Sarah McCoy, an executive atCompass Diversified Holdings (COI), recently picked up 3,164 shares. The buy increased her stake by nearly 15 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $89,000. This follows on a number of other insider buys over the past two months from a number of company insiders. On the sell side, only a major holder of shares has been selling shares over the past year. Overall, company insiders own over 15 percent of shares. Shares of the conglomerate, which engages in acquisition and buyout services, is up nearly double the return of the S&P 500 over the ...

Terry Considine, a director atApartment Investment & Management Co (AIV), recently picked up 305,375 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 20 percent, and came to a total price of just over $2.13 million. This is the ninth buy from company insiders this year, including both directors and a company executive, totaling over 1 million shares purchased. So far this year, there’s been one sale, also from a director, of just 12,200 shares. Even with these large share buys, insiders own just 1.8 percent of the company. The multifamily-focused REIT has performed well in the pa...

Jeffrey Armstrong, a director atPiedmont Lithium (PLL), recently picked up 2,500 shares. The buy increased his stake by 12.5 percent, and came to a total price of just under $128,000. The director was also a buyer back in early July, picking up 2,500 shares as well.  A few company insiders have been sellers in recent months as well, with directors being the sole buyers of shares here. Overall, insiders own 3.5 percent of shares. The company recently went public, and since then shares are up over 108 percent, even though the company is far from making a profit anytime soon. Lithium...

Istar Inc, a major owner ofSafehold Inc (SAFE), has been adding to its stake recently. The company bought 13,644 more shares on September 29, a 0.04 percent increase in its holdings at a cost of just under $1 million. The company also bought 657,894 shares two days before that, marking a 1.9 percent increase in its holdings and at a cost of just under $50 million. Overall, insiders own nearly 63 percent of company shares. These insider buys have occurred as shares have dropped over 20 percent from a peak price of nearly $95 back in early August. The REIT, which helps owners unlock...

Silver Point Capital, a major owner ofGulfport Energy Corp (GPOR), recently acquired an additional 22,000 shares. The buy increased the fund’s stake by nearly 0.25 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $1.75 million. This is the fourth buy from the fund since June, totaling nearly 450,000 shares. In the time the fund has been buying, shares have moved up nearly 35 percent. Overall, company insiders own 0.35 percent of company shares, and have been buyers at lower prices in the past two years. The surge higher in shares occurs as oil and, more importantly, natural gas pric...

Joey Agree, President and CEO ofAgree Realty Corporation (ADC), recently picked up 3,670 more shares. The buy increased his stake by 0.8 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just under $248,000. This follows up on two director buys of several hundred shares earlier in the month. Over the past three years, insider buys have greatly exceeded insider sales. Overall, company insiders own 2 percent of shares. Shares of the retailer-oriented real estate investment trust (REIT) are up about 7 percent in the past year. The REIT pays a 3.8 percent dividend yield, an above average pa...

David Bauer, President and CEO atNational Fuel Gas Co (NFG), recently added 3,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 5 percent, and came to a total purchase price of just over $154,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past three years. There has been some insider sales back in 2019, but otherwise insider activity at the company has been fairly quiet. Overall, insiders own about 1.5 percent of shares. The share price has held in a steady range over the past six months, following a decline in 2019 into early 2020. Shares have underperformed the S&am...

David Campbell, President and CEO atEvergy (EVRG), recently bought 7,850 more shares. The buy increased his stake by over 12 percent and came to a total purchase price of just under $500,000. He was joined by the company CFO, who bought 7,875 shares on the same day. That buy increased his stake by 55 percent, and cost just over $501,000. This marks the second and third insider buys of the year, following a company director picking up over 2.25 million shares back in April. Looking out farther, insiders have been more likely to be sellers than buyers. Overall, company insiders own 0.3...

Maura Shaughnessy, a director atThe AES Corp (AES) recently picked up 30,000 more shares. The buy increased her stake by nearly 70 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $714,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company since June 2020, and a buy as shares have pulled back from recent highs. Three company employees sold shares back in August, with the total size of those sales far exceeding this insider buy. Overall, insiders own a scant 0.3 percent of company shares. Shares of the utility company have performed just slightly under the S&P 500 over the past ye...

Brian Gragnolati, a director atLakeland Bancorp (LBAI), recently picked up 2,000 more shares. The buy increased his stake by nearly 13 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $32,000. Other company insiders have also been buyers in recent months. The company’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) bought 3,000 shares last week as well, a buy of nearly $50,000. Overall, company insiders have been large and consistent buyers with only some small sellers in the past three years. Overall, company insiders own over 4.3 percent of shares. The bank has been a strong performer in the pas...