ARG Insider Trading
ARG | Market Equity
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at ARG provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Market Equity sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 18:56 | 2016-03-30 | SNEED PAULA A | Director | SELL | $141.73 | 3,520 | $498,890 | 41,941 | -7.7% |
| 2016-03-11 01:13 | 2016-03-08 | Stark Ronald J | Officer - Senior VP - Sales/Marketing | OPT+S | $141.59 | 11,000 | $1,557,490 | 6,045 | 0.0% |
| 2016-03-11 01:14 | 2016-03-09 | CICHOCKI ANDREW R | Officer - SVP - Airgas, Inc. | OPT+S | $141.69 | 9,648 | $1,367,025 | 91,300 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-27 03:30 | 2016-02-25 | Thoman Thomas S | Officer - Division President - Gases | OPT+S | $141.58 | 14,000 | $1,982,120 | 475 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-27 03:29 | 2016-02-24 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | OPT+S | $141.40 | 14,700 | $2,078,580 | 36,718 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-27 03:29 | 2016-02-24 | MOLININI MICHAEL | Director, Officer - President and CEO | OPT+S | $141.32 | 30,000 | $4,239,600 | 53,121 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-19 20:56 | 2016-02-17 | Wehner Martin J | Officer - Division Pres - Process Gases | OPT+S | $140.90 | 800 | $112,720 | 1,679 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-13 01:24 | 2016-02-10 | Claypool Pamela J | Officer - Division President - North | OPT+S | $140.28 | 100 | $14,028 | 1,594 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-05 20:54 | 2016-02-03 | Jones Douglas L. | Officer - Division President - West | OPT+S | $140.13 | 4,000 | $560,520 | 4,524 | 0.0% |
| 2015-12-24 18:50 | 2015-12-23 | Worley R. Jay | Officer - SVP - Distribution Operations | OPT+S | $137.99 | 2,500 | $344,975 | 3,037 | 0.0% |
| 2015-09-17 17:31 | 2015-09-15 | Broadus Charles E. Jr | Officer - Division President - South | OPT+S | $94.05 | 9,900 | $931,095 | 1,105 | 0.0% |
| 2015-08-28 01:03 | 2015-08-25 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | SELL | $94.48 | 6,500 | $614,120 | 36,626 | -15.1% |
| 2015-08-20 20:56 | 2015-08-18 | MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT M | Officer - Senior VP and CFO | OPT+S | $108.67 | 23,500 | $2,553,745 | 30,338 | 0.0% |
| 2015-08-21 01:35 | 2015-08-18 | MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT M | Officer - Senior VP and CFO | SELL | $106.16 | 23,500 | $2,494,760 | 30,338 | -43.6% |
| 2015-08-17 23:36 | 2015-08-13 | THOMAS LEE M | Director | OPT+S | $105.13 | 3,627 | $381,307 | 57,748 | 0.0% |
| 2015-07-01 00:34 | 2015-06-26 | Broadus Charles E. Jr | Officer - Division President - South | OPT+S | $107.45 | 8,500 | $913,325 | 1,097 | 0.0% |
| 2015-06-12 15:49 | 2015-06-09 | DOUGHERTY ROBERT A | Officer - Sr. V.P. and CIO | OPT+S | $103.55 | 12,000 | $1,242,600 | 5,698 | 0.0% |
| 2015-06-05 00:11 | 2015-06-02 | Worley R. Jay | Officer - SVP - Distribution Operations | OPT+S | $102.40 | 1,000 | $102,400 | 3,022 | 0.0% |
| 2015-06-05 00:12 | 2015-06-03 | STOUT DAVID M | Director | OPT+S | $104.55 | 4,850 | $507,058 | 34,898 | 0.0% |
| 2015-05-18 23:39 | 2015-05-14 | Jones Douglas L. | Officer - Division President - West | OPT+S | $103.09 | 1,333 | $137,419 | 4,341 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-20 23:38 | 2015-02-18 | Lodge Terry L | Officer - Division President-Central | OPT+S | $116.08 | 13,200 | $1,532,256 | 6,808 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-11 01:05 | 2015-02-06 | Smyth Thomas M | Officer - VP and Controller | OPT+S | $115.39 | 5,200 | $600,028 | 2,890 | 0.0% |
| 2014-12-24 00:04 | 2014-12-22 | POWERS B SHAUN | Officer - Division President - North | OPT+S | $116.42 | 34,100 | $3,969,922 | 44,741 | 0.0% |
| 2014-11-26 20:15 | 2014-11-25 | Thoman Thomas S | Officer - Division President - Gases | OPT+S | $116.89 | 22,800 | $2,665,092 | 338 | 0.0% |
| 2014-11-25 00:23 | 2014-11-21 | Thoman Thomas S | Officer - Division President - Gases | OPT+S | $117.28 | 7,500 | $879,600 | 338 | 0.0% |
| 2014-11-04 18:53 | 2014-10-31 | DOUGHERTY ROBERT A | Officer - Sr. V.P. and CIO | OPT+S | $111.42 | 14,000 | $1,559,880 | 5,698 | 0.0% |
| 2014-09-30 22:29 | 2014-09-26 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | OPT+S | $112.26 | 5,000 | $561,300 | 28,003 | 0.0% |
| 2014-08-29 20:43 | 2014-08-27 | Smyth Thomas M | Officer - VP and Controller | OPT+S | $109.84 | 9,000 | $988,560 | 2,778 | 0.0% |
| 2014-08-08 23:46 | 2014-08-06 | MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT M | Officer - Senior VP and CFO | OPT+S | $108.67 | 24,000 | $2,608,080 | 24,636 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-28 22:16 | 2014-03-26 | SNEED PAULA A | Director | SELL | $106.92 | 4,242 | $453,555 | 36,940 | -10.3% |
| 2014-03-21 23:24 | 2014-03-20 | Broadus Charles E. Jr | Officer - Division President - South | OPT+S | $106.81 | 3,000 | $320,430 | 673 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-22 00:58 | 2014-03-20 | Thoman Thomas S | Officer - Division President - Gases | OPT+S | $107.00 | 11,000 | $1,177,000 | 266 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-21 23:24 | 2014-03-20 | Lodge Terry L | Officer - Division President-Central | OPT+S | $107.68 | 3,950 | $425,336 | 1,070 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-21 23:24 | 2014-03-19 | STOUT DAVID M | Director | OPT+S | $107.83 | 6,500 | $700,882 | 26,248 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-12 22:30 | 2014-03-10 | STOUT DAVID M | Director | OPT+S | $107.93 | 4,000 | $431,720 | 26,248 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-10 18:36 | 2014-03-06 | STOUT DAVID M | Director | OPT+S | $108.16 | 3,500 | $378,560 | 26,248 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-06 20:28 | 2014-03-04 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | OPT+S | $107.40 | 3,750 | $402,750 | 27,983 | 0.0% |
| 2013-12-06 00:47 | 2013-12-03 | WOLF ELLEN C | Director | OPT+S | $106.64 | 16,056 | $1,712,212 | 7,149 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-27 20:24 | 2013-11-25 | Broadus Charles E. Jr | Officer - Division President - South | OPT+S | $109.86 | 2,625 | $288,383 | 1,147 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-22 01:52 | 2013-11-19 | DOUGHERTY ROBERT A | Officer - Sr. V.P. and CIO | OPT+S | $109.51 | 7,217 | $790,334 | 5,698 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-13 00:44 | 2013-11-08 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | OPT+S | $108.07 | 5,000 | $540,350 | 26,723 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-01 23:43 | 2013-10-30 | Smyth Thomas M | Officer - VP and Controller | OPT+S | $108.63 | 10,000 | $1,086,300 | 2,582 | 0.0% |
| 2013-09-23 22:03 | 2013-09-19 | Young Robert H. Jr. | Officer - Sr. VP & Gen. Counsel | OPT+S | $107.10 | 12,238 | $1,310,690 | 13,578 | 0.0% |
| 2013-09-23 22:03 | 2013-09-19 | MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT M | Officer - Senior VP and CFO | OPT+S | $107.00 | 23,300 | $2,493,100 | 23,350 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-09 19:30 | 2013-08-07 | Lodge Terry L | Officer - Division President-Central | OPT+S | $105.89 | 2,500 | $264,725 | 916 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-02 22:47 | 2013-08-01 | Broadus Charles E. Jr | Officer - Division President - South | OPT+S | $105.00 | 3,600 | $377,997 | 1,113 | 0.0% |
| 2013-06-04 17:55 | 2013-05-31 | Stark Ronald J | Officer - Senior VP - Sales/Marketing | OPT+S | $103.49 | 10,050 | $1,040,075 | 5,371 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-21 01:16 | 2013-05-16 | Rohde Michael E | Officer - Division President - South | OPT+S | $100.26 | 24,150 | $2,421,279 | 2,738 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-09 22:01 | 2013-05-07 | STOUT DAVID M | Director | OPT+S | $98.14 | 3,953 | $387,947 | 26,248 | 0.0% |
| 2013-03-08 21:14 | 2013-03-06 | DOUGHERTY ROBERT A | Officer - Sr. V.P. and CIO | OPT+S | $101.76 | 20,483 | $2,084,350 | 5,480 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $ARG Trades
Not every insider transaction in ARG is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $ARG shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for ARG
Insider activity data for ARG is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $ARG, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.