William Beattie, a director atBaker Hughes (BKR), recently bought 4,000 shares. The buy increased the director’s stake by 30 percent, and came to a total cost of $89,368. This is the first insider buy since July 2022, when another company director bought 10,000 shares at a similar price. Otherwise, company executives have been regular sellers of shares, mostly following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Baker Hughes insiders own 0.1 percent of shares. The oil and gas equipment services company is up 18 percent over the past year, slightly lagging the overall market. Reven...

Nicholas Gangestad, a director atNucor (NUE), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy is an initial position for the director, and came to a total cost of $176,609. This is the first insider buy since a major holder added $6.6 million worth of shares back in August. Otherwise, company executives have been moderate sellers of shares this year, including the company’s CEO and COO. Overall, Nucor insiders own 0.7 percent of shares. The steel producer is up 28 percent in the past year, slightly outperforming the S&P 500. Earnings and revenues are down by double-digits, but merger ac...

Aj Teague, Co-CEO ofEnterprise Products Partners (EPD), recently bought 2,410 shares. The buy increased his  stake by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $63,076. This is the first buy at the company in just over a month, following a 10,000 share pickup from a company director, at a cost just under $260,000. Other company directors have been steady buyers over the past two years, with no insider sales. In total, EPD insiders own 32.7 percent of shares. The oil and gas pipeline company is up 10 percent over the past year, lagging the overall market, as energy prices ha...

Linda Harty, a director atChart Industries (GTLS), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 14 percent, and came to a total cost of $130,140. The director made a 500 share buy the day before. Another company director also picked up 400 shares in the same week. Going further back, company executives and directors have been regular and steady buyers of shares, with the last insider sale occurring in September 2021. In total, Chart Industries insiders own 0.6 percent of shares. The cryogenic equipment manufacturer is up 15 percent in the past year, slightly laggin...

Douglas Pertz, a director atVestis Corporation (VSTS), recently bought 10,370 shares. The buy increased his stake by 78 percent, and came to a total cost of $200,627. This marks first insider activity at the uniform rental and purchasing company since it went public in October, as part of a spinoff fromAramark (ARMK), as company directors and executives have refrained from making any changes in their holdings so close to the spinoff. Overall, Vestis insiders own 0.3 percent of shares. Shares are up about 18 percent since their spinoff. Earnings have shown a 305 percent jump over t...

Gregg Engles, a director atChipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), recently bought 877 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 83 percent, and came to a total cost just over $2,000,000. The director was the last buyer of shares in May 2022. Since then, there have been nearly two dozen insider sales. Those have been a mix of regular sales and the exercise of stock options, including significant sales from the company CEO. Overall, Chipotle insiders own 0.6 percent of shares. Shares of the fast-service chain are up 60 percent over the past year, nearly three times the return of the S&P ...

James Star, a director atChewy (CHWY), recently bought 15,353 shares. The buy increased his stake by 3 percent, and came to a total cost just under $300,992. This is the first insider buy at the company since last June, when Star made two large buys totaling nearly $10 million. Otherwise, company insiders have been regular sellers of shares over the past year, including the CFO and CEO. Overall, Chewy insiders own 1.9 percent of shares. The online pet store’s shares have dropped over 50 percent in the past year. The company has struggled with profitability, even with revenues inch...

Tarang Amin, a director atJ.M. Smucker (SJM), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy is an initial stake for the director, who paid about $125,000 for the stock. This marks the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. Otherwise, company insiders have been regular sellers of shares. That includes traditional stock sales as well as sales following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Smucker insiders own 3.5 percent of shares. The packaged food conglomerate is down about 18 percent over the past year. Rising interest rates have made the defensive company less inte...

Douglas Field, chief EV design officer atFord Motor Company (F), recently bought 182,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 34 percent, and came to a cost of $2.01 million. This marks the first insider buy since March, when the company’s Executive Chairman spent $4.5 million to buy 267,697 shares. In the past few months, a few company officers have been sellers of shares following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Ford insiders own 0.2 percent of shares. The automaker has seen shares slump 17 percent in the past year. Sales have slowed as the costs to finance a car have ...

Vicenzo Vena, CEO ofUnion Pacific (UNP), recently bought 4,500 shares. The buy increased his position by a massive 742 percent, and came to a total cost of $999,007. This is the first insider buy at the railroad since October 2022, when a company director bought 1,380 shares, paying just under $260,000. Otherwise, there have been some small insider sales over the past two years. In total, Union Pacific insiders own 0.2 percent of shares. The railroad is up 7 percent over the past year, lagging the S&P 500. A slowdown in the sales of goods has weighed on the railroad business. ...