Top insider buys (week of Aug 17)

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This week we found:

• $TLS shoots up 26% in one day

• CEO at $KTOS with almost 90% 1y returns buys the stock

• and more…

Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!

Connor

💰 Previous Winner

We found 4 insiders, including the CEO, buying the dip in $TLS and sent the alert (shown below) in Thursday’s CEO Watcher Premium email before the market opened.

$TLS shot up 26% on Thursday. Not bad for a day’s work.

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Chairman and CEO at TELOS CORP ($TLS)

The Chairman and CEO purchased 158,644 shares at $2.39/share ($379K total) which increased their vested holdings by 2.7%. The current price is $2.20 (-7.9%). Their median purchase size is $322K and this is their 5th largest purchase out of 10 all time. link

Historic Returns
1m returns: 6% weighted | 16% median | 67% win rate (6/9)
3m returns: 2% weighted | 28% median | 67% win rate (6/9)
6m returns: -6% weighted | 43% median | 71% win rate (5/7)
1y returns: -34% weighted | -29% median | 50% win rate (2/4)

Note: 3 other insiders also purchased the stock

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👀 Top Insider Trades this Week

🥇President & CEO at KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. ($KTOS)

The President & CEO purchased 12,396 shares at $20.19/share ($250K total) which increased their vested holdings by 1.1%. The current price is $21.16 (+4.8%). Their median purchase size is $74,825.70 and this is their 1st largest purchase out of 12 all time. link

Historic Returns
1m returns: 6% weighted | 5% median | 73% win rate (8/11)
3m returns: 10% weighted | 14% median | 55% win rate (6/11)
6m returns: 20% weighted | 20% median | 73% win rate (8/11)
1y returns: 55% weighted | 88% median | 91% win rate (10/11)

🥈 CEO AND PRESIDENT at Trinseo PLC ($TSE)

The CEO AND PRESIDENT purchased 40,000 shares at $2.57/share ($103K total) which increased their vested holdings by 9.5%. The current price is $2.92 (+13.6%). Their median purchase size is $200K and this is their 4th largest purchase out of 5 all time. link

Historic Returns
1m returns: 29% weighted | 27% median | 100% win rate (3/3)
3m returns: 31% weighted | 44% median | 100% win rate (3/3)
6m returns: 14% weighted | 6% median | 100% win rate (3/3)
1y returns: 61% weighted | 10% median | 67% win rate (2/3)

Note: 2 other insiders also purchased the stock

🥉 President & CEO at Arcosa, Inc. ($ACA)

The President & CEO purchased 12,125 shares at $82.05/share ($995K total) which increased their vested holdings by 3.1%. The current price is $83.66 (+1.9%). Their median purchase size is $291K and this is their 1st largest purchase out of 5 all time. link

Historic Returns
1m returns: 21% weighted | 18% median | 100% win rate (2/2)
3m returns: 21% weighted | 18% median | 100% win rate (2/2)
6m returns: 32% weighted | 28% median | 100% win rate (2/2)
1y returns: 81% weighted | 76% median | 100% win rate (2/2)

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