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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-01 22:22 | 2013-02-27 | Smyth Thomas M | Officer - VP and Controller | OPT+S | $100.52 | 6,000 | $603,120 | 2,373 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-16 00:09 | 2013-02-13 | Hooper Max D | Officer - Division President-West | OPT+S | $97.99 | 55,625 | $5,450,544 | 19,289 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-01 18:02 | 2013-01-30 | MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT M | Officer - Senior VP and CFO | OPT+S | $94.90 | 20,400 | $1,935,960 | 19,867 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-18 21:09 | 2012-12-17 | POWERS B SHAUN | Officer - Division President - North | OPT+S | $89.05 | 52,583 | $4,682,516 | 44,203 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-18 01:13 | 2012-12-13 | Smyth Thomas M | Officer - VP and Controller | OPT+S | $90.05 | 7,825 | $704,641 | 2,296 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-18 01:12 | 2012-12-13 | HOVEY JAMES W | Director | SELL | $89.97 | 5,000 | $449,850 | 69,250 | -6.7% |
| 2012-12-14 19:46 | 2012-12-06 | VAN RODEN JOHN C JR | Director | OPT+S | $87.43 | 2,000 | $174,860 | 5,540 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-14 01:40 | 2012-12-12 | DOUGHERTY ROBERT A | Officer - Sr. V.P. and CIO | OPT+S | $90.34 | 20,000 | $1,806,800 | 5,423 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-13 00:10 | 2012-12-10 | Thoman Thomas S | Officer - Division President - Gases | OPT+S | $91.28 | 25,800 | $2,355,024 | 642 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-13 00:11 | 2012-12-10 | Stark Ronald J | Officer - Senior VP - Sales/Marketing | OPT+S | $91.29 | 8,500 | $775,965 | 5,190 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-13 00:12 | 2012-12-11 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | OPT+S | $91.21 | 21,000 | $1,915,410 | 26,681 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-13 00:14 | 2012-12-11 | MOLININI MICHAEL | Officer - Exec. VP and COO | OPT+S | $91.31 | 52,271 | $4,772,865 | 52,267 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-13 00:13 | 2012-12-11 | CICHOCKI ANDREW R | Officer - SVP - Distribution Ops. & BPI | OPT+S | $91.14 | 23,700 | $2,160,018 | 81,928 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-11 02:17 | 2012-12-06 | WILSON DWIGHT T | Officer - Senior VP Human Resources | OPT+S | $87.93 | 29,000 | $2,549,970 | 15,832 | 0.0% |
| 2012-11-29 00:43 | 2012-11-26 | MCCAUSLAND PETER | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chariman | SELL | $88.60 | 1,200,000 | $106,320,000 | 6,806,139 | -15.0% |
| 2012-11-06 17:49 | 2012-11-02 | Smyth Thomas M | Officer - VP and Controller | OPT+S | $89.99 | 3,250 | $292,468 | 2,296 | 0.0% |
| 2012-11-06 17:49 | 2012-11-02 | CICHOCKI ANDREW R | Officer - SVP - Distribution Ops. & BPI | OPT+S | $90.18 | 15,900 | $1,433,862 | 76,928 | 0.0% |
| 2012-09-14 22:37 | 2012-09-12 | Rohde Michael E | Officer - Division President - South | OPT+S | $84.67 | 14,000 | $1,185,380 | 2,518 | 0.0% |
| 2012-09-12 22:13 | 2012-09-10 | DOUGHERTY ROBERT A | Officer - Sr. V.P. and CIO | OPT+S | $86.03 | 12,900 | $1,109,787 | 5,369 | 0.0% |
| 2012-09-10 21:17 | 2012-09-06 | Smyth Thomas M | Officer - VP and Controller | OPT+S | $83.81 | 1,625 | $136,191 | 2,219 | 0.0% |
| 2012-06-14 23:31 | 2012-06-12 | SNEED PAULA A | Director | OPT+S | $84.90 | 6,665 | $565,859 | 31,345 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-23 20:26 | 2012-03-22 | Lodge Terry L | Officer - Division President-Central | OPT+S | $85.08 | 400 | $34,032 | 412 | 0.0% |
| 2012-02-27 20:22 | 2012-02-23 | POWERS B SHAUN | Officer - Division President - East | OPT+S | $81.50 | 11,500 | $937,250 | 9,255 | 0.0% |
| 2012-02-27 20:28 | 2012-02-23 | DOUGHERTY ROBERT A | Officer - Sr. V.P. and CIO | OPT+S | $81.50 | 12,000 | $978,000 | 5,253 | 0.0% |
| 2012-02-23 17:51 | 2012-02-21 | Hooper Max D | Officer - Division President-West | OPT+S | $80.06 | 12,800 | $1,024,768 | 19,010 | 0.0% |
| 2012-02-14 20:15 | 2012-02-13 | STOUT DAVID M | Director | OPT+S | $79.22 | 3,800 | $301,036 | 22,701 | 0.0% |
| 2011-12-28 03:44 | 2011-12-22 | CICHOCKI ANDREW R | Officer - Division President | OPT+S | $79.05 | 9,617 | $760,224 | 76,928 | 0.0% |
| 2011-12-23 00:45 | 2011-12-20 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | SELL | $78.19 | 3,000 | $234,570 | 11,729 | -20.4% |
| 2011-12-14 01:04 | 2011-12-09 | DOUGHERTY ROBERT A | Officer - Sr. V.P. and CIO | OPT+S | $77.67 | 10,000 | $776,700 | 5,188 | 0.0% |
| 2011-12-07 20:29 | 2011-12-05 | Thoman Thomas S | Officer - Division President - Gases | OPT+S | $77.62 | 7,500 | $582,150 | 509 | 0.0% |
| 2011-12-07 20:29 | 2011-12-05 | MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT M | Officer - Senior VP and CFO | OPT+S | $77.02 | 12,000 | $924,240 | 15,406 | 0.0% |
| 2011-12-02 23:07 | 2011-11-30 | Smyth Thomas M | Officer - VP and Controller | OPT+S | $75.82 | 1,625 | $123,209 | 2,006 | 0.0% |
| 2011-11-07 23:56 | 2011-11-03 | MOLININI MICHAEL | Officer - Exec. VP and COO | OPT+S | $70.72 | 18,700 | $1,322,434 | 12,572 | 0.0% |
| 2011-11-02 23:19 | 2011-10-31 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | OPT+S | $70.19 | 10,500 | $737,016 | 20,229 | 0.0% |
| 2011-09-16 23:54 | 2011-09-15 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | OPT+S | $64.70 | 5,500 | $355,850 | 17,714 | 0.0% |
| 2011-08-26 23:50 | 2011-08-25 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | SELL | $62.04 | 2,000 | $124,087 | 17,714 | -10.1% |
| 2011-08-15 20:32 | 2011-08-11 | CLANCEY JOHN P | Director | BUY | $61.60 | 500 | $30,800 | 500 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-29 21:49 | 2011-06-27 | SNEED PAULA A | Director | OPT+S | $68.50 | 3,807 | $260,780 | 25,362 | 0.0% |
| 2011-06-09 23:47 | 2011-06-07 | MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT M | Officer - Senior VP and CFO | OPT+S | $66.49 | 10,200 | $678,198 | 11,938 | 0.0% |
| 2011-05-27 22:29 | 2011-05-25 | DOUGHERTY ROBERT A | Officer - Sr. V.P. and CIO | OPT+S | $67.78 | 18,700 | $1,267,486 | 5,062 | 0.0% |
| 2011-05-24 18:51 | 2011-05-20 | STOUT DAVID M | Director | OPT+S | $67.03 | 5,000 | $335,150 | 18,501 | 0.0% |
| 2011-05-11 20:45 | 2011-05-09 | POWERS B SHAUN | Officer - Division President - East | OPT+S | $68.11 | 11,000 | $749,210 | 9,014 | 0.0% |
| 2011-04-04 20:46 | 2011-04-01 | Graff Leslie J | Officer - Sr. VP Corporate Development | SELL | $66.78 | 5,000 | $333,900 | 19,687 | -20.3% |
| 2011-04-02 00:43 | 2011-03-31 | CICHOCKI ANDREW R | Officer - Division President | OPT+S | $66.86 | 15,614 | $1,043,941 | 69,345 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-30 22:03 | 2011-03-28 | MOLININI MICHAEL | Officer - Exec. VP and COO | OPT+S | $66.62 | 3,581 | $238,550 | 12,297 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-24 01:08 | 2011-02-18 | WILSON DWIGHT T | Officer - Senior VP Human Resources | OPT+S | $64.25 | 4,900 | $314,825 | 2,431 | 0.0% |
| 2011-02-18 01:32 | 2011-02-16 | Young Robert H. Jr. | Officer - Sr. VP & Gen. Counsel | BUY | $62.52 | 745 | $46,577 | 8,507 | +9.6% |
| 2011-02-18 00:39 | 2011-02-16 | MILLER TED B JR | Director | BUY | $64.50 | 10,000 | $645,000 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009-11-12 18:22 | 2009-11-09 | Hooper Max D | Officer - Division President-West | SELL | $47.86 | 20,800 | $995,488 | 15,149 | -57.9% |
| 2009-11-11 01:59 | 2009-11-09 | Hooper Max D | Officer - Division President-West | OPT+S | $47.86 | 20,800 | $995,488 | 15,149 | 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.