John Thornton, a director atFord Motor Company (F), recently bought 24,790 shares. The buy increased his position by 7%, and came to a total cost of $299,463. This is the first insider buy of 2024. The last insider buy occurred back in December, when the company’s chief EV design officer bought 182,000 shares, priced at just over $2.01 million. There have been some moderate sales by company insiders over the past year, largely following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Ford insiders own 0.3% of shares. The automaker’s shares have slid 12% over the past year. That’s not as b...

Katharine Weymouth, a director atRepublic Services (RSG), recently bought 540 shares. The buy came to a total cost of $100,040, and is a new position for the director. The buy comes a month after another director picked up 79 shares, paying just under $15,000 to increase her position by nearly 80%. RSG insiders were more likely to be sellers of shares over the past year, including sizeable sales from the company’s CMO and CFO. Overall, Republic Services insiders own 0.1% of shares. The waste management services company is up 30% over the past year, slightly outperforming the overa...

Mary Hopkins, a director atAmerican States Water (AWR), recently bought 560 shares. The buy increased her position by 18%, and came to a total cost of $40,057. The buy comes after another director bought 640 shares, paying $49,677 to do so. Other directors have been buyers of shares going back to last August. There has only been one insider sale, also from a director, over the past year. Overall, American States Water insiders own 0.8% of shares. The water utility is down 20% over the past year. That’s about in-line with the company’s operating performance, with revenues down 16%,...

Richard Blackley, a director atSLM Corp (SLM) recently bought 11,702 shares. The buy came to a total cost of $249,378, and increased the director’s stake by 99%. This marks the first insider buy over the past year. Otherwise, there have been 8 insider sales over the last 12 months. That includes one sale from an EVP valued at over $1.9 million. And the company’s CFO was also a seller of shares. Overall, SLM insiders own 1% of shares. The student loan company is up 22% over the past year, about in-line with the overall stock market. Business has been much stronger than the stock...

Jimmy Duan, Chief Customer Officer atBlackLine (BL), recently bought 2,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 4%, and came to a total cost of $95,450. The buy came a week after the company Co-CEO bought 3,000 shares, paying $149,650 for the position. Those are the only insider buys over the past two years. Otherwise, company executives and directors have been moderate sellers of shares over the past two years. The last insider sales following the exercise of stock options occurred over a year ago. Overall, BlackLine insiders own 8.1% of shares. The finance and accounting appli...

Claude Mongeau, a director atNorfolk Southern (NSC), recently bought 5,650 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 40%, and came to a cost just under $1.25 million. He is one of four directors who picked up shares last week. The smallest buy was for $150,000 shares. A third director saw their position grow by over 1,000%, and the last director to buy was building an initial stake. These mark the first insider buys over the past two years. Overall, Norfolk Southern insiders own 0.1% of shares. The railroad is up 5% over the past year, far lagging the overall stock market. Rev...

Marvin Riley, a director atWolfspeed (WOLF), recently bought 1,866 shares. The buy increased his stake by 16%, and came to a total cost of $50,481. This is the first insider buy since February, when a cluster of four directors bought nearly 10,000 shares each, at a cost of around $250,000 for each director. The last insider sale occurred last December, when the company CFO sold about 6% of his stake. Overall, Wolfspeed insiders own 0.9% of shares. The silicon carbide wafer manufacturer is down 47% over the past year, in stark contrast to the monster rally in the semiconductor sect...

Melanie Healey, a director atHilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT), recently bought 2,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 15%, and came to a total cost of $399,299. This is the first insider buy in just over a year. Another director bought 695 shares for just under $100,000 in May 2023. Otherwise, company insiders have been slight sellers of shares in the last year, with most of those sales coming following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Hilton insiders own 2.1% of shares. Hilton shares are up 42% in the past year. Strong tourism and travel demand has pushed earnings 29%...

Jarrod Yahes, CFO ofShutterstock (SSTK), recently bought 5,350 shares. The buy increased his stake by 14%, and came to a total cost of $199,822. This is the first insider buy since a director bought 10,000 shares in June 2022. Otherwise, company insiders have been sellers, with the biggest sales coming from the company’s Chairman of the Board, who is also a major holder. Overall, Shutterstock insiders own 31.2% of shares. The image service company is down 27% over the past year. The rise of AI technologies for image creation is seen by many as a potential threat to companies that ...

Joseph Kim, President and CEO ofSunoco LP (SUN), recently added 5,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1%, and came to a total cost of $252,516. Kim also bought 5,000 shares last June, paying $177,475 for that tranche. One company director bought 1,500 shares for just over $78,000 last month. There has been one insider sale over the past year from the company’s General Council. Overall, Sunoco insiders own 21.5% of shares. The oil and gas refining and marketing company is up 16% over the past year. That’s lagged the overall S&P 500, but is reflective of the slow perfo...