Top insider trades (Mon, Aug 24)

Today’s Largest Unscheduled Trades

There were 252 new insider trades filed.

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Today’s most interesting unscheduled insider trades:

• CEO AND PRESIDENT at ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. $ALK purchased $1.00M (first-ever purchase). This increased their listed holdings by 10%. Reversal: they made 34 straight sales before this purchase.

• Director (Kurzius Lawrence Erik) at Elanco Animal Health Inc $ELAN purchased $935.92K (largest purchase ever, out of 9). This increased their listed holdings by 26%. 4 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Executive Chairman at Innventure, Inc. $INV purchased $349.30K (largest purchase ever, out of 2). Dip Buy: the stock was down -57% in the previous month. 3 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Chief Financial Officer at Nomad Foods Ltd $NOMD purchased $335.23K (largest purchase ever, out of 2).

• Chief Executive Officer at Keel Infrastructure Corp. $KEEL purchased $129.50K (2nd largest purchase, out of 2). Dip Buy: the stock was down -27% in the previous month. 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC) at Veradermics, Inc $MANE sold $80.44M (first-ever sale). Rip Sell: the stock was up 136% in the previous 6 months. Reversal: they made 1 straight purchases before this sale. 3 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• President & CEO at Medpace Holdings, Inc. $MEDP sold $26.28M (16th largest sale, out of 118). Rip Sell: the stock was up 42% in the previous 3 months. 4 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Chief Financial Officer at Caesars Entertainment, Inc. $CZR sold $6.17M (first-ever sale). This decreased their listed holdings by -100%. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Chief Operating Officer & CFO at LEGALZOOM.COM, INC. $LZ sold $2.95M (largest sale ever, out of 21). This decreased their listed holdings by -26%. Dip Sell: the stock was down -20% in the previous month. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• EVP & Chief Financial Officer at CoreCivic, Inc. $CXW sold $1.70M (largest sale ever, out of 23). This decreased their listed holdings by -14%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 58% in the previous 3 months. 7 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

Today’s largest unscheduled insider trades:

• Director (Levine Jonathan L) at Global Water Resources, Inc. $GWRS purchased $5.77M (2nd largest purchase, out of 2). Rip Buy: the stock was up 25% in the previous month. 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Kiai Parsa) at MEDIFAST INC $MED purchased $842.70K (first-ever purchase).

• 10% Owner (SCULLY WILLIAM P) at PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO $PRTA purchased $439.43K (5th largest purchase, out of 13). This insider has purchased the stock 2 times in the last 30 days.

• 10% Owner (LYNCH TIMOTHY P) at AEON Biopharma, Inc. $AEON purchased $243.46K. This increased their listed holdings by 21%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -33% in the previous month.

• Chief Executive Officer at Nakamoto Inc. $NAKA purchased $209.99K (3rd largest purchase, out of 4). Dip Buy: the stock was down -98% in the previous year. This insider has purchased the stock 2 times in the last 30 days. Large price difference: Current: $7.06 | Tx: $5.68 | Diff: (+24.35%).

• Director (AULT MILTON C III) at UNIVERSAL SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC. $UUU purchased $183.34K. Rip Buy: the stock was up 63% in the previous month. This insider has purchased the stock 2 times in the last 30 days.

• Director (GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP) at HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND $PCF purchased $134.40K (22nd largest purchase, out of 100). This increased their listed holdings by 52%. This insider has purchased the stock 2 times in the last 30 days.

• Director (Meister Keith A.) at ILLUMINA, INC. $ILMN sold $145.56M (4th largest sale, out of 18). This decreased their listed holdings by -32%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 51% in the previous 3 months. 2 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Gupta Ravi) at Maplebear Inc. $CART sold $7.59M (largest sale ever, out of 2). This decreased their listed holdings by -19%. 3 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• 10% Owner (SC US (TTGP), LTD.) at Ethos Technologies Inc. $LIFE sold $4.71M (largest sale ever, out of 5). Rip Sell: the stock was up 77% in the previous month. 5 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• 10% Owner (FRANCISCO PARTNERS IV, L.P.) at GoodRx Holdings, Inc. $GDRX sold $4.20M (first-ever sale). Rip Sell: the stock was up 34% in the previous 3 months.

• Chief Financial Officer at Freedom Holding Corp. $FRHC sold $3.17M (2nd largest sale, out of 6). This decreased their listed holdings by -51%. Their last sale was 546 days ago. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Carley Brian T) at Medpace Holdings, Inc. $MEDP sold $3.04M (largest sale ever, out of 2). This decreased their listed holdings by -15%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 42% in the previous 3 months. Their last sale was 540 days ago. 4 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Vlcek Ondrej) at Gen Digital Inc. $GEN sold $2.80M (2nd largest sale, out of 3). 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD) at Infleqtion, Inc. $INFQ sold $2.57M (3rd largest sale, out of 3). This decreased their listed holdings by -12%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 42% in the previous month. This insider has sold the stock 2 times in the last 30 days.

• 10% Owner (Jones Serena) at Goosehead Insurance, Inc. $GSHD sold $2.05M (5th largest sale, out of 45). Rip Sell: the stock was up 31% in the previous month. 3 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• SVP & General Counsel at CONOCOPHILLIPS $COP sold $2.02M (largest sale ever, out of 4). This decreased their listed holdings by -59%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 15% in the previous month.

• EVP, CFO at FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $FET sold $1.57M (first-ever sale). This decreased their listed holdings by -14%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 35% in the previous month. 2 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• EVP, Ch. Investment Officer at HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. $HST sold $1.48M (largest sale ever, out of 11).

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