Insider Transactions

Ryan Cohen, a major shareholder atGameStop (GME), recently bought 1,226,400 shares. That increased his stake by nearly 16 percent. The total price of the buy came to just over $19 million. This marks the first insider buy at the company since April, when the company’s CEO and CFO both bought shares when they were under $5. One director at the company sold shares in April as well. The retail outlet for video games has seen shares move lower over the past few ...
Read More About This

A.B. Krongard, a director atIcahn Enterprises (IEP), recently started a stake at the company. The initial stake was a buy of 16,723 shares. That total purchase price came to just over $836,000. This is the second insider buy of 2020, following Director Brett Icahn picking up shares from chairman of the board Carl Icahn. Aside from that transfer, insiders at the company have been buyers of shares going back the past three years. An industrial conglomerate, Icahn Enterprises owns a variety of ...
Read More About This

James Kilts, a director atViatris (VTRS), recently added 27,736 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 75 percent, and came to a total cost of just under $500,000. This is the second insider buy of the year following another purchase from a director in August. There’s also been one sale this year. Insiders have been sellers at higher prices back in 2018 and 2019. The prior insider sales were likely from either Mylan or Pfizer, as those two companies shed divisions ...
Read More About This

Dennis Zember, President and CEO ofSouthern National Bank of Virginia (SONA), just increased his holdings by 200 percent. That came as a result of a 100,000 share buy, which cost the CEO just over $1.1 million. Insider data shows that company directors and C-suite executives alike have been buyers over the past three years. There have only been two sales from a major holder, a capital fund and not a director or executive. The Virginia-based bank provides regional banking services at the ...
Read More About This

Wayne Hughes, a major holder atAmerican Homes 4 Rent (AMH), recently added to his stake with a 342,000 share buy. The buy came to just under $10 million, and increased the stake in the company by just under 2 percent. The buy comes as shares of the company have rebounded to all-time highs following a major drop in March. Company executives have been active insider traders the past few months, but entirely on the sell side. Overall, insiders own over 14 percent ...
Read More About This

Robin Hayes, a director atKeyCorp (KEY), recently started a stock position with a 2,500 share buy. The purchase cost a total of $40,000. Over the past year, insiders have seen both buyers and sellers. But buyers have held the advantage, thanks to multiple director buys and a 100,000 share purchase from the company President back in April. Over the past three years, insiders have been net sellers, so 2020 has been an outlying year for insider activity. Shares of the regional bank ...
Read More About This

Martin Landis, a director atCrown Castle International (CCI) recently bought shares on two consecutive days last week. On December 9th, he picked up 2,100 shares. On December 10th, he bought 1,200 shares. The total cost for those two buys came to just under $540,000. Landis also bought shares in October. Most company insiders have been sellers of shares throughout the year at the cell tower firm. The company, structured as a real estate investment trust, has moved about 16 percent higher in ...
Read More About This

Anna von Bayern, the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer atCoty (COTY), recently started a stake with a 32,100 share buy. The total price came to just over $232,000. This is the first buy from a company executive in months, but company directors have been active buyers over the past few months. In total, a handful of directors have picked up over 1.1 million shares of the cosmetics company. Overall, insiders own over 62 percent of shares. Shares of the firm have rebounded from ...
Read More About This