Jenna Bedsole, a Senior Vice President atAutoZone (AZO) recently bought 36 shares. The buy is an initial stake for the SVP, and came to a total cost of $99,256. This is the first insider buy since June, when another company SVP bought 476 shares at a cost of $1.1 million. Otherwise, company insiders have largely been sellers of shares, with nearly all of those sales coming following the exercise of stock options. In total, AutoZone insiders own 0.3% of shares. The auto parts store chain is up 14% over the past year. While Americans are holding onto their cars for  longer periods o...

Frank Svoboda, CEO ofGlobe Life (GL), recently bought 5,000 shares across two days. The buys increased his position by 4%, and came to a total cost just over $420,000. He was joined by the company’s Co-Chairman of the Board, who bought 3,000 shares in total, at a cost of over $250,000. And the company CFO recently picked up $42,214 worth of shares. Going back to 2023, insiders were more likely to be sellers of shares rather than buyers. Overall, Globe Life insiders own 2.2% of shares. The life insurance provider is down nearly 20% over the past year. Operationally, Globe has be...

Gerald Johnson, a director atCaterpillar (CAT), recently bought 100 shares. The buy increased his position by 5%, and came to a total cost of $35,640. Johnson is the second director to buy this month, following a 500 share pickup from another director. There has been a large sale from a company Group President in the past month, amounting to a $7.8 million sale. Other executives have also been sizeable sellers in the past year, largely following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Caterpillar insiders own 0.2% of shares. The agricultural machinery manufacturer is up 70% over t...

Marvin Boakye, Chief HR Officer atCummins (CMI), recently bought 1,745 shares. The buy is a new position for the director, who paid $499,133 for the stake. This is the second insider buy of the year, following a director’s purchase of 562 shares for just under $150,000 back in February. Since then, one director has sold part of their position, and the company’s Chief Administrative Office has made three separate sales. Overall, Cummins insiders own 0.4% of shares. The industrial machinery manufacturer is up 36% in the past year, outperforming the overall stock market. Revenues hav...

Alan Patterson, a director atHamilton Insurance Group (HG), recently bought 21,135 shares. The buy is an initial stake for the director, and came to a total cost of $352,109. This is the first insider buy of the year. The company’s Chief Accounting Officer sold nearly half his stake around the same time. Going further back, another director bought 10,000 shares back in December. But company insiders were largely sellers of shares in late 2023. Overall, Hamilton Insurance Group insiders own 12.6% of shares. The reinsurance company is up less than 10% over the past year, far lagging...

Gary Cohen, President and CEO ofiRobot Corp (IRBT), recently bought 2,050 shares. The buy increased his stake by over 1,000%, and came to a total cost of $25,189. This is the first insider buy in over two years. Otherwise, company executives and directors have been sellers of shares, including one director who sold over $2 million in shares back in February. iRobot’s prior CEO was also a seller of shares at a price nearly four times higher from where the stock trades today. Overall, iRobot insiders own 2.1% of shares. The home robotics manufacturer has seen shares slide by two-thi...

Gerhard Zeiler, International President atWarner Bros Discovery (WBD), recently bought 100,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 12%, and came to a total cost of $830,000. This marks the first insider buy of 2024. Zeiler was a buyer last year, picking up 38,000 shares at a cost of $535,420. Another company director was a buyer late last year, and the company CFO bought 15,000 shares in mid-2023. Overall, Warner Bros Discovery insiders own 9.2% of shares. The media conglomerate has seen shares slide by one-third over the past year, and shares trade at a level last seen in 2008...

Kristy Pipes, a director atPublic Storage (PSA), recently bought 2,149 shares. The buy is a new stake for the director, and came to a total price of $599,485. This marks the first insider buy since December 2022, when the company President and CEO bought 2,500 shares at a price of $744,137. Otherwise, there have been a few insider sales in 2023, including some large sales by a director following the expiration of stock options. Overall, Public Storage insiders own 10.2% of shares. The self-storage facility REIT has traded flat over the past year. The company has had a mixed yea...

Ravi Thanawala, CEO atPapa John’s International (PZZA), recently bought 1,900 shares. The buy increased his stake by 5%, and came to a total cost of $99,579. This is the only insider buy over the past three years. One director sold shares earlier this year following the exercise of a stock option. The last company executive who sold shares did so back in August 2022, selling off 20% of his position. Overall, Papa John's insiders own 1.3% of shares. The pizza chain is down 27% over the past year. Consumers have been cutting back on dining out as prices there have soared higher than...

Mollie Fadule, a director atLandsea Homes (LSEA), recently bought 10,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 16%, and came to a total cost of $97,800. Fadule was one of several insiders who bought back in March, with an 8,621 share pickup. The company CEO and COO also bought about $200,000 of shares around the same time. Going further back, there have been some insider sales, largely from major holders of shares. Overall, Landsea insiders own 51% of shares. The homebuilder’s stock has rallied 50% over the past year. While the housing market for used homes has largely frozen up,...