Top insider trades (Thu, Feb 26)

Connor’s Commentary

There were 213 new insider trades filed.

Two insider trades were flagged as High Signal, and both were added to the CEO Watcher portfolio. CEO Watcher Premium subs can see those in the Trade Notes section of this email or the CEO Watcher Premium Dashboard that is linked in the Data Dump section.

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• Senior Vice President at POOL CORP (POOL) purchased $1.22M (first-ever purchase). This increased their listed holdings by 7.19%. They had made 19 straight sales before this purchase.

• Director at Hamilton Lane INC (HLNE) purchased $1.01M (largest purchase ever, out of 3). The stock was down -33.47% in the previous month.

• CEO at Vertex, Inc. (VERX) purchased $730.79K (first-ever purchase). The stock was down -37.54% in the previous month. 2 other insiders have also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director at StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) purchased $565.77K (largest purchase ever, out of 3). They had made 2 straight sales before this purchase.

• Director at TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC (TYL) purchased $495.86K (first-ever purchase). The stock was down -27.38% in the previous month.

• CEO at ZIONS BANCORPORATION (ZION) purchased $265.63K (8th largest purchase, out of 11).

• Director at Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (GSHD) purchased $250.04K (first-ever purchase). The stock was down -32.92% in the previous month.

• Director at Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC) purchased $149.80K This increased their listed holdings by 7.93%. 4 other insiders have also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• A Director at American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) purchased $114.78K (6th largest purchase, out of 10).

  A Director at INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM) purchased $101.26K (first-ever purchase). The stock was down -22.09% in the previous month. 2 other insiders have also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director at VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ) sold $11.16M (first-ever sale). The stock was up 26% in the previous month.

• President at Targa Resources Corp. (TRGP) sold $6.79M (largest sale ever, out of 4). The stock was up 36% in the previous 3 months.

• Executive Vice President at NORDSON CORP (NDSN) sold $6.67M (largest sale ever, out of 8). This decreased their listed holdings by -59.04%.

• Executive Vice President & CFO at WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP (WAB) sold $2.90M (2nd largest sale, out of 9). The stock was up 31% in the previous 3 months. 3 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• SVP, Chief Accounting Officer at AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC (AKAM) sold $1.13M (first-ever sale). 2 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• EVP & COO at MKS INC (MKSI) sold $1.05M (largest sale ever, out of 4). The stock was up 71% in the previous 3 months. 9 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

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