Jim Turner, a director atComstock Resources (CRK), recently added 15,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 6 percent, and came to a total cost just under $208,700. That follows up on a 14,025 share buy made from another director earlier in the month. So far this year, insiders have bought shares on 8 occasions, with zero insider sales. That includes both directors, and executives including the company CEO. Overall, company insiders own 55 percent of shares. The oil and gas exploration company is up 65 percent in the past year. Revenues are up a more robust 133 percent. And...

Christopher Hamm, a director atAmplify Energy Corporation (AMPY), recently bought 17,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 29 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $130,000. This marks the first insider activity since August 2021, when two directors bought 10,000 and 15,000 shares respectively, at a price just under half of where shares trade today. The last insider sales also occurred in 2021. Overall, company insiders own 1 percent of shares. The oil and gas exploration company has soared 153 percent in the past year, on the back of strong energy prices. Ampl...

Lutke Tobias, a director atCoinbase Global (COIN), recently bought 10,520 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 7 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $365,000. The director has been a regular buyer of shares, with over a dozen purchases since August. Other company executives have exercised options or sold shares over the same time, even as the stock has been declining heavily in recent months. Overall, company insiders own 1.8 percent of the cryptocurrency brokerage. Coinbase shares have declined along with transactions in the cryptocurrency space this year, with sh...

Hill Path Capital Partners, a major holder ofDave & Busters Entertainment (PLAY), recently added 535,000 shares. The buy increased the fund’s holdings by 9 percent, and came to a total cost just over $17.9 million. That’s on top of a 353,500 share buy made by the fund earlier in the month. That came to a $12.1 million buy that increased the fund’s position by 6 percent. Company insiders have generally been buyers this year, with the last sale occurring in May. Overall, company insiders own 2.7 percent of the company, and institutions own most of the remaining shares. The enter...

Chubb Caldecot, a director atFlowers Foods (FLO), recently added 2,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 8.7 percent, and came to a total cost just under $57,000. This is the first insider buy since the director last bought shares in August, picking up 3,000 shares for just over $82,000. Over the past year, there have been a number of large insider sales, including a 75,400 share sale by the company CEO. Even with the sizeable sales lately, insiders own about 7.5 percent of the company. The packaged baked goods producer has seen shares rise 5 percent over the past year, an...

Christopher Blunt, President and CEO atF&G Annuities & Life Insurance (FG), recently added 10,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2.6 percent, and came to a total cost just over $195,000. This is the 7th buy from Blunt so far this month. These trades constitute the only insider activity at the company. F&G was recently made public via a spinoff from parent companyFidelity National Financial (FNF). Consequently, initial insider data is not yet finalized. Overall, early data indicates insiders own about 0.1 percent of the company. Shares are essentially flat si...

Elisabeth Donohue, a director atNRG Energy (NRG), recently added 2,500 shares. The buy increased her holdings by 16 percent, and came to a total cost of $78,300. She was joined by another director who bought 3,500 shares, paying just under $108,000 to increase his holdings by about 4 percent. A third director also bought 1,571 shares, paying just over $49,000. That’s on top of a further series of insider buys recently, including a 15,000 share pickup from the President and CEO. Going back further, the track record is a bit more mixed. Company insiders own about 0.9 percent of shares....

Bryant Riley, Chairman and Co-CEO ofB. Riley Financial (RILY), recently added 63,527 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $2.6 million. The buy comes about 10 days after a $2.2 million buy for just over 51,500 shares. And other company insiders, including both executives and directors, have been sizeable buyers in recent months. The last insider sale, from a major holder, occurred back in May. Overall, insiders at the financial services company own about 45.5 percent of shares. Shares are down nearly 50 percent over t...

George Maxwell, CEO atVAALCO Energy (EGY), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3.9 percent, and came to a total cost of $21,650. The CEO last bought shares in November, grabbing 20,000 shares for just over $111,000. The most recent buy comes about one month after the company CFO bought 4,250 shares as well. Overall, company insiders have been mixed over the past three years, with large holders making big sales while some insiders have been buyers. Insiders own 2.4 percent of the oil and gas exploration company. Shares are up 42 percent this past year, t...

Matthew Tonn, Chief Commercial Officer atFreightCar America (RAIL), recently picked up 5,700 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3.5 percent, and came to a total cost just over $20,000. This is the first insider activity at the company since June, following a 2,550 share pickup from the company CEO. Going back over the past 3 years, executives, directors, and major owners have all been buying up shares, with no insider sales. Overall, insiders own 31.3 percent of the railcar manufacturer. Shares are down 12 percent over the past year, just slightly less than the drop in the ...