Insider Transactions

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), a major holder of Occidental 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 ...
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Richard Brannon, a director at Energy 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 ...
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David Taylor, a director at Delta 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 ...
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Jeffrey Brown, a director at Rent-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, ...
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Christopher Morris, CEO at Dave & 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 ...
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Todd Woelfer, Chief Operating Officer at Thor 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 ...
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Wayland Hicks, a director at Schnitzer Steel Industries (SCHN), recently added 2,000 shares. The buy increased the director’s stake by just under 2 percent, and came to a total purchase price of $61,700. This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past three years. Company insiders, including both executives and directors, have been regular sellers of shares over the past three years, largely clustered around the issuance of stock options. Overall, insiders at the company own 5.8 percent of ...
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Jay Joliat, a director at Earthstone Energy (ESTE), added 20,237 shares. The buy increased his holdings by nearly 10 percent, and came to a total price just under $236,000. This marks the first insider buy at the company since early 2021. Otherwise, company insiders, including both executives and directors. Over the past three years, the insider sales have been relatively consistent, with only a few periods of insider buys. Overall, insiders own just over 10 percent of the company. Shares of the energy ...
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