Philip Satre, a director at Wynn Resorts (WYNN), recently bought 22,200 shares. The buy increased his stake by a hefty 67%, and came to a total cost of just over $2.04 million. This marks the first insider buy at Wynn over the past two years. Insiders have been slight sellers of shares, with about half of sales occurring following the exercise of stock options. Sales include the company CEO and CFO. Overall, Wynn Resorts insiders own 27.1% of shares. The resort owner and operator is down 11% over the past year. While consumers have been willing to spend money on experiences in rec...

Christopher Bode, President and COO at Denny’s (DENN), recently bought 9,740 shares. The buy increased his stake by over 1,000%, and came to a total cost of $49,805. This marks the first insider buy since last June, when the company CFO bought 10,000 shares for just over $65,000. Going further back, insiders were more likely to be sellers, particularly in 2023, when shares traded for nearly twice as much as they do today. Overall, Denny’s insiders own 3.1% of shares. The diner chain has struggled in recent years, and the stock is down over 40% in the past 12 months. Earnings growt...

Charles Moorman, a director at Oracle (ORCL), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 7%, and came to a total cost of $947,913. This marks the first insider buy at the company in over two years. Otherwise, company insiders have been regular sellers of shares as the stock has taken off. Nearly all insider sales have come following the exercise of stock options, from company directors and VPs to the company’s CFO, and major holder Larry Ellison. Overall, Oracle insiders own 41.4% of shares. The database software and cloud services company has rallied 60% over th...

John Lindsay, President and CEO of Helmerich & Payne (HP), recently bought 20,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 3%, and came to a total cost of $551,000. He was joined by a company director, who bought 37,356 shares for a hefty $1.01 million, increasing his position by a massive 217%. The company CFO bought 3,300 shares last year, starting a new position at a cost of just over $99,000. Otherwise, insiders have previously been sellers. Overall, Helmerich & Payne insiders own 3.6% of shares. The drilling rig contractor is down 31% over the past year. Energy prices...

Philip Guido, an EVP at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), recently bought 4,645 shares. The buy increased his stake by 16%, and came to a total cost of $499,616. This buy is the first insider activity of 2025. Insiders were only sellers of shares in 2024 and 2023. That included significant sales from the company CEO, usually following the exercise of stock options. The company CFO also sold over one-third of her position last June. Overall, Advanced Micro Devices insiders own 0.5% of shares. The semiconductor giant is down 37% over the past year, as the company has been retooling to m...

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), a major holder of Occidental Petroleum (OXY), has continued to add to its stake with a 763,017 share buy. The most recent buy increased Berkshire’s position by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $35,724,074. This is Berkshire’s first buy of the year, but the holding company last bought Occidental back in December, paying just over $409 million for almost 8.9 million shares. Berkshire has been the only insider to buy over the past two years. Overall, Occidental insiders own 28.6% of shares, and institutions own a further 51.7% of shares. The oil a...

Allan Merrill, President and CEO of Beazer Homes (BZH), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his position by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $109,150. He was joined by the company’s general council, who bought 449 shares for just over $10,000, and a company director purchased 22,500 shares for a massive $510,379 in total. Insiders were slight sellers of shares last year when Beazer stock traded at a higher price. Overall, Beazer Homes insiders own 6.2% of shares. The homebuilder’s shares have slid 22% over the past year, as high mortgage rates have kept the ho...

The Bank of Nova Scotia, a major holder of KeyCorp (KEY), recently bought 50,000 shares. The buy increased the bank’s stake by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $892,500. This marks the first insider buy since August 2023, when a company director bought 10,000 for just under $115,000, representing a new stake in the company. Otherwise, there have been some moderate insider sales, mostly following the exercise of stock options. Overall, KeyCorp insiders own 0.3% of shares, and institutions like the Bank of Nova Scotia own another 94.7% of shares. The regional bank is up 26%...

Claiborne Deming, a director at Murphy Oil (MUR), recently bought 100,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 4%, and came to a total cost of $2.65 million. He was joined by a company director, who bought 1,573 shares a day later, paying just under $42,000 for the position. Otherwise, company insiders have been sellers of shares over the past two years, including sales from the CEO and CFO. Overall, Murphy Oil insiders own 6.3% of shares. The oil and gas exploration company slid 31% last year, far underperforming the overall stock market. The decline reflects weak demand for oi...

Gerald Johnson, a director at Caterpillar (CAT), recently bought 100 shares. The buy increased his stake by 3%, or $36,557. This marks the first insider buy of the year. Last year, a handful of other company directors made small buys in the 100-350 share range. However, they have been far outpaced by significant insider sales, including the company CFO and CHRO, who have each sold millions of dollars worth of shares at a time. Overall, Caterpillar insiders own 0.2% of shares. The construction equipment manufacturer is up 11% over the past year, a return about half that of the over...