Top insider trades (Thu, Mar 19)

Connor’s Commentary

246 new insider trades were filed.

No new insider trades were flagged as High Signal, but I highlighted a couple of trades with some notes in the Trade Notes section for premium subs.

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• Chief Executive Officer at KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. $KLC purchased $998.72K (first-ever purchase). This increased their listed holdings by 28%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -56% in the previous month.

• See remarks at GPGI, Inc. $GPGI purchased $751.52K (3rd largest purchase, out of 3). Dip Buy: the stock was down -27% in the previous month. Their last purchase was 389 days ago. 2 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Kirk David Blair) at Salesforce, Inc. $CRM purchased $500.18K (3rd largest purchase, out of 3). This increased their listed holdings by 23%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -25% in the previous 3 months.

• Director (Jiang Wei) at WATERS CORP $WAT purchased $144.73K (first-ever purchase). This increased their listed holdings by 17%. 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Hada Tejraj S) at GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC $GCBC purchased $131.78K (3rd largest purchase, out of 12). This increased their listed holdings by 20%. 3 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Chief Executive Officer at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. $BW purchased $106.02K (7th largest purchase, out of 24). Rip Buy: the stock was up 34% in the previous month. 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Snider William) at HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC $HBIO purchased $103.60K (first purchase of HBIO). This increased their listed holdings by 190%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -36% in the previous 3 months. 2 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Cote John D.) at GPGI, Inc. $GPGI purchased $99.18K (3rd largest purchase, out of 3). Dip Buy: the stock was down -27% in the previous month. Their last purchase was 389 days ago. 2 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Chief Executive Officer at ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. $ACNT purchased $98.57K (largest purchase ever, out of 5). This increased their listed holdings by 10%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -27% in the previous month. Their last purchase was 463 days ago. 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Yeganeh Reuven) at BiomX Inc. $PHGE sold $25.07M (first sale of PHGE). This decreased their listed holdings by -139%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 208% in the previous 3 months. This insider has sold the stock 3 times in the last 30 days.

• Pres.&CEO, Global Streaming at Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. $WBD sold $18.07M (2nd largest sale, out of 8). This decreased their listed holdings by -35%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 53% in the previous 6 months. 9 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Yeganeh Reuven) at BiomX Inc. $PHGE sold $4.90M (first sale of PHGE). This decreased their listed holdings by -139%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 208% in the previous 3 months. This insider has sold the stock 3 times in the last 30 days.

• Senior VP at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. $AAOI sold $3.65M (largest sale ever, out of 24). This decreased their listed holdings by -13%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 108% in the previous month. 7 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• SVP at Restaurant Brands International Inc. $QSR sold $2.24M (3rd largest sale, out of 4). This decreased their listed holdings by -11%. 9 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Group Head Projects & Studies at NEWMONT Corp $NEM sold $2.05M (first-ever sale). This decreased their listed holdings by -51%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 130% in the previous year. 2 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Drummond Robert Wayne Jr) at PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC $PTEN sold $1.68M (7th largest sale, out of 8). Rip Sell: the stock was up 27% in the previous month. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Epperly Melissa B,) at Roivant Sciences Ltd. $ROIV sold $1.20M (largest sale ever, out of 8). This decreased their listed holdings by -72%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 87% in the previous 6 months. 2 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Co-CEO, Co-President at Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. $REXR sold $816.36K (7th largest sale, out of 10).

• EVP & Chief Accounting Officer at Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. $KGS sold $325.68K (largest sale ever, out of 4). This decreased their listed holdings by -14%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 56% in the previous 3 months. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• EVP UPSTREAM at EQT Corp $EQT sold $314.45K (first sale of EQT). 3 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days. Is part of a dividend reinvestment.

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