David Smith, a director atIllinois Tool Works (ITW), recently added 1,390 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 0.4 percent, and came to a total cost just over $308,000. This is the first buy from company insiders in just over a year, when another director bought 10,000 shares. Otherwise, company executives have been regular and steady sellers of the stock going back over the past three years. Overall, company insiders own 0.3 percent of shares. The industrial machinery manufacturer has seen shares drop about 7 percent in the past year, outperforming the overall stock market. ...

Edie Ames, a director atCheesecake Factory (CAKE), recently added 4,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 47 percent, and came to a total cost just over $129,000. Insiders have previously been buyers going back to last August, all from company directors. Going further back, there have been some insider sales by company executives in 2021, at prices about 50 percent higher than where the stock trade today. Overall, company insiders own about 7.2 percent of the restaurant chain. Revenue is up about 4 percent in the past year. Although the company hasn’t been profitable in th...

Albert Behler, President and CEO atParamount Group (PGRE), recently added 50,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 38 percent, an came to a total cost just under $288,000. He was joined by a director who bought 20,000 shares on the same day, paying just over $114,000. These two buys constitute the only insider trades since late 2020. The last insider sale at the company occurred back in 2019. Overall, insiders at the office REIT own about 15.5 percent of the company. The stock has been hit about twice as hard as the overall market, with a 32 percent decline in the past year. ...

Marshall Lux, a director atNew York Community Bank (NYCB), recently added 6,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 42 percent, and came to a total cost just under $52,000. The director was also the most recent buyer with the purchase of 6,000 shares in September. Other company directors have been buyers over the past three years. There have been no insider sales at the bank going back over the last five years. Overall, company insiders own about 1.1 percent of shares. The regional bank has lost about 30 percent of its price over the past year, even with slight revenue and e...

Amal Johnson, a director atEssex Property Trust (ESS), recently added 1,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 67 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $218,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company in at least four years. Otherwise, company insiders have largely been sellers of shares following the exercise of stock options. That includes both directors and company executives. Overall, insiders own 1.2 percent of the company. Shares of the residential REIT have dropped about 40 percent in the past year. The real estate market has slowed and prices have ...

Robert Dixon, a director atGenerac Holdings (GNRC), recently added 2,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 13 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $194,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past two years. Otherwise, company insiders have been likely to sell shares. The company CEO in particular has been a seller of shares on a regular basis. Overall, company insiders own 2.7 percent of shares. The manufacturer of power generation equipment has lost nearly 75 percent of its value in the past year. That’s in spite of a 15 percent rise in reve...

Jeffrey Gould, President and CEO atBRT Apartments (BRT), recently added 4,626 shares. The buy increased his holdings by about 0.1 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $93,000. The buy came a day after the CEO bought 14,445 shares, paying about $291,000. Overall, company insiders have been large and steady buyers since May, with some modest insider sales last occurring back in January. Overall, insiders own about 20 percent of the multifamily residential REIT. Shares are up about 7 percent in the past year, and the stock is attractively valued at about 7 times earnings. H...

Jimmy Iovine, a director atLive Nation Entertainment (LYV), recently added 13,740 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 42 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $1 million. This is the first insider buy at the company since March, when a director bought shares at a price about 25 percent higher than where the stock trades today. Over the past three years, company insiders have generally been regular and steady sellers of shares. Despite the massive and regular share sales, insiders still own about 33 percent of Live Nation. The online ticket seller is down about 27 pe...

Pershing Square Capital Management, a major holder atThe Howard Hughes Company (HHC), recently added another 1,560,205 shares. The buy increased the fund’s stake by just over $109 million, an increase of 11 percent. The fund was also the last buyer of shares, picking up about 150,000 shares back in September 2021. Back then, they paid about $13.8 million for a position that’s now down nearly 20 percent. Other company insiders have been fairly quiet this year. Overall, company insiders own 0.9 percent of shares, and institutions like Pershing Square account for 96 percent of outstandi...

Charles Reeves, CEO atMidWestOne Financial (MOFG), recently bought 24,858 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 350 percent, and came to a total cost just under $857,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company since March, when a director picked up 350 shares, paying just under $11,000 to do so. Other company executives have been buyers in the past two years. The last insider sale was over two years ago. Overall, company insiders own 8.2 percent of shares of the Iowa-based bank. The stock has performed well this year, with a 12 percent rally in shares against a...