A Few Insider Buys in some Beleaguered Stocks Week Ending May 9th 2020

Private prison operator GEO Geo Group CEO Anthony Quinn continues to buy stock in this out of favor REIT play yielding an astounding 16.7% on Friday’s close. In the most recent 10Q the Company stated that Covid-19 pandemic adds a material concern to the financials. I think the stock reflects that with its yield. On March 24th they were rewarded  with a five year 90-100,000 participant contract with U.S. immigration services.  This $2.8 million purchase at $11.31 is the latest in large buys. He bought $1.2 Million on 3/12 at $11.65 and $8.5 million at $16.58 on 2-24-20. The stock … Read more

High Conviction Trades- the Holly Grail of Investing

It was George Soros that said, “there is no amount of money too big to bet when you know you are right.” It’s the holy grail of investing. The trade that we are all looking for.  One where we can leverage up and bet the farm.  It’s the time when you shove all the chips onto the table and tell the croupier you’re betting it all on 00. There is no investor with more conviction than a corporate insider betting big on his own company’s stock. https://theinsidersfund.com/inside-information Of course, betting the farm is the most dangerous type of behavior for an … Read more

Stock Market gets Clobbered- Insiders are Nibbling

Insider Buying Week Ending May 31, 2019
Jay Hoag of Zillow Goes All In

Trump rocks market with trade wars on multiple fronts.  Impromptu tweet on Friday about tariffs on Mexico linked to immigration enforcement cap off a month that most investors would like to forget.  Monday’s action is likely not to be any better for FANGS with the news that the Justice Department is opening up an anti-trust investigation on Google aka Alphabet.   S&P 500 Wipes Out $4 Trillion in Its Second-Worst May Since the ‘60s.  Insiders are nibbling at a few names but in the short term are losing money like everyone else.