Michael Dumais, a director atBaker Hughes Company (BKR), recently added 10,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 67 percent, and came to a total price of just under $244,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company since September 2020. Otherwise, company insiders have been regular and steady sellers of shares in the past two years, with a more even mix of buyers and sellers going back to 2019 and early 2020. Overall, insiders at the company own about 4.6 percent of shares. The oil and gas services firm is up about 18 percent in the past year thanks to a ris...

B. Riley Financial, a major holder atAlta Equipment Group (ALTG), recently added 20,243 shares. The buy increased the fund’s stake by 0.3 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $205,000. The fund has been a regular buyer of shares over the past few months. Plus, back in May, two directors and the company CEO were also buyers as well. The last insider sale occurred in late 2021. Overall, company insiders own 21.7 percent of shares. Shares of the construction rental equipment company are down about 13 percent over the past year, as the company has been unprofitabl...

Benjamin Clouse, CFO atCrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), recently added 7,500 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his stake by just over 101 percent, and came to a total cost just over $97,400. That’s the first insider buy at the regional bank so far this year. One company director has been a regular and consistent seller of shares in the past year. Going further back, insider sales have likewise exceeded small insider buys after a selloff in shares. Overall, insiders at the firm own 14.3 percent of the company. The bank has dipped about 8 percent in the past year, while earnings...

Lisa Lesavoy, a director atComtech Telecommunications Corp (CMTL), recently added 10,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 118 percent, and came to a total price just over $102,000. The buy comes a day after the company CFO bought 4,000 shares for just over $32,000, and the company President and CEO picked up 6,250 shares, for just under $60,000. Insiders were otherwise sellers of shares in 2019 and earlier. Overall, insiders at the company own about 3.3 percent of shares. Shares have been cut in half in the past year, as the communication equipment company hasn’t been profit...

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), a major holder ofOccidental Petroleum (OXY), continues to add to its stake in the company. The most recent pickup was a 242,241 share buy on Tuesday, representing a 0.13 percent increase in their holdings. The company paid $14.45 million for that stake. That adds on to regular, consistent buying over the past few months. The conglomerate is now closing in on a 20 percent stake in Occidental. The buying has continued even as oil prices have stalled out in recent weeks. Outside of major holders, company insiders own about 0.2 percent of shares. The oil and ga...

Richard Brannon, a director atEnergy Transfer LP (ET), recently picked up 137,860 shares. The buy increased his holdings by just over 27 percent, and came to a total purchase price just over $1.3 million. This is the first insider buy in months. Company insiders were more active buyers late last year and into the start of this year. Overall, there have been dozens of buys from directors and executives in the past three years, with only one insider sale. Overall, company insiders own about 19.7 percent of shares. The oil and gas pipeline and storage company is about flat over the p...

David Taylor, a director atDelta Airlines (DAL), recently added 10,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by just over 21 percent, and came to a total price of just over $293,000. This marks the second buy at the company this year, also from a director. Company executives have been sellers of shares this year, as high oil prices have weighed on returns. Over the past three years, insider buying has been fairly steady after drops, with insider sales rising after a rally. Overall, insiders at the company own about 0.3 percent of shares. The airline is down about 22 percent in th...

Jeffrey Brown, a director atRent-A-Center Inc (RCII), recently added 1,223 shares to his holdings. The buy increased his stake by just over 1.6 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $25,000. The director last bought shares in April, paying about the same amount for only 962 shares. And other insiders have been active buyers in the past year as well, including a 40,000 share buy from the company CEO for just over $1 million back in March. Overall, company insiders own about 10.4 percent of shares. The stock has sunk over 60 percent in the past year. The company has a low p...

Christopher Morris, CEO atDave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY), recently bought 33,400 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 226 percent, and came to a total price of just over $1.02 million. Company insiders have a mixed history with shares over the past year, with a number of executive buys of shares. However, some non-C-suite executives have been sellers of shares in the past year. Over the past three years, company insiders have mostly been sellers. Overall, company insiders own about 2.2 percent of shares. The company is coming off a strong year, with earnings ...

Todd Woelfer, Chief Operating Officer atThor Industries (THOR), recently added 1,225 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1.8 percent, and came to a total price of just under $100,000. This follows up on some recent buys from company insiders in the past few months, including two director buys back in June. Buying activity goes back to last December, with insider sales earlier in 2021. Overall, insiders at the company own about 4.5 percent of shares. The recreational vehicle manufacturing company is down about 25 percent in the past year, as rising fuel costs and interest rat...