Robert Deutschman, a director atDigital Turbine (APPS), recently bought 20,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3 percent, and came to a total cost of $136,800. He was joined by another director who bought 5,000 shares, paying $34,250 to do so. Over the past two years, company directors have made over a dozen buys. The company’s CEO has been a slight seller of shares, with some of those sales coming from the exercise of stock options. Overall, company insiders own about 4 percent of shares. The mobile app development platform has lost about 60 percent of its value over th...

Nancy Benacci, a director atCincinnati Financial (CINF), recently added 1,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 28 percent, and came to a total cost of $106,570. That marks the first insider activity since June, when another director bought 500 shares at a cost just over $48,500. Over the past two years, company directors have been the only active insiders, with two sales and 12 buys. Overall, company insiders own 1.6 percent of shares. The property and casualty insurance company is up 8 percent this year, lagging the 14 percent return in the S&P 500. While rising inte...

Eugene Lee, a director atAdvance Auto Parts (AAP), recently added 8,670 shares. The buy increased his stake by 11 percent, and came to a total cost of $499,818. This marks the first insider buy since June, when another director bought 388 shares at a cost just under $25,000. There have been five other insider buys in the past two years, all from company directors. There have been no insider sales in that timeframe. Overall, company insiders own 1.1 percent of shares. The auto parts supply store has dropped 65 percent over the past year. Earnings have slid by 40 percent, even as re...

Carl Icahn, a major owner atSouthwest Gas Holdings (SWX), recently added 127,731 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $7.85 million. This is Icahn’s ninth buy this year. The most recent buy occurred on June 1, for about $560,000 in shares. Two company executives and a director sold shares of the stock in 2022, at prices about 50 percent higher from where shares trade today. Overall, company insiders own 0.5 percent of shares, and major holders own about 94 percent of the stock. The Nevada-based gas utility has dropped just over 20 percent i...

Joel Anderson, President and CEO atFive Below (FIVE), recently bought 3,100 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1 percent, and came to a total price of $500,560. This is the first insider buy at the company over the past two years. Otherwise, there have been 16 insider sales, mixed between company directors and C-suite executives. Only one of those sales came from the exercise of company stock options. Overall, company insiders own 1.8 percent of shares. The low-price retail chain is up nearly 18 percent over the past year, slightly outperforming the overall stock market. ...

Thomas Hartnett, President at1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS), recently bought 25,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 10 percent, and came to a total price of $152,250. He was joined by the company’s CFO, who bought 30,000 shares, paying just over $190,000. These mark the first two insider buys in just over a year, when Hartnett bought 25,000 shares at a price close to where the stock trades today. Overall, company insiders own 33 percent of shares. The flower delivery company is up 11 percent over the past year, slightly underperforming the overall market. Revenues have dropped...

Mary Dillon, President and CEO atFoot Locker (FL), recently added 5,510 shares. The buy increased her stake by 4 percent, and came to a total cost of $100,117. Dillion previously bought over 22,000 shares back in March, paying just under $751,000 to do so. Since then, there have been no other insider transactions. Back in February and into 2022, insiders were largely sellers of shares, including company executives as well as a major shareholder. Overall, insiders own 1.7 percent of shares. The footwear and sports apparel retail chain has seen shares drop by 54 percent over the pas...

Felicia Hendrix, CFO atPenn Entertainment (PENN), recently bought 11,162 shares. The buy increased her stake by 66 percent, and came to a total cost of $250,140. The buy comes a few weeks after a director bought 20,000 shares in August, paying just over $453,000 to do so. Otherwise, two directors sold shares earlier in the year, with one of those sales coming from an options exercise. Overall, company insiders own 0.8 percent of shares. The casino and sports content company is down about 32 percent over the past year. Earnings have doubled, despite just a 3 percent increase in rev...

Stephen Donaghy, CEO atUniversal Insurance Holdings (UVE), recently added 5,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $60,350. This marks the first insider but since last October, when a director bought 3,000 shares at a price 20 percent lower than where the stock trades today. Since then, company insiders have been sellers, at prices 30 to 40 percent higher than where shares currently trade. Overall, company insiders own 10.1 percent of shares. The property insurer is up about 2 percent over the past year. Shares have fared better, but the ...

Marshall McCrea, Co-CEO atEnergy Transfer (ET), recently added 50,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $682,000. The buy comes a week after an EVP bought 10,000 shares for $130,000. And two weeks after the company’s Chairman of the Board bought 3,000,000 shares for $38.9 million. Over the past two years, there have been over two dozen insider buys, with zero insider sales. Overall, Energy Transfer insiders own 17.2 percent of shares. The stock has had a boost in recent weeks as oil prices have broken higher. Typically, oil prices pul...