Notable Insider Buying and Selling Week Ending 10-26-18

Notable buys Normally market routs like we just experienced are accompanied by a step up in insider buying. Earning season is in full swing now so most insiders are blacked out until after their companies report quarterly numbers. If the market remains lower, we will see what managers, employees, and directors think about the recent market correction’s “buying opportunity”? CCI Crown Castle International Corp Two insiders purchased $676.2k of stock at prices from $105.99 to $106.  At its current price, this cellular tower REIT has a dividend yield of 4.35%. Business will remain good as the roll out of 5G … Read more

Notable Insider Buying and Selling Week Ending 10-19-18 $TCBI

Notable buys Normally market routs like we just experienced are accompanied by a step up in insider buying. That has not happened yet.  Earning season is in full swing now so most insiders are blacked out until after their companies report quarterly numbers. If the market remains lower, we will see what managers, employees, and directors think about the “buying opportunity”? TCBI Texas Capital Banchares reported 3rd quarter earnings that missed analyst expections, EPS was $1.65 versus consensus $1.70 for the quarter.   Two insiders scooped up This was a big improvement over 2017 3rd quarter yet three analysts lowered their … Read more

Notable Insider Buying and Selling Week Ending 10-12-18 $SFIX

Notable buys Normally market routs like we just experienced are accompanied by a step up in insider buying. Earning season is in full swing now so most insiders are blacked out until after their companies report quarterly numbers. If the market remains lower, we will see what managers, employees, and directors think about the “buying opportunity”? Notable Sells Most of the sales last week were planned sales or secondaries so its not easy to read too much into them. One of them stands out though. SFIX Stich Fix gets shredded. Personalized online apparel company has been a market darling for most of 2018. … Read more

Notable Insider Buying and Selling Week Ending 10-5-18 $ARVN,$$EPZM,$ODT,$IIPR

  Earning season is in full swing now so most insiders are blacked out until after their companies report quarterly numbers. Notable buys ARVN Arvinas Inc. Director Ratcliffe bought 1,000,000 shares on the IPO at a price of $16. Dir Flynn and Loven each bought $5 million worth. Arvinas priced at $16 opened at $21. The deal was increased to 7.5 million shares from 6.7 million and priced at the high end of the $14-$16 range but failed to hold support in the rough week the market had. This very early stage biotech company presents an offer to buy below … Read more

Notable Insider Buys and Sales Week ending 9-28-18 $KMI $LGF.B $PAGP $SPKE

Insider buying has been anemic as the quarter closes and most companies have self imposed blackouts before earnings are released but pipeline companies are attracting insiders. Last week Tall Grass Energy CEO bought shares and this past week, Kinder Morgan and Plains GP insiders are stepping up. Kinder Morgan KMI  Chairman of the Board and legendary founder, Richard Kinder buys $8.6 million at $17.55.   Fundamentals for pipeline companies look good under the Trump administration. Lions Gate Entertainment LGF.B Officer Burns buys $1 million at $20.43 near a 52-wk low of this rumored buyout candidate.  John Malone looks like he is … Read more