Top insider trades (Mon, Dec 18)

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Connor Van Ooyen
December 18, 2023

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Today we found:

  • Director at $CHWY bought $2M of the stock

  • The COO at $AVD has a 100% 3-month win rate

  • CTO at $HPE sold $1.6M of the stock

  • and more…

Thanks for reading! I hope you had a great weekend!

Connor

Top Purchases

The top purchases made by insiders yesterday. Remember, returns and win rates are calculated using the previous purchase trades by the insider.

Director at CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC ($CMG)

The Director purchased 877 shares at $2284.81/share ($2.00M total) which increased their holdings by 118.7%. The current price is $2271.47 (-0.6%). (trade link)

Historic Returns
1m returns: 4% weighted | 7% median | 50% win rate (1/2)
3m returns: 25% weighted | 20% median | 100% win rate (2/2)
6m returns: 21% weighted | 21% median | 100% win rate (2/2)
1y returns: 49% weighted | 42% median | 100% win rate (2/2)

COO at AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP ($AVD)

The COO purchased 5,000 shares at $10.72/share ($53,625.00 total) which increased their holdings by 2.7%. The current price is $10.99 (+2.5%). (trade link)

Historic Returns
1m returns: 6% weighted | 8% median | 78% win rate (7/9)
3m returns: 19% weighted | 15% median | 100% win rate (9/9)
6m returns: 12% weighted | 11% median | 89% win rate (9/9)
1y returns: 33% weighted | 34% median | 89% win rate (8/9)

Director at Chewy, Inc. ($CHWY)

The Director purchased 15,353 shares at $19.60/share ($301K total) which increased their holdings by 13.4%. The current price is $21.04 (+7.3%). (trade link)

Historic Returns
1m returns: 41% weighted | 49% median | 60% win rate (3/5)
3m returns: 19% weighted | 21% median | 80% win rate (4/5)
6m returns: 44% weighted | 56% median | 80% win rate (4/5)
1y returns: 47% weighted | 48% median | 80% win rate (4/5)

Top Sales

The top sales made by insiders yesterday. Remember, returns and win rates are calculated using the previous sell trades by the insider. For sell transactions, “win rate” is the percent of profitable trades. If the “win rate” is low, that means the stock typically falls after the insider sells.

Director at Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. ($PANL)

The Director sold 11,848 shares at $7.35/share ($87,082.80 total) which decreased their holdings by 100.0%. The current price is $7.88 (+7.2%). (trade link)

Historic Returns
1m returns: 45% weighted | -21% median | 50% win rate (2/4)
3m returns: 31% weighted | -35% median | 25% win rate (1/4)
6m returns: -73% weighted | -68% median | 0% win rate (1/4)
1y returns: -88% weighted | -86% median | 0% win rate (0/2)

EVP at NNN REIT, INC. ($NNN)

The EVP sold 38,056 shares at $41.68/share ($1.59M total) which decreased their holdings by 21.3%. The current price is $42.12 (+1.0%). (trade link)

Historic Returns
1m returns: -27% weighted | -28% median | 8% win rate (1/12)
3m returns: -27% weighted | -29% median | 8% win rate (1/12)
6m returns: -23% weighted | -24% median | 17% win rate (1/12)
1y returns: -18% weighted | -21% median | 17% win rate (2/12)

EVP, GM, Hybrid Cloud & CTO at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co ($HPE)

The EVP, GM, Hybrid Cloud & CTO sold 98,131 shares at $16.27/share ($1.60M total) which decreased their holdings by 100.0%. The current price is $16.72 (+2.8%). (trade link)

Historic Returns
1m returns: -13% weighted | -12% median | 25% win rate (1/4)
3m returns: -17% weighted | -16% median | 25% win rate (1/4)
6m returns: -27% weighted | -27% median | 33% win rate (1/4)
1y returns: -36% weighted | -23% median | 33% win rate (1/3)

Note: Part of a 10b5-1 initiated in June, but only the second sell since then and it’s a 5x bigger sale than the first

Biggest Holdings Increases

The largest buys based on how much the insider increased their holdings.

Director at CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC ($CMG) purchased 877 shares at $2284.81/share ($2.00M total) which increased their holdings by 118.7% (link)

Director at LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HOLDINGS, INC. ($LIND) purchased 39,293 shares at $8.71/share ($342K total) which increased their holdings by 72.6% (link)

Chief Medical Officer at DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC. ($DCTH) purchased 40,000 shares at $3.00/share ($120K total) which increased their holdings by 66.7% (link)

Director at MYOMO, INC. ($MYO) purchased 50,000 shares at $3.10/share ($155K total) which increased their holdings by 57.8% (link)

Largest Buys

The largest insider buys based on dollar value.

10% Owner at Liquidia Corp ($LQDA) purchased 1,117,320 shares at $7.16/share ($8.00M total) which increased their holdings by 11.0% (link)

10% Owner at Cibus, Inc. ($CBUS) purchased 517,107 shares at $10.58/share ($5.47M total) which increased their holdings by 46.8% (link)

Director at CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC ($CMG) purchased 877 shares at $2284.81/share ($2.00M total) which increased their holdings by 118.7% (link)

10% Owner at Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. ($AGAE) purchased 1,456,590 shares at $0.95/share ($1.38M total) which increased their holdings by 22.2% (link)

COO at ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd ($ASA) purchased 24,400 shares at $15.58/share ($380K total) which increased their holdings by 39.8% (link)

Largest Sells

The largest insider sells based on dollar value.

Director at ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD ($RCL) sold 1,000,000 shares at $120.55/share ($120.55M total) which decreased their holdings by 5.0% (link)

CEO at Airbnb, Inc. ($ABNB) sold 232,569 shares at $140.05/share ($32.57M total) which decreased their holdings by 1.5% (link)

10% Owner at APPIAN CORP ($APPN) sold 750,000 shares at $35.30/share ($26.47M total) which decreased their holdings by 10.2% (link)

10% Owner at Garrett Motion Inc. ($GTX) sold 1,845,190 shares at $8.33/share ($15.38M total) which decreased their holdings by 5.9% (link)

10% Owner at Disc Medicine, Inc. ($IRON) sold 190,163 shares at $61.45/share ($11.68M total) which decreased their holdings by 19.1% (link)

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ($CRWD) sold 33,452 shares at $250.04/share ($8.36M total) which decreased their holdings by 100.0% (link)

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