Muktesh Pant, a director at Las Vegas Sands (LVS), recently bought 23,000 shares. The buy is an initial stake for the director, and came to a cost of just under $1,000,000. This marks the first insider buy at LVS over the past two years. There have been a few massive insider sales, including the company CEO, who sold 100% of his stake last November at higher prices. And a major shareholder sold off nearly $2 billion of shares in late 2023. Overall, Las Vegas Sands insiders own 54.1% of shares. The hotel and casino operator is down 14% over the past year, far lagging the stock mark...

David Habiger, a director at Reddit (RDDT), recently bought over 1,500 shares across two transactions. The buys increased his position by 6%, and came to a total cost just over $200,000. Habiger was the last director to buy shares back in March 2024, with a 3,000 share pickup. Otherwise, Reddit insiders have been large and consistent sellers, which is typical for a company that has recently gone public and has considerable insider holdings. Overall, Reddit insiders own 18.2% of shares. The social media platform is up 150% over the past year, but the recent market pullback has take...

David Crush, a director at Southwest Airlines (LUV), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 36%, and came to a total cost of $150,150. He was joined by two other directors, who each bought about 3,250 shares, paying just under $100,000 each to do so. Going further back, there were some other insider buys from company directors into 2024, with one sizeable insider sale from an activist investment firm. Overall, Southwest insiders own 0.4% of shares. The low-frills airline is up 13% over the past year, slightly outperforming the overall stock market. Operationa...

Corie Barry, CEO of Best Buy (BBY), recently bought 13,500 shares. The purchase increased her stake by 4%, and came to a total cost of $984,420. This marks the first insider pickup at Best Buy over the past two years. Barry was even a seller of shares back in September, at a price over $20 higher from the current level. Most insider sales were direct sells, although a few included a mix of option exercises. Overall, Best Buy insiders own 8.8% of shares. The electronics retailer is down 10% over the past year, with shares sinking in recent sessions amid fears of higher tariff rates...

Tarang Amin, a director at JM Smucker Co (SJM), recently bought 875 shares. The buy increased his position by 46%, and came to a total cost of $100,511. Amin was the last insider to buy in February 2024, with a similarly-sized 900-share buy. Otherwise, there have been a few moderate insider sales over the past year, including sales from both the CEO and CFO, with the CEO selling off about 4% of his holdings. Overall, JM Smucker insiders own about 2.9% of shares. The consumer goods company is down about 9% over the past year. Consumers have been spending less on brand names as a co...

Richard Mark, a director at Sempra (SRE), recently bought 7,160 shares. The buy increased his stake by a massive 130%, and came to a total cost of $499,840. Two other company directors also bought shares around the same time, albeit for 1,000 and 700 shares, or about $68,000 and $50,000. Those mark the first insider buys since last May. Otherwise, there have been a few insider sales, including over $4 million in sales from the company’s CEO. Overall, Sempra insiders own 0.1% of shares. The gas and electric utility provider is slightly down over the past year, underperforming the o...

Michael Angelakis, a director at American Express (AXP), recently bought 3,700 shares. The buy is a new position for the director, and came to a total cost of $998,593. This is the first insider buy at American Express since October 2023. Otherwise, company executives have been regular sellers of shares, with a mix of option exercises and traditional sales. The company CEO has been a sizeable seller, albeit when shares were trading at far higher prices. Overall, American Express insiders own 21.7% of shares. The credit card network provider is up 17% over the past year, but shares...

Nicholas O’Grady, CEO of Northern Oil & Gas (NOG), recently picked up 1,000 shares. The buy increased his position by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $27,480. The buy came a few days after a company director bought 20,000 shares, paying just over $552,000 to increase his position by 6%. A second company director also recently picked up over 40,000 shares, for a buy of over $1.1 million. This cluster buy is in sharp contrast to the past two years when insiders have been sellers of shares at higher prices. Overall, Northern Oil & Gas insiders own 8% of shares. The ...

Rod Lache, a director at Lear Corp (LEA), recently bought 2,178 shares. The buy is an initial stake for the director, and came to a total cost of $199,945. This marks the first insider buy at the automotive equipment manufacturer in over two years, following another director buy in March 2023. Otherwise, there have been a few insider sales over the past two years, including sizeable sales by the CEO and CFO. Overall, Lear insiders own 0.6% of shares. A weak market for automotive sales and products has hit Lear, with earnings growth down 30% over the past year. Revenues are off by ...

Stephanie Bancel, CEO of Moderna (MRNA), recently bought 160,314 shares. The buy increased her stake by 1%, and came to a total cost of $5 million. A company director also bought $1 million of shares on the same day, picking up 31,620 shares an increasing his position by 7%. These mark the first insider buys over the past two years, reversing a trend of steady sales by executives and directors alike. Overall, Moderna insiders own 10.2% of shares. The biotech giant has shed 64% of its value over the past year as investors have focused on other innovation stories, notably AI. The...