Lynne Puckett, a director atMarkel Corporation (MKL), recently bought 75 shares. The buy increased her holdings by 8 percent, and came to a total cost of $100,550. Other insiders have been buyers this year, including two directors in February, as well as the company CEO. Insiders have generally been buyers over the past year, but were more likely to be sellers two years ago. Overall, insiders own 2.1 percent of shares. The property and casualty insurance company is up just 2 percent over the past year. As with other insurance companies, shares have been impacted over the past year...

CD&R Investment Associates, a major holder ofBeacon Roofing Supply Inc (BECN), recently added 99,880 shares to their holdings. The buy increased the fund’s stake by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $6 million. This is the second buy from this fund so far this year. A company President bought 3,850 shares in March, paying just over $250,000 to increase their holdings by 43 percent. Overall, insider buying has been far greater than sales over the past two years. In total, company insiders own 0.5 percent of shares. And nearly the entire float is owned by institutional investo...

Lourenco Goncalves, President and CEO atCleveland-Cliffs (CLF), recently bought 100,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2 percent, and came to a total cost of $1,496,350. He was joined by an EVP who bought 7,300 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2 percent, and came to a total price of $108,548. And a director bought 1,500 shares a day later, for $22,703. Insiders have been more active as buyers than sellers over the past year. Overall, insiders own 1.6 percent of shares. The steelmaker is down about 40 percent over the past year, as fears of a slowing economy hav...

Thurman Rodgers, a director atEnphase Energy (ENPH), recently bought 27,900 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2 percent, and came to a total cost just over $4.56 million. The buy came right after the director bought 32,900 shares, paying $5.41 million, to increase his holdings by 3 percent. They’re the first insider buys at the company in over two years, as insiders have exclusively been sellers until these buys. Overall, insiders at the solar panel development company own 2.5 percent of shares. The stock has now traded flat over the past year, following a steep dive as th...

Victor Alexander, Head of Consumer Bank atKeyCorp (KEY), recently bought 8,500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 7 percent, and came to a total cost just over $100,555. This marks the second insider buy of the year, following the 2,000 share buy from a director back in March. Going further bank, insiders have largely been steady sellers of KeyCorp shares, with a mix of direct sales and stock option exercises. Overall, insiders own 0.3 percent of the regional bank. Shares have been cut nearly in half over the past year, amid rising interest rates and a banking crisis that’s...

Alan Colberg, a director atUS Bancorp (USB), recently bought 10,000 shares. The buy increased his position by over 1,000 percent, and came to a total cost of $341,380. This marks the first insider buy at the regional bank in over two years. Otherwise, company executives, including the company CEO and CFO, have been regular and steady sellers of shares, largely after stock options have vested. Overall, insiders own 0.2 percent of shares. The regional bank has lost about one-third of its value over the past year, as rising interest rates have weighed on stocks. Plus, the bank trades...

Gerald Libin, a major holder ofRiley Exploration Permian (REPX), recently added 3,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by less than 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $131,370. This marks the first insider buy since last October, when Libin was also a buyer of just over $273,000 in shares. Over the past few months, several company insiders have sold, including the company President and the company CEO. Overall, insiders own 40.2 percent of shares. The oil and gas exploration company has doubled over the past year thanks to strong energy prices and rising investor interest i...

Bradford Phillips, a director atAmerican Realty Investors (ARL), recently bought 2,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 46 percent, and came to a total cost of $40,000. This is the third time the director has bought shares in the past year, following two buys in the $35,000 range in the fall. There have been no other insider buys, or insider sales, over the past two years. Even with that lack of activity, company insiders own about 91 percent of shares. The multifamily developer and operator has seen shares drop about 12 percent in the past year, as rising interest rates ...

John Donovan, a director atLockheed Martin (LMT), recently bought 506 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 22 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $250,556. This adds to the 556 shares the director bought back in January… and on 4 other occasions over the past year. These mark the only buys at the company. A number of insiders have been moderate sellers of shares over the past year, including Lockheed’s Treasurer and the company COO. Overall, insiders own just under 0.1 percent of shares. Lockheed is up over 12 percent in the past year, thanks to a strong demand for...

David Taylor, a director atDelta Air Lines (DAL), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 9 percent, and came to a total cost of $167,805. This marks the first insider buy since January, when another director bought 12,880 shares at a cost of just over $496,000. A few company executives have been sellers of shares so far this year, including the company’s President, on two separate occasions. Overall, insiders own 0.3 percent of the airline's shares. Delta shares have slid nearly 20 percent over the past year, performing nearly twice as poorly as the S&...