Eric Etchart, a director atAlamo Group (ALG) recently bought 500 shares. The buy increased his stake by 5 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $88,295. This marks the first buy at the company since March 2022, when another director bought 500 shares. Since then, there have been about 10 sales, including sales from the company’s CFO and CEO. However, some of those sales were driven by the exercise of stock options. Overall, company insiders own 2.4 percent of shares. The mower and tractor manufacturer is up 37 percent over the past year, more than doubling the return of t...

Sang Lee, a director atPCB Bancorp (PCB), recently bought 3,000 shares. The buy increased the director’s stake by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $47,100. The director has been a recurring buyer over the past 18 months, picking up over 50,000 in shares in total and paying over $1 million. The last insider sale occurred in March, when a director sold 11,000 shares. Overall, company insiders own 25.2 percent of shares. The California-based bank is down about 10 percent over the past year, lagging the S&P 500 by about 25 percent in total. Despite the fears in the...

Lawrence Cunningham, a director atMarkel Group (MKL), recently bought 25 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 6 percent, and came to a total cost of $36,500. The buy came a few weeks after the company CEO bought 100 shares, paying about $148,000 to do the same. Over the past six months, there have been nine insider buys, and two small sales from company directors, following a similar trend from 2022. Overall, company insiders own 2.1 percent of shares. The property and casualty insurance company is up about 23 percent over the past year, nearly double the returns of the S&...

David Daniel, a director atDomo (DOMO), recently bought 137,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 84 percent, and came to a total purchase price just under $1.5 million. That follows up on a 26,400 share buy the director made back in July, and two other buys earlier this year. The company’s CFO and CEO have also been buyers this year, with the CEO picking up 429,810 shares for just over $6 million in late March. Overall, insiders own about 6 percent of shares. Shares of the business intelligence software platform have shed over 40 percent in the past year. Revenues have be...

Robert McKee, President and CEO atKodiak Gas Services (KGS), recently added 16,180 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 17 percent, and came to a total cost of $292,033. The buy came a week after the company’s Chief Accounting Officer picked up 500 shares for $9,865, and a director bought 5,000 shares for just under $96,000. Over the past two years, there have been over a dozen insider buys and no sales. Overall, insiders own 79 percent of the oil and gas infrastructure supplier. Shares are up about in-line with the S&P 500 since the company went public earlier this year....

Sandeep Mathrani, a director atDick’s Sporting Goods (DKS), recently added 1,300 shares. The buy increased his stake by 16 percent, and came to a total cost of $147,602. This marks the first insider buy at the company since May 2022. Insiders, including the company CEO and the CFO, have been regular sellers of shares, at prices both above and below the current price. Overall, company insiders own 3.4 percent of shares. The sports equipment retailer is up 7 percent over the past year, slightly lagging the overall market. Retail has been a challenging industry over the past year,...

Chris Ruble, COO atForward Air Corp (FRWD), recently bought 1,433 shares The buy increased his stake by 5 percent, and came to a total price just under $100,000. The buy came about a week after five different company directors bought shares in the 500 to 5,000 share range, with the largest buy coming to $321,650. Other company insiders have been active buyers earlier this year. The last insider sale occurred in May 2022. Overall, insiders own about 1 percent of shares. The freight logistics company is down about 30 percent in the past year. Revenues are down over 20 percent. That ...

William Nettles, a director atOverstock.com (OSTK), recently bought 10,385 shares. The buy increased his stake by 25 percent, and came to a total cost of $50,644. This marks the first insider buy at the company since last November, when Overstock’s CEO bought 4,000 shares. Two company directors have sold shares following the exercise of stock options, and the company’s CTO and General Counsel have also sold shares this year. Overall, insiders own about 1.3 percent of the internet retailer. Shares are down 8 percent over the past year, the mirror image for the returns in the S&...

George Johnson, a director atHelca Mining (HL), recently bought 8,500 shares. The buy increased his stake by 49 percent, and came to a total cost of $34,585. This buy marks the only insider activity at the company over the past two years. Company officers have been granted shares of stock repeatedly over the past few years, but none have sold off their positions yet. Overall, company insiders own 7 percent of shares. The precious and base metal mining stock has been flat over the past year, slightly underperforming the overall stock market. Helca has operated at a slight loss over...

Charles Ruffel, a director atCharles Schwab Corp (SCHW), recently added 833 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3 percent, and came to a total cost of $50,440. This is the first insider sale since March, when a different director bought 5,000 shares. Other company insiders were active buyers in March as well, including the company CFO, co-CEO, and President. There have been two sales from the company’s board chairman in May and July. Overall, company insiders own 6.3 percent of shares. The brokerage firm is down nearly 25 percent over the past year. Last year’s bear market a...