time, a major holder also bought 85,412 shares, and the company’s President and CEO bought 32,578 shares for just over $93,000. Two company directors sold small positions earlier this year. Overall, Freightcar American insiders own 27.1% of shares. The manufacturer of railcars is up 266% over the past year, even as profitabi...

William Shepard, a director atCME Group (CME), recently bought 293 shares. The buy increased his stake by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $63,945. Shepard was the last insider buyer with a 326 share pickup back in June, for the same cost. And again in March. One other director has been a buyer over the past two years, otherwise company insiders have been periodic sellers of shares. Overall, CME Group insiders own 0.4% of shares. The stock exchange operator is up 9% over the past year, far lagging the overall stock market. Earnings and revenues are both up about 13% over ...

Mary Lindsey, a director atMethode Electronics (MEI), recently bought 8,800 shares. The buy increased her stake by 31%, and came to a total cost of $100,108. The buy came a week after another director bought 9,320 shares, also paying in the low $100,000 range, and after a $500,000 buy from the company CEO. These mark the only insider buys over the past two years, although there have been some slight sales by Methode insiders. Overall, Methode insiders own 5.7% of shares. The electronic device company has seen shares get cut in half over the past year. Methode has struggled oper...

Equitable Holdings, a major holder ofAlliance Bernstein (AB), recently increased their position by 500,000 shares. The buy increased their total holdings by 12%, and came to a total cost just over $17 million. This marks the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. Insiders have been occasional sellers of shares, particularly the company CFO back in 2023, and the company’s Head of Global Investments sold of about half his stake back in July. Overall, Alliance Bernstein insiders own about 1.5% of shares. The asset manager is up 13% over the past year, far lagging t...

Prescott General Partners LLC, a major holder of Credit Acceptance Corporation (CACC), recently added 4,000 shares. The buy increased the LLC’s stake by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $1,784,530. This marks the first insider buy at the company in over two years. Several company executives, including the COO and General Counsel, have been sellers of shares this year. Nearly all insider sales by executives have come following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Credit Acceptance insiders own 31% of shares, and institutional investors own 66.2% of shares. The credit se...

Mike Spanos, a director at Casey’s General Stores (CASY) recently bought 267 shares. The buy increased his position by 11%, and came to a total cost of $100,440. Spanos was the last insider to buy shares, with a 725 share buy back in January, at a total cost of $199,687. Otherwise, company insiders have been sellers of shares. That includes a $5 million sale from the company CEO, who reduced his stake by 15%. The company COO also sold. Overall, Casey’s insiders own 0.6% of shares. The convenience store owner and operator is up 32% over the past year, about in-line with the overall...

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, a board member of Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), recently opened a new position in the company with a 9,247,081 share buy. The cost of the buy came to $551,773,323. Jefferies insiders have been sellers of shares this year, with the company CEO selling 1.5 million shares back in April for over $65 million. And the company CFO sold over 280,000 shares in May, netting nearly $13 million. Going further back, another major holder was a seller in 2023. Overall, Jefferies insiders own 21.8% of shares, and institutional investors own another 68.7% of shares...

Bradley Soultz, CEO ofWillScot Holdings (WSC) recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1%, and came to a total cost of $194,855. Soultz was also the last buyer of shares with a 5,000 share buy back in May, which came to around $192,000. And the CEO has been a steady buyer going back into 2023. There has been one insider sale over the past year from a company director. Overall, insiders at the workplace and storage rental service company own 2.6% of shares. WillScot shares are down 6.3% over the past year. While the company is likely to benefit from the infrastr...

Jorgen Knudstorp, a director atStarbucks (SBUX), recently bought 380 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1%, and came to a total cost of $34,770. This marks the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. Company insiders are regular sellers of shares, in particular the company’s North America CEO, who also recently resigned. Most of the sales were direct sales, with only one insider sale coming following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Starbucks insiders own 2% of shares. The coffee chain is up just 1% over the past year. Shares have been trading weakly o...

Laurence Tarica, a director atGannett (GCI), recently bought 50,000 shares. The buy increased his holding by 5%, and came to a total cost of $225,000. This marks the first insider activity of 2024. Tarica was the last buyer of shares with a 200,000 buy for $370,000 back in November 2023. 2023 also saw a buy from the company CEO, for 60,000 shares valued at just over $220,000. Over the past two years, there have been no insider sales. Overall, Gannett insiders own 9.5% of shares. The regional newspaper owner and operator has rallied nearly 80% in the past year. Shares were recently...