Written by MarketBeat Staff
November 30, 2023
An insider trade occurs when a corporate executive (such as a CEO, CFO or COO) that has non-public information about a company buys or sells shares of that company's stock. Company insiders are required by law to regularly report their stock purchases and sales to the SEC.
Tracking a company's insider trades is a metric that can be used to identify the direction that the company's executives believes that the company is headed. If a number of insiders purchase more shares of their company, they may believe that the company will have strong future earnings and that the share price will increase in the near future.
For example, if Microsoft's CEO, CFO and COO all recently purchased additional shares of Microsoft stock, that would be an indication that there could be unreported news that may positively effect Microsoft's stock price in the near future.
This slideshow lists the 15 companies that have had the highest levels of insider buying within the last 180 days.
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $73,574.66
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 12
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 4,215
- Who Bought Shares
- Horras Betty A Baudler (Director), James R Larson II (Director), Jeffery C Baker (Director), Jeffrey K Putzier (Insider), John Patrick Nelson (President), Michelle R Cassabaum (Director), Patrick G Hagan (Director) and Scott T Bauer (Insider)
About Ames National
Ames National Corporation operates as a multi-bank holding company that provides banking products and services primarily in Boone, Clarke, Hancock, Marshall, Polk, Story, and Union counties in central, north central, and south-central Iowa. The company accepts a range of deposits, including checking and savings accounts; and time deposits, such as money market accounts and certificates of deposit.
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#2 - Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $172,655.17
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 18
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 15,236
- Who Bought Shares
- Allan Jr Bridgford (Insider), Baron Bridgford (Insider), Baron RH Bridgford II (President), Brian E Bridgford (VP), Christopher William Cole (SVP), Dennis Gregory Scott (Director), Juan Luis Silva (VP) and Richard Eugene Bridgford (VP)
About Bridgford Foods
Bridgford Foods Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen, refrigerated, and snack food products in the United States. It operates in two segments, Frozen Food Products and Snack Food Products. The company primarily offers biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, and dry sausage and beef jerky products.
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#3 - Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE:HASI)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $468,889.80
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 8
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 22,445
- Who Bought Shares
- Charles Melko (CAO), Clarence D Armbrister (Director), Jeffrey Eckel (Insider), Jeffrey Lipson (CEO), Marc T Pangburn (CFO), Richard Santoroski (EVP), Steven Chuslo (EVP) and Teresa Brenner (Director)
About Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc provides capital and services to the energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainable infrastructure markets in the United States. The company's projects include building or facility that reduce energy usage or cost through the use of solar generation and energy storage or energy efficiency improvements, including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC), as well as lighting, energy controls, roofs, windows, building shells, and/or combined heat and power systems.
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#4 - Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ:RMCF)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $792,879.03
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 40
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 160,138
- Who Bought Shares
- A Allen Arroyo (CFO), Andrew Ford (VP), Brett P Seabert (Director), Global Value Investment Corp (Major Shareholder), Jeffrey Richart Geygan (Director), Kara L Conklin (VP), Robert J Sarlls (CEO) and Starlette B Johnson (Director)
About Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a confectionery franchisor, manufacturer, and retail operator. It operates through Franchising, Manufacturing, Retail Stores, and Other segments. The company produces approximately 400 chocolate candies and other confectionery products, including clusters, caramels, creams, toffees, mints, and truffles; and offers 15 varieties of caramel apples and other products that are prepared in individual stores, as well as provides ice cream, coffee, and other sundries.
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#5 - HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $96,447,120.39
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 9
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 9,053,391
- Who Bought Shares
- Jack Hightower (CEO), Jason A Edgeworth (Director), John Paul Dejoria (Major Shareholder), Keith E Forbes (VP), Michael L Hollis (President), Rodney L Woodard (COO) and Steven W Tholen (CFO)
About HighPeak Energy
HighPeak Energy, Inc, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Midland Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
#6 - TrustCo Bank Corp NY (NASDAQ:TRST)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $156,086.21
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 8
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 5,842
- Who Bought Shares
- Curtis N Powell (Director), Frank B Silverman (Director), Kevin M Curley (COO), Michael James Hall (General Counsel), Michael M Ozimek (CFO), Robert J Mccormick (CEO) and Robert M Leonard (EVP)
About TrustCo Bank Corp NY
TrustCo Bank Corp NY operates as the holding company for Trustco Bank, a federal savings bank that provides personal and business banking services to individuals, partnerships, and corporations. The company accepts deposits; and offers loans and investments. It also operates as a real estate investment trust that acquires, holds, and manages real estate mortgage assets, including residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities.
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- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $34,405.24
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 18
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 902
- Who Bought Shares
- Alexandra C Chiaruttini (CAO), Joseph Thomas Hand (CEO), Mark S Snyder (VP), Matthew E Poff (CFO), Matthew J Scarpato (VP), Steven R Rasmussen (Director) and Vernon L Bracey (VP)
About York Water
The York Water Company impounds, purifies, and distributes drinking water. It owns and operates three wastewater collection systems; eight wastewater collection and treatment systems; and two reservoirs, including Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which hold approximately 2.2 billion gallons of water. The company also operates a 15-mile pipeline from the Susquehanna River to Lake Redman; and owns groundwater wells that supply water to customers in the York and Adams Counties.
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#8 - Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $1,349,421.45
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 12
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 169,455
- Who Bought Shares
- Bryan M Hackworth (CFO), David Cheung Hyen Chong (EVP), Edward K Zinser (Director), Paul D Arling (CEO), Romulo Pontual (Director) and Toro 18 Holdings Llc (Major Shareholder)
About Universal Electronics
Universal Electronics Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells pre-programmed and universal control products, audio-video (AV) accessories, and intelligent wireless security and smart home products for video services, consumer electronics, security, home automation, climate control, and home appliance markets.
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- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $109,136.48
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 9
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 110,966
- Who Bought Shares
- Gaetan Michel (COO), Guy Archibald Innes (Director), Jacob Vincent Micallef (Insider), Martin Charles Faulkes (Director), Phillip Barnes (Director) and Salvatore Thomas Butera (CEO)
About VolitionRx
VolitionRx Limited, a multi-national epigenetics company, engages in the development of blood tests to help diagnose and monitor a range of cancers, and sepsis and COVID-19 worldwide. It offers Nu.Q Vet cancer screening blood test for dogs and other animals; Nu.Q Nets for monitoring the immune system; Nu.Q Cancer that detect cancer; Nu.Q Capture capturing and concentrating samples for more accurate diagnosis; and Nu.Q Discover, a solution to profiling nucleosomes.
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- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $81,934.00
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 8
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 35,100
- Who Bought Shares
- Craig W Philips (President), Keith Baker (CFO), Pauline Kenny (General Counsel), Raymond J Bartoszek (Director), Shawn Iadonato (CEO) and Thierry Guillaudeux (Insider)
About Kineta
Kineta, Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, develops immunotherapies in the field of immuno-oncology, cancer, neurology, and arenaviruses. The company is developing KVA12123, an anti-VISTA antagonist mAb immunotherapy, which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, and gastric cancer.
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#11 - Martin Midstream Partners (NASDAQ:MMLP)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $1,134,748.22
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 48
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 484,730
- Who Bought Shares
- Chris H Booth (VP), Randall Tauscher (COO), Robert D Bondurant (CEO), Ruben S Martin (Director), Scot A Shoup (VP) and Sharon L Taylor (CFO)
About Martin Midstream Partners
Martin Midstream Partners L.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides terminalling, processing, storage, and packaging services for petroleum products and by-products primarily in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Terminalling and Storage, Transportation, Sulfur Services, and Natural Gas Liquids.
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#12 - Mid Penn Bancorp (NASDAQ:MPB)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $167,741.41
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 7
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 8,113
- Who Bought Shares
- Brian Arden Sr Hudson (Director), Bruce A Kiefer (Director), Frank Gumina Jr (Director), Maureen M Gathagan (Director), Rory G Ritrievi (CEO) and Soto Matthew G De (Director)
About Mid Penn Bancorp
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Mid Penn Bank that engages in the provision of commercial banking services to individuals, partnerships, non-profit organizations, and corporations. The company offers various time and demand deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, clubs, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts.
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- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $806,268.66
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 31
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 1,110,229
- Who Bought Shares
- Equity Fund Lp Star (Major Shareholder), Jeffrey E Eberwein (Chairman), Jeffrey E Eberwein (Major Shareholder), Mitchell I Quain (Director), Richard Kenneth Jr Coleman (CEO), Ronald A Schumacher (Chairman) and Thatcher Butcher (Insider)
About Star Equity
Star Equity Holdings, Inc provides healthcare solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Diagnostic Services, Diagnostic Imaging, Construction, and Investments. It offers imaging services primarily to cardiologists, internal medicine physicians, and family practice doctors; and imaging systems, including nuclear cardiac and general purpose nuclear imaging systems to physician offices and hospitals.
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- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $1,471,544.01
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 6
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 23,302
- Who Bought Shares
- Chris C Ruble (COO), Kyle R Mitchin (Insider), Laurie Anne Tucker (Director), Michael L Hance (Insider), Nancee L Ronning (Insider) and Thomas Schmitt (CEO)
About Forward Air
Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Expedited Freight and Intermodal. The Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services; local pick-up and delivery services; and other services, which include final mile, truckload, shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling.
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#15 - FS Credit Opportunities (NYSE:FSCO)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $995,467.06
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 9
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 215,002
- Who Bought Shares
- David J Adelman (Insider), Della Clark (Director), Fsh Seed Capital Vehicle I Llc (Insider), Michael C Forman (CEO), Philip E Hughes Jr (Director) and Robert NC Nix III (Director)
About FS Credit Opportunities
FS Credit Opportunities Corp. is a close ended fixed income fund launched by Franklin Square Capital Partners. The fund is managed by FS Global Advisor, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets across the globe, with a strong focus on Europe and the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies that are operating across diversified sectors.
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#16 - Darling Ingredients (NYSE:DAR)
- Dollar Amount of Shares Purchased
- $814,757.90
- Number of Insider Purchases in the Last 180 Days
- 7
- Volume of Shares Purchased
- 17,838
- Who Bought Shares
- Charles L Adair (Director), Gary W Mize (Director), Joseph Manzi (CAO), Matthew J Jansen (COO), Patrick Mcnutt (EVP) and Robert W Day (EVP)
About Darling Ingredients
Darling Ingredients Inc develops, produces, and sells natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients in North America, Europe, China, South America, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. It offers ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries.
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