William Shepard, a director atCME Group (CME), recently bought 294 shares. The buy increased his stake by about 1%, and came to a total cost of $63,231. This is Shepard’s second buy of the year, following a 1,390 share buy in January for $281,368. Shepard was a repeat buyer last year, and other company directors were buyers in 2022. Otherwise, CME Group executives have been regular sellers of shares. Overall, CME Group insiders own 0.5% of shares. The stock and financial exchange owner is up 13% in the past year, lagging the overall market. That’s in spite of a 19% jump in revenue...

Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO ofSnowflake (SNOW) recently bought 31,542 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 14%, and came to a total cost of just over $5 million. This is the second insider buy in the past month, following a 3,030 share pickup from a director, at a cost of $501,314. Otherwise, company executives have been regular and steady sellers of shares, with about half of those sales coming following the expiration of stock options. Overall, Snowflake insiders own 6.6% of shares. The cloud-based app development company is up 5% over the past year, far underperforming the over...

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A), a major holder ofLiberty SiriusXM (LSXMA), continues to add to its stake. Berkshire recently bought 1,282,569 shares, paying $36.9 million to increase its holdings by 4%. Berkshire has been a steady buyer of shares since the start of the year. Going back to 2023, company insiders were more active, largely as sellers of shares, including Liberty’s President, as well as its Chairman of the Board. Overall, Liberty insiders own 33.4% of shares, and institutions own nearly all the remaining shares. Liberty shares are up just 8% over the past year. The company is...

Marshall Lux, a director atNew York Community Bancorp (NYCB), recently bought 27,100 shares. The buy increased his position by 55%, and came to a total cost of $99,891. This is the first insider buy since a cluster of insiders bought shares in early February, including the CEO and CFO. The regional bank has been under pressure this year amid ongoing concerns of a weakness in the regional bank stocks. Overall, NYCB insiders own 1.3% of shares. Even with news of a capital infusion that will prevent the bank from being shut down by regulators, shares are off by 65% in the past year. ...

Gould Investors LP, a major holder ofBRT Apartments (BRT), recently bought 3,471 shares. The buy increased the fund’s stake by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $56,450. The buy came a few days after the fund bought 3,268 shares, at a cost of $53,156. This is the first activity from the fund since May 2023. Otherwise, company insiders have been a bit more mixed, with a number of insider sales, including the company COO and CFO. Overall, BRT Apartments insiders own 21% of shares. The multifamily property manager is down 13 percent over the past year. Rising interest rates h...

Andrew Kenner, a SVP atWestlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), recently added 4,230 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his position by 3%, and came to a total cost of $93,737. The buy comes a few weeks after the SVP bought 5,000 shares, increasing his stake by 4% and paying $111,500 to do so. Kenner has also been a repeat and steady buyer in 2023, with over a dozen buys going into late 2022. Over the past two years, there has been one insider sale from Westlake’s Chairman of the Board, who sold less than 1% of his holdings. Overall, Westlake insiders own 45.2% of shares. The che...

Charles Fargason, a director atCarriage Services (CSV), recently bought 6,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 70%, and came to a total cost of $153,480. That adds to another buy from the director a few weeks prior for 5,000 shares, which cost $130,500. Insiders were mostly buyers of shares in 2022, including buys from the company’s COO and CFO. Otherwise, company insiders have generally been sellers of shares this year, largely following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Carriage insiders own 12.3% of shares. The funeral and cemetery services provider saw shares slide...

William Green, a director atArbor Realty Trust (ABR), recently bought 10,209 shares. The buy increased his stake by 7%, and came to a total cost of $132,026. This marks the first insider buy this year. Company insiders were substantial buyers last year, with a cluster of insider buys last November. That included purchases from the company CEO and CFO, who each bought shares in multiple transactions. Overall, Arbor Realty Trust insiders own 2.5% percent of shares. The mortgage REIT is up 20% over the past year. That’s lagged the overall market, but in a tough environment for int...

Brent Windom, a director atAdvance Auto Parts (AAP), recently bought 2,683 shares. The buy came to a total cost of $216,173, and is a new position for the director. The buy was followed up with a purchase of 310 shares from another director, who paid $21,168 to increase her position by 6%. These are the first insider buys of 2024. Last year, a number of company directors were buyers throughout the year, and a company EVP was also a buyer. Overall, Advance Auto Parts insiders own 1.1% of shares. The auto parts retailer has been knocked down 26% over the past year. The company has l...

Daniel Heinrich, a director atDollar Tree (DLTR), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 19%, and came to a total cost of $127,850. This marks the first insider activity of the year. Insiders were generally buyers last year, including buys of over $1 million from the company CEO and $200,000 from the company CFO. A major holder also acquired a stake worth over $99 million. Overall, Dollar Tree insiders own 0.3% of shares. The discount retailer has lost about 10% over the last year. Rising costs caused the company to lose money last year, even as revenues r...