John Stone, President and CEO atAllegion PLC (ALLE), recently picked up 12,500 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 24 percent, and came to a total cost just over $1.03 million. This marks the first insider buy at the company in over three years. Otherwise, company insiders, nearly all executives, have been sellers of shares over the past three years. That includes sales from the former company President and CEO. Overall, company executives own 0.5 percent of shares. Shares of the lock manufacturer are down 20 percent over the past year, just a bit more than the overall S&...

CD&R Investment Associates, a major holder ofBeacon Roofing Supply (BECN), recently added another 105,320 shares. The buy increased the fund’s stake by 0.7 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $6 million. Over the past three years, there’s been a mix of insider buys and sells. Insider sales are slightly higher overall, thanks to some large sales in early 2021. More recently, insider activity has been evenly mixed. Corporate insiders own about 0.5 percent of shares, while institutions like CD&R own the rest of the free float. The supplier of roofing supplies is up...

Teresa Finley, a director atUnion Pacific Corp (UNP), recently added 1,380 shares. The buy represents an initial stake for the director, who paid just under $260,000 for the position. This represents the first insider buy at the railroad since early 2020. Company insiders have been occasional sellers of shares over the past three years, with directors more likely to be buyers following a dip in price. Overall, insiders own 0.3 percent of shares. The railroad has dropped about 19 percent in the past year, slightly more than the S&P 500. However, earnings and revenues are both u...

Alvin Libin, a major owner atRiley Exploration Permian (REPX), recently added 23,755 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1.2 percent, and came to a total cost just over $641,000. That’s just one of five buys made by the insider in the past few weeks. Other buys have been in the 5,377 to 9,593 share range. In total, this insider has bought over $1.2 million in shares in the past few weeks. In the past three years, insider buying has handily beat insider selling. Overall, insiders own 41 percent of the company. Shares of the company are up about 5 percent in the past year, althou...

Kevin Stephens, a director atCrown Castle (CCI), just added 2,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 19 percent, and came to a total cost of $247,000. The buy came a few days after another director bought 1,215 shares for an even $150,000. Over the past three years, there’s been a generally equal mix of insider buys and sells, with company directors likely to be buyers and executives likely to be sellers. Overall, company insiders own 0.4 percent of shares. Shares of the cell tower real estate investment trust are down 29 percent in the past year. That’s in spite of ...

Kimberly Swan, a director atThe First Bancorp (FNLC), recently added 1,000 shares. The buy increased her holdings by nearly 15 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $30,000. This is the first insider buy at the company since last December, when the director made a 5,000 share buy. Other company insiders have been buyers in the past three years, including the company President & CEO. The last insider sale occurred in the summer of 2020. Overall, insiders at the regional bank own 5.7 percent of shares. The bank has traded flat over the past year, even as othe...

Magnolia Capital Fund, a major owner ofRE/MAX Holdings (RMAX), recently added 18,934 shares. The buy increased the fund’s holdings by just under 1 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $344,000. This is the sixth buy that the fund has made since June. Otherwise, the last insider activity occurred in March 2021, when a company executive last sold shares. Activity was fairly quiet when shares were rising amid the latest real estate boom. Company insiders own about 3.6 percent of shares. Investment funds like Magnolia account for the rest of outstanding shares. The real esta...

Tobias Lutke, a director atCoinbase (COIN), recently picked up 5,349 shares. The buy increased his stake by about 7 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $390,000. This is the eighth buy made by the director since the end of August. Each buy has been for a similar price, ranging from 4,482 shares to nearly 6,000 shares at a time. Overall, insiders have tilted towards buying in recent months, following massive selling after the company’s IPO last year. Overall, insiders own 1.8 percent of shares. The cryptocurrency brokerage firm is down nearly 80 percent in the past year...

Stephan Eastman, a director atFastenal Co (FAST), recently picked up 1,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by over 11 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $44,000. He was joined by another director who picked up 500 shares around the same time, paying about $22,500 to get in. Theis follows on a number of director buys last month, and a 5,000 share buy from the company President and CEO. Overall company insiders own 0.2 percent of shares. Shares of the manufacturer and seller of fastening equipment are down about in-line with the S&P 500 over the past year wit...

Robert Henkel, a director atOwens & Minor (OMI), recently added 1,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 3.7 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $16,000. The director was also the most recent buyer of shares back in July, also picking up 1,000 shares at a price more than double where the stock trades today. Over the past two years, these have been the only insider buys, compared to a number of insider sales. Overall, insiders own about 3 percent of the medical product and services company. Shares of the company have had their price cut in half in the past ye...