Top insider trades (Wed, Mar 18)

Connor’s Commentary

There were 293 new insider trades filed.

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• Director (LEVY PAUL S) at Loar Holdings Inc. $LOAR purchased $4.87M (3rd largest purchase, out of 8). Reversal: they made 2 straight sales before this purchase. 3 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (FARRELL SARAH E) at Reddit, Inc. $RDDT purchased $1.39M (2nd largest purchase, out of 2). This increased their listed holdings by 17%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -40% in the previous 3 months.

• Director (PEREZ DE LA MESA MANUEL J) at POOL CORP $POOL purchased $1.02M (2nd largest purchase, out of 6). Dip Buy: the stock was down -21% in the previous month. 2 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (McElhinney Paul) at StandardAero, Inc. $SARO purchased $983.61K (2nd largest purchase, out of 2). This increased their listed holdings by 15%. Their last purchase was 526 days ago.

• Director (Ragatz Erik D.) at Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. $GO purchased $702.62K (8th largest purchase, out of 10). This increased their listed holdings by 11%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -38% in the previous month. 4 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days. May be a regularly scheduled yearly transaction.

• Chief Executive Officer at SoFi Technologies, Inc. $SOFI purchased $500.52K (6th largest purchase, out of 43). Dip Buy: the stock was down -32% in the previous 3 months. This insider has purchased the stock 2 times in the last 30 days.

• See Remarks at SLR Investment Corp. $SLRC purchased $493.10K (23rd largest purchase, out of 71). 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (Bilger Bruce R) at Stellus Capital Investment Corp $SCM purchased $397.49K (largest purchase ever, out of 11). This increased their listed holdings by 24%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -22% in the previous month. Their last purchase was 1364 days ago. 2 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• CEO at TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC $TACT purchased $351.04K (largest purchase ever, out of 6). This increased their listed holdings by 59%. Their last purchase was 2107 days ago.

• President and CEO at Stellus Capital Investment Corp $SCM purchased $318.87K (first purchase of SCM). Dip Buy: the stock was down -22% in the previous month. 2 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days. Is part of a dividend reinvestment.

• Director (Bradbury Thomas L) at Smith Douglas Homes Corp. $SDHC purchased $256.89K (2nd largest purchase, out of 2). This increased their listed holdings by 62%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -31% in the previous month. 3 other insiders also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Chief Financial Officer at Finance of America Companies Inc. $FOA purchased $174.40K (first-ever purchase). This increased their listed holdings by 46%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -25% in the previous month. 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (EICHER CAROL S) at Arq, Inc. $ARQ purchased $151.01K (first-ever purchase). This increased their listed holdings by 80%. Dip Buy: the stock was down -45% in the previous month. 1 other insider also purchased the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (DOUGLAS KEVIN) at IMAX CORP $IMAX sold $21.48M (largest sale ever, out of 16). Their last sale was 3776 days ago. 1 other insider also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (DENNER ALEXANDER J) at IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC $IRWD sold $20.53M (3rd largest sale, out of 6). This decreased their listed holdings by -41%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 157% in the previous 6 months. Reversal: they made 3 straight purchases before this sale. 6 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (COGHILL CLINT D) at Amplify Energy Corp. $AMPY sold $6.45M (first-ever sale). This decreased their listed holdings by -27%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 38% in the previous 3 months. Reversal: they made 3 straight purchases before this sale.

• Director (Rodgers Thurman J) at Enphase Energy, Inc. $ENPH sold $5.99M (6th largest sale, out of 15). Rip Sell: the stock was up 41% in the previous 3 months.

• EVP, Chief Legal and Admin Off at Diamondback Energy, Inc. $FANG sold $3.76M (largest sale ever, out of 10). This decreased their listed holdings by -25%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 10% in the previous month. 8 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• President & CEO at Curbline Properties Corp. $CURB sold $3.31M (3rd largest sale, out of 4). This decreased their listed holdings by -16%.

• CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER at Alphatec Holdings, Inc. $ATEC sold $3.20M (largest sale ever, out of 16). This decreased their listed holdings by -24%. Dip Sell: the stock was down -37% in the previous 3 months. 4 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Senior Vice President at Archer-Daniels-Midland Co $ADM sold $2.57M (3rd largest sale, out of 5). Their last sale was 1477 days ago. 3 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• EVP Stores at BUCKLE INC $BKE sold $2.52M (largest sale ever, out of 11). This decreased their listed holdings by -30%.

• Chief Medical Officer at Liquidia Corp $LQDA sold $1.28M (2nd largest sale, out of 3). This decreased their listed holdings by -16%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 154% in the previous year. 7 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• SVP, Chief HR Officer at AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC $APEI sold $1.11M (largest sale ever, out of 3). This decreased their listed holdings by -28%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 29% in the previous month. 2 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

• Director (AE RED HOLDINGS, LLC) at Redwire Corp $RDW sold $1.09M (12th largest sale, out of 34). Rip Sell: the stock was up 28% in the previous month. This insider has sold the stock 2 times in the last 30 days. Appears to be regularly scheduled monthly transaction.

• EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec at Delek US Holdings, Inc. $DK sold $495.46K (2nd largest sale, out of 6). This decreased their listed holdings by -13%. Rip Sell: the stock was up 21% in the previous month. 6 other insiders also sold the stock in the last 30 days.

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