Carl Hull (Co-founder and CEO since 2014) purchased $942,000 of stock on the 25th of November at $26.94. The company recently floated at $27. There was significant subscription by both directors and executives in the IPO with 5 directors spending in total over $3 million and 2 executives spending in total over $700,000. The number […]
Hutham Olayan (Director since 2006) purchased 25,000 shares on November 12th at $55.40, spending $1.4m and increasing her holdings to 218,478 shares. This is Olayan’s third open market buy since joining the board 14 years ago and is by far her largest. Her last purchase was in 2011 at $20. We were also intrigued to […]
Anthony Jabbour (CEO since 2020) purchased $1 million of stock on the 6th of November at $26.31. This is his first purchase since the IPO in July 2020 when he subscribed for $4.4 million at $22. He only made 3 purchases when CEO at Black Knight but they were well-timed. Bryan Hipsher (CFO since 2020) […]
After seeing a cluster of four directors, the Chairman, a Divisional President, the CEO and CFO all buy shares on September 21st, one of the buyers, Allen Hugli (Director) has made an additional purchase spending $160,000 at $15.97. This is a solid show of confidence from board members and officers, and a mixture of buying […]
Albert Bourla’s sale of $5.5m of stock on the announcement of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine success generated significant headlines as it represented 62% of his equity holding. When ranking stocks a key point we look at is the sale relative to their total holding. In the US executives typically have options that are exercisable to become […]
Gregory Hayes (CEO since 2020, first joined 2003) purchased $3 million of stock on the 28th Oct at US$54.82. This is his first ever purchase and he has been a regular seller, crystalising approx $24 million through option sales (net of the option cost). Thomas Kennedy (Chairman since 2020, previously CEO of Raytheon from 2016 […]
AMG Advanced Metallurgical – (+N, 29-Sep-20) – Heinz Schimmelbusch (Chairman and CEO since 2015) purchased €140,000 of stock on the 25th of September at €13.95. This is his first purchase since 2013 and his record across his 6 previous purchases is strong and he qualifies as a “Smart Buyer”. This trades does come after a […]
Tamara Gustavson (Non-Executive since 2008) purchased $8.1 million of stock on the 10th of September at $217.65. The trade is unusual as it is only her second purchase since 2006 and she had been a regular, material seller between 2006-15. Her only recent previous purchase was for $15 million at $215 in 2016. Ronald Havner […]
Kenneth Ambrecht (Director since 2005) purchased $200,000 worth of stock on September 1st at $66.38, adding to the $440,000 he spent from May-August at prices ranging from $60-65. Despite being on the board for 15 years these are his first open market purchases. John Berding (President of American Money Management Corp, Director since 2012) has […]
Aveva’s announcement of the purchase of OSIsoft is the latest boost to the company’s share price. The shares are now up 40% since we positively rated them on director buying on the 31st of March. This is what we said: Jennifer Allerton (Director since 2013) purchased 5,000 shares on March 31 at £34.52, spending £172,000 […]