R.A. Walker, a director atConocoPhillips (COP), recently added 6,000 shares. The buy increased the director’s holdings by 27 percent, and came to a total cost of $627,000. The same director was the last buyer of shares back in August 2021, with an initial stake of 22,500 shares, which cost just over $1.24 million. Otherwise, company directors and executives alike have largely been steady sellers of the stock, mostly on the exercise of stock options. Overall, insiders own a scant 0.14 percent of shares. ConocoPhillips is up 19 percent over the past year, amid a general market decli...

Gary Kelly, a director atLincoln National Corp (LNC), recently bought 7,169 shares. The buy came to a total cost of just over $200,000, and increased the director’s stake by 239 percent. Another director made a 3,000 share buy in November, paying about $10 more per share, and paying just over $112,000. Otherwise, company insiders have been modest sellers of shares over the past three years, including the company CEO and CFO. Overall, insiders own about 0.6 percent of the life insurance company’s shares. Shares have been cut in half in the past year as LNC has reported some losses....

Denise Morrison, a director atVisa (V), recently added 455 shares. The buy increased her holdings by 8 percent, and came to a total cost of $84,096. This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past three years. Generally, company executives have been regular sellers of Visa shares as their stock options have vested. A few directors have been modest sellers of shares at times as well. Overall, insiders own about 0.2 percent of shares. The credit card provider has seen shares trade higher by just 2 percent over the past year. While not a fantastic return, it’s still bette...

Ruth Porat, a director atBlackstone (BX), recently bought 336 shares. The buy increased her stake by 1 percent, and came to a total cost just over $32,300. The director was also the most recent buyer of shares with a 20,000 share buy in December, shelling out just over $1.67 million. One company director exercised options since, and one company insider sold some shares earlier this month, but generally insiders haven’t been too active at the company. Overall, company insiders own 0.7 percent of shares. The asset management company is down about 25 percent over the past year, as ri...

Alberto Paracchini, a director atKemper Corp (KMPR), recently bought 500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 88 percent, and came to a total cost just under $32,000. This marks the first insider buy since last August, when two directors picked up 5,000 shares and 3,000 shares respectively. Otherwise, there have been some modest sales by other company directors. The last executive insider activity occurred in late 2021. Overall, insiders own about 4.6 percent of the property and casualty insurance company. Shares have been a strong performer, with a 27 percent rally in the pa...

Gary Greenfield, a director atDiebold Nixdorf (DBD), recently picked up 17,500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 11 percent, and came to a total cost of $50,358. The buy comes a day after the company’s President and CEO picked up 30,000 shares, shelling out $68,300. Company insiders were last active back in May, when the company CFO and a number of directors bought shares. The last insider sale occurred in 2021. Overall, company insiders own 9.8 percent of shares. The banking software company has sees a 75 percent drop in price over the past year. Revenues are down nearly ...

Leung Chan, a director atSuper Micro Computer (SMCI), recently bought 3,000 shares. The buy increased the director’s holdings by 12 percent, and came to a total cost of $256,440. The director was the last buyer of shares in November, picking up 1,525 shares for $127,338. Generally, company insiders have been sellers of shares, particularly a director and the company CEO, who both own substantial holdings. Overall, insiders own 13.3 percent of shares. The computer server and storage producer has seen shares soar 136 percent in the past year. That’s thanks to revenues rising 54 perc...

Jonathan Foster, a director atLear Corp (LEA), recently added 231 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2 percent, and came to a total cost of $32,153. This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past two years. Otherwise, company insiders, particularly the company President and CEO, as well as the company treasurer, have been sellers of shares, largely from exercising options. Overall, insiders own 0.2 percent of the company. The automotive component manufacturer is down 14 percent over the past year. That’s in spite of a 10 percent increase in revenues and a 440 p...

William Hosler, a director atPacWest Bancorp (PACW), recently bought 3,750 shares. The buy increased his stake by 7 percent, and came to a total cost of $99,300. The director was the last buyer as well, with an 8,000 share pickup for $200,000 last June. The company’s CEO has sold shares twice since then, but still owns over 1 million shares of the company in total. Company insiders own 1.8 percent of shares. The California-based bank is down about 43 percent in the past year, amid rising interest rates and a slowdown in lending activity. Yet the bank maintains a strong 32 perce...

Peter Henry, a director atNike (NKE), recently bought 557 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 16 percent, and came to a total cost of about $70,000. This is the first buy at the company since last June, when another director picked up 10,000 shares for $1.03 million. Those mark the only insider buys over the past two years. Otherwise, a few company executives have been slight sellers of shares, mostly as stock options are exercised. Overall, company insiders own 1.3 percent of shares. The athletic shoe and apparel company is down about 14 percent in the past year, underperfo...