Top insider trades (week of Jul 12)

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This week we tracked 450 insider trades and found:

  • This week had the two days with the lowest total insider purchases since 2018 (more info below)

  • GOGO is up 25% since we found a director with 13% 3m returns buying $300k of the stock

  • Director at STRW with 200% 1y returns bought the stock

  • and more…

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Connor

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💰 Insider Trading Data

An interesting finding this week is that we had the *TWO* lowest days of total insider purchasing since 2018 both happened this week. On Tuesday, just over $50k of insider purchases were filed, and on Thursday, we had just under $140k.

💰 Previous Winner

GOGO is up 25% since we found a director with 14% 3m returns buying $296k of the stock in the May 16th CEO Watcher Premium email.

It opened at $12.35 and is up to $15.45 (+25%).

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👀 Top Insider Trades this Week

🥇 Director at CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. ($COSO)

Joseph V. Jr. Topper (Director) at CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. ($COSO) purchased 100,000 shares at $21.50/share ($2.15M total) which increased their vested holdings by +24.1%. The current price is $21.07 (-2.0%). Their median purchase size is $9.71M and this is their 2nd largest purchase out of 15 all time. link

Historic Returns
1m returns: +4.0% weighted | 62% win rate (8/13)
3m returns: +3.4% weighted | 85% win rate (11/13)
6m returns: +10.6% weighted | 100% win rate (13/13)
1y returns: +7.4% weighted | 85% win rate (11/13)

Note: 11 other insiders also purchased the stock (12 total purchases in last 30 days). The company was uplisted and these purchases appear to be from the offering that happened in conjuction with that uplisting.

🥈 Director at Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. ($STRW)

JACK LEVINE (Director) at Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. ($STRW) purchased 10,000 shares at $9.92/share ($99.2K total) which increased their vested holdings by +8.3%. The current price is $10.32 (+4.0%). Their median purchase size is $64.15K and this is their 5th largest purchase out of 17 all time. link

Historic Returns
1m returns: +20.5% weighted | 81% win rate (13/16)
3m returns: +52.9% weighted | 67% win rate (10/15)
6m returns: +230.8% weighted | 60% win rate (9/15)
1y returns: +193.3% weighted | 67% win rate (8/12)

Note: This is the 2nd insider purchase at this company in the last 30 days

🥉 [SOLD] EVP, GMAPPS at Incyte Corporation ($INCY)

Vijay K Iyengar (EVP, GMAPPS) at Incyte Corporation ($INCY) made a large, unusual sale. They just sold 8,617 shares at $68.15/share ($587.28K total) which decreased their vested holdings by -18.6%. The current price is $70.34 (+3.2%). Their median sale size is $539.39K and this is their 6th largest sale out of 15 all time. link

Historic Returns
1m returns: +5.3% weighted | 86% win rate (12/14)
3m returns: +10.2% weighted | 93% win rate (13/14)
6m returns: +10.7% weighted | 71% win rate (10/14)
1y returns: +15.0% weighted | 75% win rate (9/12)

Note: 2 other insiders also sold the stock (3 total sales in last 30 days)

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 📈 Largest Insider Buys (last week)

  • President, CEO, & Chair at Asana, Inc. (ASAN) purchased 449,217 shares at $14.32 for $6.43M. This is their 40th largest purchase (out of 67) and increased their vested position to 56,532,454 shares (+0.80%). -6.24% 1m (+53.97% win rate) / -22.89% 3m (+28.33% win rate) avg returns on 67 previous purchases. This appears to be a regularly scheduled weekly transaction. This is the 3rd insider purchase at this company in the last 30 days. - link

  • Director at CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (COSO) purchased 100,000 shares at $21.5 for $2.15M. This is their 2nd largest purchase (out of 15) and increased their vested position to 514,376 shares (+24.13%). +3.96% 1m (+61.54% win rate) / +3.39% 3m (+84.62% win rate) avg returns on 15 previous purchases. 11 other insiders also purchased the stock (12 total purchases in last 30 days). - link

  • 10% Owner at Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (SHEN) purchased 44,014 shares at $14.57 for $641.48K. This is their 3rd largest purchase (out of 8) and increased their vested position to 2,758,385 shares (+1.62%). +6.83% 1m (+100.00% win rate) avg returns on 8 previous purchases. No 3m returns available. This is the 3rd insider purchase at this company in the last 30 days. - link

  • Director at CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (COSO) purchased 20,000 shares at $21.5 for $430.0K. This is their 1st largest purchase (out of 1) and increased their vested position to 172,263 shares (+13.14%). No returns available. 11 other insiders also purchased the stock (12 total purchases in last 30 days). - link

  • Director at Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ) purchased 2,000 shares at $170.44 for $340.89K. This is their 1st largest purchase (out of 1) and increased their vested position to 2,240 shares (+833.33%). No returns available. This is the 1st insider purchase at this company in the last 30 days. - link

  • Director at CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (COSO) purchased 11,000 shares at $21.5 for $236.5K. This is their 1st largest purchase (out of 1) and increased their vested position to 18,284 shares (+151.02%). No returns available. 11 other insiders also purchased the stock (12 total purchases in last 30 days). - link

  • Director at CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (COSO) purchased 10,000 shares at $21.5 for $215.0K. This is their 1st largest purchase (out of 4) and increased their vested position to 201,251 shares (+5.23%). +3.81% 1m (+100.00% win rate) / +0.38% 3m (+33.33% win rate) avg returns on 4 previous purchases. 11 other insiders also purchased the stock (12 total purchases in last 30 days). - link

  • Director at Oracle Corporation (ORCL) purchased 480 shares at $233.87 for $112.26K. This is their 3rd largest purchase (out of 4) and increased their vested position to 33,385 shares (+1.46%). +11.75% 1m (+66.67% win rate) / +7.29% 3m (+33.33% win rate) avg returns on 4 previous purchases. This is the 1st insider purchase at this company in the last 30 days. - link

  • Director at CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (COSO) purchased 5,000 shares at $21.5 for $107.5K. This is their 1st largest purchase (out of 3) and increased their vested position to 18,129 shares (+38.08%). No returns available. 11 other insiders also purchased the stock (12 total purchases in last 30 days). - link

  • Director at CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (COSO) purchased 4,650 shares at $21.5 for $99.97K. This is their 1st largest purchase (out of 1) and increased their vested position to 83,549 shares (+5.89%). No returns available. 11 other insiders also purchased the stock (12 total purchases in last 30 days). - link

📉 Largest Insider Sells (last week)

  • Executive Chair at Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) sold 2,974,445 shares at $223.86 for $665.86M. This is their 23rd largest sale (out of 63) and decreased their vested position to 902,480,530 shares (-0.33%). +1.10% 1m (+68.85% win rate) / -3.93% 3m (+42.62% win rate) avg returns on 63 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. This appears to be a regularly scheduled yearly transaction. This is the 3rd insider sale at this company in the last 30 days. - link

  • Executive Chair at Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) sold 485,205 shares at $223.99 for $108.68M. This is their 58th largest sale (out of 64) and decreased their vested position to 901,995,325 shares (-0.05%). +1.10% 1m (+68.85% win rate) / -3.93% 3m (+42.62% win rate) avg returns on 64 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. This appears to be a regularly scheduled yearly transaction. This is the 4th insider sale at this company in the last 30 days. - link

  • Director at Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) sold 424,196 shares at $223.28 for $94.71M. This is their 5th largest sale (out of 79) and decreased their vested position to 9,099,990 shares (-4.45%). +0.35% 1m (+47.22% win rate) / +4.30% 3m (+45.83% win rate) avg returns on 79 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. Selling the rip (stock was up 46.81% in the three months before the sale). This is the 20th insider sale at this company in the last 30 days. - link

  • Director at Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) sold 366,764 shares at $218.8 for $80.25M. This is their 6th largest sale (out of 78) and decreased their vested position to 9,524,186 shares (-3.71%). +0.35% 1m (+47.22% win rate) / +4.30% 3m (+45.83% win rate) avg returns on 78 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. This appears to be a regularly scheduled weekly transaction. Selling the rip (stock was up 72.31% in the three months before the sale). This is the 19th insider sale at this company in the last 30 days (and there was 1 other sale on the same day). - link

  • President and CEO at NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) sold 225,000 shares at $161.91 for $36.43M. This is their 11th largest sale (out of 49) and decreased their vested position to 858,173,625 shares (-0.03%). +0.00% 1m (+54.76% win rate) / -4.86% 3m (+28.57% win rate) avg returns on 49 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. This appears to be a regularly scheduled weekly transaction. Selling the rip (stock was up 52.56% in the three months before the sale). This is the 14th insider sale at this company in the last 30 days (and there was 1 other sale on the same day). - link

  • President and CEO at NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) sold 225,000 shares at $158.02 for $35.55M. This is their 12th largest sale (out of 48) and decreased their vested position to 858,398,625 shares (-0.03%). +0.00% 1m (+54.76% win rate) / -4.86% 3m (+28.57% win rate) avg returns on 48 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. This appears to be a regularly scheduled weekly transaction. Selling the rip (stock was up 66.16% in the three months before the sale). This is the 12th insider sale at this company in the last 30 days (and there was 1 other sale on the same day). - link

  • 10% Owner at Carvana Co. (CVNA) sold 100,000 shares at $353.76 for $35.38M. This is their 15th largest sale (out of 418) and decreased their vested position to 99,984,027 shares (-0.10%). -7.72% 1m (+34.31% win rate) / -18.25% 3m (+33.17% win rate) avg returns on 418 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. This appears to be a regularly scheduled weekly transaction. Selling the rip (stock was up 59.27% in the three months before the sale). This is the 27th insider sale at this company in the last 30 days (and there was 1 other sale on the same day). - link

  • 10% Owner at Carvana Co. (CVNA) sold 100,000 shares at $350.63 for $35.06M. This is their 16th largest sale (out of 417) and decreased their vested position to 100,209,027 shares (-0.10%). -7.72% 1m (+34.31% win rate) / -18.25% 3m (+33.17% win rate) avg returns on 417 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. This appears to be a regularly scheduled weekly transaction. Selling the rip (stock was up 59.27% in the three months before the sale). This is the 27th insider sale at this company in the last 30 days (and there was 1 other sale on the same day). - link

  • 10% Owner at Carvana Co. (CVNA) sold 100,000 shares at $341.0 for $34.1M. This is their 20th largest sale (out of 416) and decreased their vested position to 100,434,027 shares (-0.10%). -7.72% 1m (+34.31% win rate) / -18.25% 3m (+33.17% win rate) avg returns on 416 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. This appears to be a regularly scheduled yearly transaction. Selling the rip (stock was up 112.86% in the three months before the sale). This is the 22nd insider sale at this company in the last 30 days. - link

  • Director at T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS) sold 139,680 shares at $236.8 for $33.08M. This is their 56th largest sale (out of 56) and decreased their vested position to 647,591,004 shares (-0.02%). -1.51% 1m (+32.00% win rate) / -8.44% 3m (+6.00% win rate) avg returns on 56 previous sales. Is part of a 10b5-1 plan. This appears to be a regularly scheduled weekly transaction. This is the 6th insider sale at this company in the last 30 days. - link

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