Insider Transactions

Jennifer Johnson, President and CEO ofFranklin Resources (BEN), recently bought 18,900 shares. The buy increased her stake by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $396,000. This marks the first insider buy since June, when a major holder bought 300,000 shares over two transactions, totaling over $6.8 million. Going further back to 2023, two company insiders sold shares. Those represent the only insider sales over the past two years. Overall, Franklin Resources insiders own 46.7% of shares. The asset manager ...
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Charles Fargason, a director at Carriage Services (CSV), recently bought 3,000 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 14%, and came to a total cost of $94,300. The buy came a few weeks after the company CEO bought 2,000 shares, paying $58,800 to do so. Other Carriage insiders this year have been sellers of shares, largely at the VP level. The sales have been a mix of stock option exercises, and regular sales of shares. Overall, Carriage insiders own 16.7% of shares. The ...
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Frederic Salerno, a director at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp (MSGE), recently bought 5,000 shares. The stake cost $206,250, and increased his position in the stock by 40%. This marks the first insider buy since June 2023, when a major holder bought 422,580 shares for about $10 million. Otherwise, company insiders, mostly the CEO, have been sellers of shares over the past two years, usually selling multiple millions of dollar’s worth of shares per transaction. Overall, MSGE insiders own 3.2% of shares. The ...
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Robert Connor, a director at Dillard’s (DDS) recently bought 100 shares. The buy increased his stake by less than 1%, and came to a total cost of $34,682. This marks the first insider buy over the past two years. Other company directors have been sellers of shares this year, and a few company executives were sellers of shares in 2023 and 2022, at prices close to where the stock trades today. Overall, Dillard’s insiders own 31.7% of shares. The department store chain’s shares ...
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Liberty 77 Capital LP, a major holder ofLions Gate Entertainment Corp (LGF-A), has made three buys so far this month, totaling over 2.6 million shares. The partnership has paid over $22 million to increase its stake. Liberty 77 also made four buys in July for nearly 2 million shares, and three buys in June for nearly 1 million shares. The company’s CEO was also a buyer of 100,000 shares back in March. Overall, Lions Gate insiders own 8% of shares, and institutions ...
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Michael Chambers, a director at Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT), recently bought 37,038 shares. The buy increased his stake by 15%, and came to a total cost of $4,995,728. This is the first insider buy since last November, when a company director bought 50,000 shares for $3.9 million, and the company CEO bought 25,225 shares at a cost of just over $2 million. Otherwise, company insiders have been moderate sellers of shares, mostly following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Sarepta insiders own 4.4% ...
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Arkoma Drilling, a major holder ofComstock Resources (CRK), has been a sizeable buyer of shares. In five buys this month, the partnership has bought nearly 8 million shares. That’s increased the fund’s position by nearly 4% at a cost of over $81 million. Another major holder has also been a buyer of shares this month, with a $21 million buy for 2.47 million shares. Going further back, three company executives were buyers last year. Overall, Comstock insiders own 73.2% of shares. The oil ...
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Joey Wat, CEO of Yum Brands China (YUMC), recently purchased 3,800 shares. The buy increased his position by 1%, and came to a total cost of $129,109. He was joined by the company CTO, who bought 4,000 shares a day later, paying $133,430, increasing her stake by 11%. And one of the company’s General Managers also bought 3,700 shares for $128,267. All three buys mark the only insider activity so far this year. Overall, Yum Brands China insiders own 0.3% of shares. The ...
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