Insider Transactions

Mark Miller, President and COO of Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), recently bought 5,000 shares. The buy increased his position by 33 percent, and came to a total cost of $369,275. He was joined by the company’s CFO, who bought a new position of 1,332 shares, valued at $99,714. And the company’s general counsel also made an initial buy of 1,000 shares valued at $73,460. Going further back, company insiders have generally been sellers of shares. Overall, Goosehead insiders own 7.9 percent of shares. The ...
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David Maclennan, a director at Caterpillar (CAT), recently bought 350 shares. The buy increased his position by 7 percent, and came to a total cost of $113,180. This marks the first insider buy since Maclennan bought 400 shares in February 2023, paying just under $100,000. Otherwise, company insiders have been moderate sellers of shares over the past two years, largely following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Caterpillar insiders own 0.2 percent of shares. The farm and construction equipment manufacturer is up 35 ...
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Mahvash Yazdi, a director at Northwestern Energy Group (NWE), recently bought 1,000 shares. The buy increased the director’s stake by 7 percent, and came to a total cost of $48,800. This marks the sole insider activity at the South Dakota-based electric utility company over the past two years. There has also been no activity by major holders over the same timeframe. Overall, Northwestern insiders own 0.9 percent of shares. The utility has slid 15 percent over the past year. Rising interest rates have ...
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Reginald Brown, a director at Blackstone (BX), recently added 2,400 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 16 percent, and came to a total cost of $301,500. The buy came a few weeks after another director bought 293 shares, paying $37,237. Going further back, company directors have been more mixed, with some making some sales into the seven figures. The company’s chief accounting officer and general council have also been sellers over the last year. Overall, Blackstone insiders own 0.5 percent of ...
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Jorge Mesquita, a director at Humana (HUM), recently bought 545 shares. The buy increased his position by 27 percent, and came to a total cost of $200,066. This marks the first insider buy at the health insurer over the past two years. There have been several insider sales, including from the CEO and CFO, including some sales of as much as $8.9 million in shares. However, all sales over the past two years have occurred following the exercise of stock options. Overall, ...
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Robert Pease, a director at Phillips 66 (PSX), recently bought 682 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 56 percent, and came to a total cost of $99,968. This is the first insider buy since last February, when another director bought 10,250 shares, paying just over $1 million. Otherwise, company executives, including the CFO, have been sellers of shares over the past year. Nearly all insider sales have come following the exercise of stock options. Overall, Phillips 66 insiders own 0.4 percent ...
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Barbara Adachi, a director at Old Republic Insurance (ORI), recently bought 1,925 shares. The buy increased her stake by 33 percent, and came to a total cost of $55,055. The director also bought shares last August, picking up 3,620 shares for just over $100,000. Other company directors have been buyers in the past year, albeit at smaller amounts. There have been two insider sales in the past year, the largest of which came from an EVP. Overall, Old Republic insiders own 7.8 ...
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Max Mitchell, a director at Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT), recently bought 42,000 shares. The buy is a new stake for the director, and the total cost of the buy came to $510,300. This marks the only insider buy over the past two years. One company EVP was a seller on two occasions last September. Otherwise, there have been no other insider transactions or buys or sells from major funds in the past two years. Overall, Goodyear insiders own about 0.5 percent ...
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