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

Top stocks insiders are buying week ending Aug 4th

Disgraced former Berkshire Hathaway executive Sokol buys $6,000,000 worth of Seaspan [SSW] as part of a planned purchase and management succession plan.  This is the first insider purchase in over 5 years at the shipping company Martin Landis Chairman of cellular  tower REIT Crown Castle Holdings [CCI] bought 30,000 shares at $110.64 for $3 million. Crown Castle (CCI) only began paying dividends in 2014, but the company currently offers income investors a high dividend yield near 4% with 6-7% annual dividend growth potential. Crown Castle also has an attractive business model with substantial recurring revenue, excellent free cash flow generation, and extremely … Read more