Grier Eliasek, COO atProspect Capital (PSEC), recently bought 26,750 shares across two transactions. The buys came to a total price just over $153,000, and increased the COO’s position by about 2 percent. Those buys came a few weeks after the company CFO bought 5,000 shares, paying just over $28,000 and increasing her stake by about 7 percent. Insiders have only been buyers over the last two years. In total, Prospect Capital insiders won 27.4 percent of shares. The business development company is down nearly 25 percent over the past year. Rising interest rates have reduced busines...

Thomas Erickson, a director at3D Systems Corp (DDD), recently added 50,000 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his position by 32 percent, and came to a total cost of $328,400. This is the first insider buy in a year, following a 20,000 share pickup from the company’s President and CEO in November 2022. Insiders made a few small buys earlier in 2022, and three insiders sold in the past 12 months. Overall, 3D Systems insiders own 2.4 percent of shares. The 3D printer designer and manufacturer has seen shares get cut in half over the past year. The company has lost money, and ...

Theodore Samuels, a director atBristol Myers Squibb (BMY), recently bought 8,500 shares. The buy increased his stake by 31 percent, and came to a total cost of $423,385. This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past two years. Insiders have been regular sellers of shares, including sales from the CEO and CFO. Some sales have been from the exercise of stock options, but most have not. Overall, BMY insiders own about 0.1 percent of shares. The prescription drug manufacturer has lost about 40 percent over the past year. Revenues are down 2 percent, even as earnings have...

Richard Davis, a director atDow Inc (DOW), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 17 percent, and came to a total cost of $255,437. This marks the first insider activity since April, when another company director bought 400 shares for just under $22,000. Company directors have been steady buyers last year, and the company CEO sold a large block of shares following the exercise of a stock option. In total, Dow insiders own 0.1 percent of shares. The chemical producer’s stock is unchanged over the last year, underperforming the S&P 500. Demand for chemic...

Mark Dewalch, a director atBlack Stone Minerals, LP (BSM), recently bought 44,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 14 percent, and came to a total cost of $761,952. The buy came a few weeks after the company CEO made two buys, totaling 108,577 shares. Those two buys came to a total cost of $1.4 million. Going further back, insider buys have far exceeded a small number of insider sales over the past two years. Overall, Black Stone insiders own 22.6 percent of shares. The oil and natural gas mineral interest owner is down about 5 percent over the past year, as energy prices...

Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman, President and CEO ofEnphase Energy (ENPH), recently bought 1,118 shares. The buy increased his stake by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost just under $101,000. This is the first insider buy since September, when a company director bought 42,600 shares at a cost of $4 million, at a price about 30 percent higher from where Enphase trades today. Going further back, sellers largely dominated when shares were double their current price. Overall, company insiders own about 2.6 percent of shares. The home solar energy solutions company is down 70 ...

Scott Wagner, a director atBILL Holdings (BILL), recently purchased 8,750 shares. The buy increased his stake by a massive 973 percent, and came to a total cost of $507,500. The buy came a day after another director bought 17,710 shares, paying just over $1 million, and increasing their position by 92 percent. Prior to those buys, insiders have been sellers going back to 2021. Overall, BILL Holdings insiders own about 4 percent of shares. The business management software company is down over 40 percent in the past year. While revenues are up 33 percent, BILL has yet to turn a prof...

Stephen Luczo, a director atAT&T (T), recently bought 62,500 shares. The buy increased his stake by 13 percent, and came to a total cost of $971,875. This marks the only insider activity at the telecom company over the past two years, and well after AT&T has spun off its entertainment division, reduced its dividend, and moved back to having a core focus on the telecom sector. Overall, AT&T insiders own 0.1 percent of shares. The telecom has struggled this year. Revenues are up just 1 percent, and earnings are off by 42 percent. Even with that operational performance...

James McKelvey, a director atEmerson Electric (EMR), recently bought 8,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 234 percent, and came to a total price of $684,000. He was joined by another director, who bought 500 shares, paying $42,766. And both buys came a day after a third director picked up 3,000 shares, for just under $257,000. This marks the only insider buys over the past two years. Insiders were otherwise small sellers going back to early 2022. Overall, Emerson Electric insiders own 0.3 percent of shares. The control systems manufacturer and seller is down 7 percent over...

Digital payment processorPayPal Holdings (PYPL) is up over 10 percent from its 52-week low just a few weeks ago. One trader sees further upside ahead before the end of the year. That’s based on the December 29 $60 calls. With 42 days until expiration, 9,803 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 241, for a 41-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $1.80 to make the bullish bet. PayPal shares recently traded for over $58, so the stock would need to rise less than $2, or about 4 percent, for the option to move in-the-money. The strike price of the ...