Insider Transactions

Thomas Smach, a director atCrocs (CROX), recently added 1,435 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of $150,001. The director was the last buyer of shares with a 3,000 share pickup in March at a slightly higher price. Since then, company insiders, including the Crocs’ CEO and the company president, have sold off shares, albeit at higher prices. Overall, insiders own 2.7 percent of the company. The specialty footwear manufacturer is up sizeably over the ...
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Mark Sheahan, President and CEO atGraco (GGG), recently added 1,263 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 2 percent, and came to a total cost of $99,828. This marks the first insider buy at the company in the past two years. Graco has had about two dozen insider sales in that timeframe, all following the exercise of company stock options. The sales have mostly been near where shares current trade, or at higher prices. Overall, company insiders own 0.8 percent of shares. The ...
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Scott Watson, CIO atNorthwest Bancshares (NWBI), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by 20 percent, and came to a total cost just over $61,000. This marks the first buy since a company director bought 1,675 shares back in June. And a cluster of directors bought back in May, and the company CEO picked up shares in late April. A few EVPs have been sellers of shares in small amounts in the past few months. Overall, company insiders own about ...
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Robert Robotti, a director at Tidewater (TDW) recently added 1,135 shares. The buy increased his holdings by less than 1 percent, and came to a total price of $64,763. The director has been the only active insider over the past year, with eight total buys and one sale. The sale totaled less than $4,500, but the total buys have added up to over $35 million. Overall, company insiders own about 1.4 percent of shares. The offshore oil services company has nearly tripled in ...
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Lecil Cole, CEO atCalavo Growers (CVGW) recently added 75,000 shares. The buy increased the CEO’s stake by 17 percent, and came to a total cost of $2.275 million. The CEO Was joined by a director two days later, who bought 2,000 shares, increasing his stake by 6 percent. Over the past year, one director has been a seller, while the CEO has bought on three occasions so far. Overall, insiders own 3.4 percent of the company. The produce grower is down slightly over ...
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Bryant Riley, Co-CEO and major holder atB. Riley Financial (RILY), recently added 72,727 shares. The buy increased his stake by 1 percent, and came to a total cost just shy of $4 million. He was joined by the other CEO, who bought 5,000 shares, at a cost of $275,000. A company director also bought 5,000 shares around the same time. This adds to a number of insider buys over the past year. Overall, insiders own 49.3 percent of the company. The financial services ...
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Amy Banse, a director atLennar (LEN), recently bought 790 shares. The buy increased her stake by 12 percent, and came to a total cost of $99,872. The buy comes a month after she picked up 165 shares, paying just over $20,000 to do so. Over the past two years, a few company officers have been sellers of shares, including a few officers at the VP level who sold over $1 million in a single transaction. Overall, company insiders own 2.4 percent of ...
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Srb Corp, a major holder ofSafety Insurance Group (SAFT), recently added 32,384 shares. The buy came to a total of $2.17 million, and increased the fund’s position by 2 percent. Srb has been a regular and consistent buyer of shares since May, with eight buys in the past three months. Going back further, last year saw company insiders, including both directors and officers, sell small parts of their holdings. Overall, company insiders own 4.2 percent of shares, and institutions such as Srb ...
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