Amy Banse, a director atLennar Corp (LEN) recently bought 920 shares. The buy increased her position by 10 percent, and came to a total cost just over $100,000. This follows up on two other buys she made in August, for about $201,000, and another buy in July, also in the $100,000 range. Otherwise, company insiders were sellers of shares last year, including both the company’s CFO and several vice presidents. Overall, company insiders own 2.4 percent of shares. The homebuilder is up 42 percent over the past year. While home sales have slowed, the drop in existing home sales has led...

Howard Slayen, a director atAehr Testing Systems (AEHR), recently bought 700 shares. The buy increased his position by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $28,140. This marks the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. There have been dozens of insider sales, including direct sales from the company CEO and CFO, as well as the exercise of options and their sale by company officers and directors. Overall, insiders own 7.1 percent of Aehr shares. The semiconductor testing device company is up 130 percent over the past year as semiconductors have led the...

Cynthia Flanders, a director atArgan (AGX), recently bought 8,500 shares. The buy increased her position by 106 percent, and came to a total cost just under $258,000. This follows up on two buys from another director in April and May, for 2,000 shares. Those mark the only insider moves since late 2021, when the company chairman sold off 10,000 shares at far higher prices than where the stock trades today. Overall, company insiders own 5.8 percent of shares. The engineering and construction firm is up over 40 percent in the past year, doubling the return of the overall market. Earn...

Randall Weisenburger, a director atCarnival Corp (CCL), recently bought 350,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 39 percent, and came to a total cost of $4.54 million. The director was the last buyer of shares in May 2022, with a 100,000 share buy, coming to a total cost of just under $1.2 million. The company CFO sold about one-quarter of his position back in February, marking the only insider sale in the past year. Overall, company insiders own 8 percent of shares. The cruise line operator has had a banner year, with shares up 78 percent. Revenues have jumped 60 percent, a...

Isabelle Parize, a director atCoty (COTY), recently bought 4,775 shares. The buy increased her stake by 8 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $50,100. The buy was a follow-up from a buy the prior week for 20,500 shares, which increased her sake by 57 percent and came to nearly $211,000. A major holder also bought 3 million shares earlier in the month, paying $32.4 million. All told, company insiders own 60.1 percent of the cosmetics company, and institutions make up another 35 percent. Shares are up 60 percent over the past year, fueled by a 16 percent increase in reven...

Robert Bates, President and CEO ofLegacy Housing Corp (LEGH), recently bought 3,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 17 percent, and came to a total cost of $55,980. This marks the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. Otherwise, company executives and major shareholders have been regular and steady sellers of the stock over the past year. Overall, company insiders own 57.9 percent of the company. Legacy Housing is up 15 percent over the past year, slightly lagging the overall stock market. The manufactured home producer has seen revenues drop 18 percent,...

William Shepard, a director atCME Group (CME), recently bought 292 shares. The buy increased his position by less than 1 percent, and came to a total price of $58,326. The director has made two other buys earlier this year, one for 322 shares, and one for 506 shares. In total, he’s bought over $200,000 in shares this year. A few company executives and directors were sellers of shares over the summer. Overall, company insiders own 0.5 percent of the company. The stock exchange owner is up 25 percent over the past year, slightly beating out the S&P 500. Trading volumes are still...

Matthew Buten, CFO atBiohaven (BHVN) recently bought 22,727 shares. The buy came to a total purchase price just under $500,000. The buy came a day after a company director bought 17,817 shares, paying just over $402,000. All told, company insiders have bought about 150,000 shares so far this year, with no insider sales. Last year also saw no sales as well, in addition to some large buys of over 500,000 shares from the company CEO. Overall, insiders own 14.5 percent of Biohaven shares. Shares have rallied nearly 90 percent over the past year, as the early-stage biotech company has ...

Marcus Lemonis, a director atOverstock.Com (OSTK), recently bought 33,000 shares. The buy is an initial stake for the director. The purchase came to a total cost just over $493,000. That’s the second buy since August, when another director bought 2,052 shares, paying just over $50,600. And late last year, the company CEO and a third director were also buyers of shares. A few directors sold shares earlier this year, following the exercise of stock options. Overall, company insiders own about 1.3 percent of shares. The online retailer is down over 40 percent in the past year. Revenu...

Robert Swan, a director atNike (NKE), recently bought 13,072 shares. The buy increased his stake by 201 percent, and came to a total cost of $1,256,600. This marks the first insider buy since February, when another director bought 557 shares, paying just under $70,000. The share price is down over 25 percent since that buy. Several company executives have been sellers of shares in the ensuing months. Overall, Nike insiders own 1.4 percent of shares. Despite the big drop from its 52-week high of $131.31, shares are still up about 5 percent over the past year. Nike has done well ...