Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A), a major holder ofOccidental Petroleum (OXY), recently added 3.92 million shares. The buy cost the company $246 million, and represented a 2 percent increase in Berkshire’s OXY holdings. The buy comes after a four-month pause, as Berkshire’s prior buy was back in June. Berkshire has been the sole insider buyer of shares going back to early 2022. And 2022 also saw the last insider sale, which came following the exercise of a stock option. Overall, Occidental insiders own about 0.3 percent of shares, and Berkshire owns about 27 percent of the company. Berkshire h...

Walter Clayton, a director atAmerican Express (AXP), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy doubled his total holdings, and came to a cost of $143,930. The director bought his initial stake in November 2022, paying about $149,000 for 1,000 shares. In that intervening time, company executives have sold shares, some directly, and some following the exercise of stock options. And there have been no other insider buys. Overall, American Express insiders own 0.1 percent of shares. The credit card services provider is down 5 percent over the past year, largely following the market’s rece...

Johan Torgeby, a director atNasdaq (NDAQ), recently bought 14,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 165 percent, and came to a total cost of $705,880. This follows up on buy from another director for 500 shares in early August, for about $25,000. And the company’s CEO bought 10,000 shares for $510,000 in late July. Otherwise, insiders have been sellers of shares, almost entirely at prices higher than where the stock trades today. Overall, Nasdaq insiders own 18.9 percent of shares. The stock exchange and financial data company is down 20 percent over the past year, far und...

John Morikis, CEO atSherwin Williams (SHW), recently bought 2,125 shares. The buy increased his position by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $504,890. The CEO Was the last buyer of shares with a 2,207 pickup back in January, which also cost just over $500,000. Otherwise, a company vice president sold shares in February, at a price below where the stock trades today. 2022 saw a similar level of insider activity. Overall, Sherwin Williams insiders own about 8.1 percent of shares. The paint and coating producer and retailer is up about 8 percent in the past year, just slightly ...

William Rogers, CEO atTruist Financial (TFC), recently added 10,000 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his position by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $280,240. This is the first insider activity since May, when a company director bought 5,000 shares, paying just under $95,000. Another director bought 13,125 shares in March, for just under $500,000. Going further back, there has been a mix of insider buys and sells. Overall, company insiders own 0.3 percent of shares. The 9th-largest bank in the U.S., Truist has seen shares drop by over a third in the past year on co...

Casdin Partners Master Fund, a major holder ofBioLife Solutions (BLFS), recently added 927,165 shares. The buy increased the fund’s position by 12 percent, and came to a total cost of $10.37 million. The fund was the last buyer of shares with a 58,465 share pickup back in August, for $771,400. Otherwise, company insiders, including the company’s CEO, have been regular sellers of small amounts of shares, usually in the $1,000 to $20,000 range. Overall, company insiders own 2 percent of shares. The cell and gene therapy tool manufacturer has lost about half its value over the past y...

Stellantis, a major holder ofArcher Aviation (ACHR), recently bought 12,313,234 shares. The buy increased the fund’s stake by 66 percent, and came to a total cost of $70 million. This is the first insider buy since June, when a company director bought 12,000 shares, paying $53,640. There was also a cluster of insider buys, including the company CEO and CFO, back in January. One major holder has been a steady seller of shares this year. Overall, insiders own 31.6 percent of the air taxi company. Shares are up nearly 80 percent over the past year, sharply reversing some of last year...

David Taylor, a director atDelta Air Lines (DAL), recently bought 10,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 13 percent, and came to a total cost of $330,900. Taylor was the last insider to buy with multiple purchases back in April. Since then, there have been several insider sales, mostly by company EVPs at prices as much as 20 percent higher than where shares trade today. Overall, Delta insiders own 0.3 percent of shares. The airliner is flat over the past year, with shares giving up their gains in the past three months. Rising energy prices and concerns of a slowing econo...

David Dobson, a director atJohn Wiley & Sons (WLY), recently bought 5,081 shares. The buy increased his stake by 64 percent, and came to a total cost of $152,357. Dobson was the most recent insider buyer with a 3,000 share pickup back in June. That buy increased his position by over 60 percent, and cost just under $95,000. Otherwise, the year has seen some small sales from company executives Overall, company insiders own 9.3 percent of shares. The publishing and education company is down nearly 25 percent over the past year. Revenues are off nearly 8 percent, and Wiley hasn’t ...

William Jurgensen, a director atLamb Westin (LW), recently bought 3,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 2 percent, and came to a total cost just over $253,000. This is the first insider buy at the company in the past two years. Otherwise, company officers have been periodic sellers of shares, with the last sale occurring in August when shares traded nearly $20 higher from the current price. Overall, company insiders own 0.4 percent of shares. The frozen potato producer is up 3 percent over the past year, but has given up substantial gains since the summer amid the rise of a...