Jared Wolff, President and CEO ofBanc of California (BANC), recently added 7,130 shares. The buy increased his position by 2%, and came to a total cost of $99,677. The buy comes a month after a company director bought 7,500 shares, paying just over $108,500. And another company director was a buyer in February. The last insider sale occurred in late January at a slightly higher price for shares. Overall, Banc of California insiders own 1.1% of shares. The regional bank is up nearly 29% over the past year, slightly beating the market’s overall return. That’s in spite of some fears ...

Henry Fernandez, CEO atMSCI (MSCI), recently bought 13,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 6%, and came to a total cost of $6.06 million. He was joined by the company COO, who bought 7,500 shares for about $3.4 million on the same day. This marks a shift from last year, when company insiders were sellers of shares, including the company CFO. The sales mostly occurred at higher prices from where MSCI trades today. Overall, MSCI insiders own 3.2% of shares. The financial data company is down 3% over the past year. That’s in spite of a 14% increase in revenues, a 7% rise in...

William Rhodes, a director atRegions Financial (RF), just picked up 50,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by over 1,000%, and came to a total cost of $968,500. This marks the first insider buy since last May, when another director bought 11,926 shares at a cost of $200,134. In the past year, there have been two insider sales from company executives, with the largest sale coming to a cost of just under $500,000. Overall, Regions insiders own 0.3% of shares. The regional bank is up about 10% over the past year, lagging the overall market, but performing much better than many...

Coliseum Capital Management LLC, a major holder ofMastercraft Boat Holdings (MCFT), recently bought over 200,000 shares in two transactions. The buy came to over $4.2 million. The fund was an active buyer of shares in March, buying $3.25 million. And last September, the fund bought nearly 280,000 shares for just over $6 million. Over that time, there has been only one insider sale, with a director selling less than $140,000 of shares. In total, Mastercraft insiders own 3.6% of shares, but institutional investors own nearly all of the rest of the float. Mastercraft shares have drop...

William Campbell, a director atFNB Corp (FNB), recently bought 2,500 shares. The buy increased his position by 2%, and came to a total cost of $33,713. Campbell was the last insider buyer, with three buys in February, totaling 4,350 shares at the cost of over $125,000. Going further back, insider activity has been more mixed, although buyers have continued to outnumber sellers. The last insider sale occurred in February 2023. Overall, FNB insiders own 1.2% of shares. The Pittsburgh-based regional bank is up 19% over the past year, slightly lagging the overall market. Operations...

David Skidmore, a director atSunoco LP (SUN), recently bought 1,500 shares. The buy increased his stake by 11%, and came to a total cost of $78,144. This is the first insider buy since mid-2022, when the company’s President and CEO bought 5,000 shares, paying $177,475 to do so. Insiders are generally not active in trading shares, as there has been one insider sale last December, from the company’s General Council. Overall, Sunoco insiders own 34.4% of shares. The oil and gas refiner and distributer is up about 21% over the past year, performing about in-line with the overall stock...

Daniel Johnson, a director atFastenal (FAST), recently added 3,550 shares. The buy increased his stake by 46% and came to a total cost of $229,056. This is the first insider buy at the company since last July, when another director bought 500 shares for just under $29,000. Insiders were bigger buyers in late 2022, when the company CEO, CFO and a number of directors made multiple purchases of shares. Overall, Fastenal insiders own 0.2% of shares. The manufacturer and seller of fastening tools is up 23% over the past year, slightly beating the overall stock market. Operationally,...

Jeffrey Gould, President and CEO ofBRT Apartments (BRT), recently bought 36,912 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1%, and came to a total cost of $625,469. This is Gould’s fifth buy so far in April 2024. Other buys have been for smaller amounts, from 12,200 shares to 24,598 shares. The last insider sale was for 1,250 shares by the company COO, who reduced his position by 2%. Overall, BRT Apartments insiders own 21% of shares. The owner and operator of apartment buildings is down 11% over the past year, amid rising interest rates, a slowing real estate market, and a rollover i...

Andrew Spodek, CEO and director atPostal Realty Trust (PST), recently added 10,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1%, and came to a total cost of $137,500. Spodek was the last insider buyer with a 20,000 share buy last September, paying $267,460. And he made a further five buys earlier in 2023. The company’s CFO and Treasurer were also slight sellers of shares last month. Overall, Postal Realty Trust insiders own 5.6% of shares. The office REIT, which mostly rents out spaces to U.S. Post Office locations, is down about 7% over the past year. Operationally, PSTL has had ...

Inderpal Bhandari, a director atWalgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), recently added 3,000 shares. The buy is a new stake for the director, and came to a total cost of $54,150. The buy comes a few weeks after the company’s Global CFO picked up 6,000 shares for $116,280. Going further back, company insiders have generally been more likely to be buyers than sellers. A few sales have come following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Walgreens insiders own 17.4% of shares. The drugstore chain has seen shares get cut in half over the past year. Profitability has remained elusive, althou...