Top insider trades (Wed, Mar 11)

Connor’s Commentary

There were 258 new insider trades filed.

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• Chairman and CEO at SS Innovations International, Inc. $SSII purchased $2.00M (first-ever purchase). Dip Buy: the stock was down -55% in the previous year. Reversal: they made 11 straight sales before this purchase. 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Adams Timothy P.) at SS Innovations International, Inc. $SSII purchased $1.20M (4th largest purchase, out of 4). Dip Buy: the stock was down -55% in the previous year. Their last purchase was 385 days ago. 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• COO at MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp $VAC purchased $999.63K (first-ever purchase). This increased their listed holdings by 33%. Rip Buy: the stock was up 22% in the previous month.

• Director (Chang Mike F) at ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR Ltd $AOSL purchased $640.81K (largest purchase ever, out of 7). Reversal: they made 11 straight sales before this purchase. Their last purchase was 2629 days ago.

• Director (Williamson Sarah K) at Evercore Inc. $EVR purchased $580.86K (first-ever purchase). This increased their listed holdings by 17%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -22% in the previous month.

• CEO at Sensata Technologies Holding plc $ST purchased $501.67K (first-ever purchase). This increased their listed holdings by 14%.

• Director (FEARON RICHARD H) at WATERS CORP /DE/ $WAT purchased $306.34K (2nd largest purchase, out of 3). This increased their listed holdings by 43%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -20% in the previous month. Their last purchase was 650 days ago.

• CEO and Chairman of the Board at Bausch & Lomb Corp $BLCO purchased $251.96K (9th largest purchase, out of 11). 5 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• EVP & Chief Legal Officer at Bausch & Lomb Corp $BLCO purchased $250.33K (first-ever purchase). 5 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• President and CEO at GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. $ROCK purchased $231.59K (first-ever purchase). Dip Buy: the stock was down -25% in the previous month.

• Director (WELCH M SCOTT) at LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP $LKFN purchased $277.25K (26th largest purchase, out of 55). This increased their listed holdings by 10%. This insider has purchased the stock 2 times in the last 30 days.

• Chief Executive Officer at MANNKIND CORP $MNKD purchased $259.00K (largest purchase ever, out of 5). Dip Buy: the stock was down -52% in the previous month. Reversal: they made 16 straight sales before this purchase. Their last purchase was 1470 days ago.

• Director (WARBURG PINCUS & CO.) at Sotera Health Co $SHC sold $229.05M (12th largest sale, out of 19). This decreased their listed holdings by -43%. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (GTCR INVESTMENT XI LLC) at Sotera Health Co $SHC sold $152.70M (4th largest sale, out of 8). This decreased their listed holdings by -43%. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Executive Chairman at Diamondback Energy, Inc. $FANG sold $18.11M (largest sale ever, out of 25). This decreased their listed holdings by -18%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 11% in the previous month. 5 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Rubenstein Gordon) at Accel Entertainment, Inc. $ACEL sold $5.39M (largest sale ever, out of 18). This decreased their listed holdings by -77%. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• CEO at AXT INC $AXTI sold $4.93M (2nd largest sale, out of 28). Rip Sell: the stock was up 25% in the previous month. 3 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (GOETZ JAMES J) at Palo Alto Networks Inc $PANW sold $3.73M (8th largest sale, out of 10). 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Exec. VP & COO at Diamondback Energy, Inc. $FANG sold $3.62M (largest sale ever, out of 10). This decreased their listed holdings by -19%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 11% in the previous month. 5 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Chief Technology Officer at SEMrush Holdings, Inc. $SEMR sold $2.39M (6th largest sale, out of 39). Rip Sell: the stock was up 54% in the previous 6 months. 2 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Chief of Global Operations at WESTERN DIGITAL CORP $WDC sold $2.17M (3rd largest sale, out of 5). Rip Sell: the stock was up 40% in the previous 3 months. 3 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• SVP, General Counsel, Corp Sec at RELIANCE, INC. $RS sold $1.98M (3rd largest sale, out of 13). This decreased their listed holdings by -22%. Their last sale was 487 days ago. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Yeh William H) at APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. $AAOI sold $1.59M (3rd largest sale, out of 5). Rip Sell: the stock was up 135% in the previous month. Reversal: they made 1 straight purchases before this sale. Their last sale was 461 days ago. 7 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

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