David Pendarvis, a director atWD-40 Co (WDFC) recently bought 328 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 7%, and came to a total cost of $77,000. This marks the first insider activity in two months, following a buy in February from a company VP who picked up 182 shares for $49,580. Going further back, there have been a mix of executive buys and sells, with the company’s CEO and CFO making multiple buys over the past two years. Overall, WD-40 insiders own 1.6% of shares. The specialty chemical company is up 26% over the past year, slightly beating out the overall stock market. ...

Amy Banse, a director atLennar (LEN), recently bought 1,575 shares. The buy increased her stake by 14%, and came to a total cost of $247,275. This marks the first insider activity since last October, when Banse was a buyer of $100,000 of shares. She made five additional buys in the past year. Other company insiders have been small sellers of shares over the same period. Overall, Lennar insiders own 2.6% of shares. The homebuilder is having a strong year, with shares up 51%. New home sales have held up well given an overall housing shortage and as existing homeowners have been relu...

Gary Martz, General Council atGreif (GEF), recently bought 15,000 shares across two transactions. The buy increased his holdings by about 17%, and came to a total cost of just over $1,000,000. The buy comes a month after the company CFO bought 24,725 shares, paying just over $1.64 million to do so. The company CEO was also a buyer in early March, picking up about $329,200 in shares. There have been some smaller insider sales so far this year. Overall, Greif insiders own 5.1% of shares. The packaging and container manufacturer is up about 3% over the past year, far lagging the over...

Lawrence Cheng, a director atGameStop (GME), recently added 10,000 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his stake by 16%, and came to a total cost of $112,238. Cheng was the last insider buyer with a 6,000 share pickup back in September. Another company director was also a buyer of 15,000 shares on the same day. There have been some sales by the company’s general counsel and another executive in the intervening months. In total, GameStop insiders own 12.8% of shares. The specialty retailer’s shares have been cut in half over the past year. While revenues declined 19% in the l...

Alvin Libin, a major holder ofRiley Exploration Permian (REPX), recently added 75,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 4%, and came to a total cost of $2,025,000. Libin was the last buyer with a 100,000 share buy back in September. Otherwise, company insiders have been sellers of shares. The largest sales have some from another major holder, although Riley’s President and CEO has also been a seller since the start of the year. Overall, Riley insiders own 20.0% of shares. The oil and gas exploration company is down 35% over the past year, even as energy prices have trended...

Castor Maritime, a major owner ofEagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE), recently added 169,635 shares. The buy increased the company’s stake by 12%, and came to a total cost of $10.65 million. This is the first insider activity at the company since last August, when a director bought and sold some shares, and the company CEO sold some shares. Going further back to June 2023, another major holder bought 181,422 shares for about $8.6 million. Overall, Eagle insiders own 29% of shares. The bulk cargo shipping company has risen 41% over the past year, outperforming the overall stock market. E...

Edward Casey, a director atFlowers Foods (FLO), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 33%, and came to a total cost of $117,750. This marks the first insider buy since December, when the company CFO added 1,780 shares and the CEO bought 9,100 shares. Otherwise, insider activity has been mixed, as there have been some small insider sales by employees over the past year. In total, Flowers Foods employees own 7.7% of shares. The packaged baked goods company has seen shares drop 14% over the past year. Several factors at play, including investors shying away ...

Jeffrey Davis, CFO ofDollar Tree (DLTR), recently bought 1,800 shares. The buy increased his position by 10%, and came to a total cost of $244,794. This buy follows up on a director buy in March for 1,000 shares at $127,850. Going further back, insider activity has been a bit more mixed, but the company CEO was a buyer of just over $1 million in shares a year ago. Overall, Dollar Tree insiders own 0.3% of shares. The discount retail chain is down about 10% over the past year. Rising costs and low margins for dollar store chains have weighed on shares overall, as well as increas...

Manmohan Mahajan, CFO ofWalgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), recently bought 6,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 4%, and came to a total cost of $116,280. This is the third insider buy of the year, following a 10,000 share buy from the CEO and a 4,456 share buy from a company director in January. Otherwise, there has been one sale from a company director this year. That’s about in-line with last year’s insider activity. Overall, Walgreens insiders own 17.4% of shares. The pharmacy chain has seen shares get cut in half over the past year. Walgreens has struggled with profita...

Blue Star Exploration Corp, a major holder ofComstock Resources (CRK), recently bought 12,500,000 shares. The buy increased the fund’s position by 7%, and came to a total cost of $100,450,000. This is the first insider buy in just over a year, since the company CFO bought 20,000 shares for just under $200,000. Going further back, other company executives and directors have been bullish on shares, at a higher price from where Comstock trades today. Overall, Comstock insiders own 69.1% of shares. The oil and natural gas exploration company has struggled in the past year amid lacklus...