COV Insider Trading
COV | Market Equity
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at COV 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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-09 00:08 | 2014-12-05 | Sgrignari Michael | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $103.48 | 25,795 | $2,669,393 | 10,724 | -70.6% |
| 2014-12-04 00:57 | 2014-12-01 | Tarnoff Michael E | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $100.99 | 8,000 | $807,903 | 27,192 | -22.7% |
| 2014-12-04 00:57 | 2014-12-03 | REILLEY DENNIS H | Director | OPT+S | $101.39 | 10,521 | $1,066,741 | 46,532 | 0.0% |
| 2014-11-18 00:06 | 2014-11-14 | Lannum Coleman N III | Officer - Vice President | BUY | $93.53 | 821 | $76,789 | 3,512 | +30.5% |
| 2014-11-18 00:09 | 2014-11-17 | BROWN RICHARD G JR | Officer - Vice President and Controller | BUY | $94.44 | 5,300 | $500,515 | 66,887 | +8.6% |
| 2014-11-13 00:02 | 2014-11-10 | Clemmer James C | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $92.48 | 3,464 | $320,340 | 49,190 | -6.6% |
| 2014-11-11 00:10 | 2014-11-07 | BRUST ROBERT H | Director | SELL | $92.03 | 4,000 | $368,124 | 5,897 | -40.4% |
| 2014-08-28 23:11 | 2014-08-26 | Lannum Coleman N III | Officer - Vice President | BUY | $87.23 | 3,338 | $291,163 | 3,312 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-27 23:02 | 2014-08-26 | Lannum Coleman N III | Officer - Vice President | BUY | $87.46 | 1,736 | $151,825 | 2,421 | +253.4% |
| 2014-08-21 23:04 | 2014-08-19 | Lannum Coleman N III | Officer - Vice President | BUY | $87.82 | 1,720 | $151,056 | 1,921 | +855.7% |
| 2014-08-19 23:03 | 2014-08-18 | Lannum Coleman N III | Officer - Vice President | BUY | $87.58 | 4,100 | $359,066 | 11,042 | +59.1% |
| 2014-08-19 23:03 | 2014-08-18 | BROWN RICHARD G JR | Officer - Vice President and Controller | BUY | $87.69 | 2,000 | $175,388 | 500 | +100.0% |
| 2014-03-28 23:56 | 2014-03-28 | Dockendorff Charles J | Officer - EVP & Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $72.50 | 90,730 | $6,577,925 | 112,131 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-04 00:03 | 2014-02-28 | ALMEIDA JOSE E | Director, Officer - President and Chief Executive | OPT+S | $72.00 | 50,000 | $3,600,000 | 213,750 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-21 00:05 | 2014-02-18 | Lannum Coleman N III | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $71.40 | 3,200 | $228,483 | 6,638 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-15 00:13 | 2014-02-13 | BROWN RICHARD G JR | Officer - Vice President and Controller | SELL | $71.00 | 4,000 | $284,000 | 54,040 | -6.9% |
| 2014-02-13 00:04 | 2014-02-11 | Lannum Coleman N III | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $70.22 | 961 | $67,486 | 6,603 | -12.7% |
| 2014-02-13 00:04 | 2014-02-11 | Hanson Bryan C | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $69.97 | 32,480 | $2,272,756 | 26,334 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-13 00:04 | 2014-02-11 | King Brian Douglas | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $70.00 | 17,946 | $1,256,220 | 37,111 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-13 00:04 | 2014-02-11 | Wehrly Peter L | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $69.97 | 8,286 | $579,754 | 44,637 | 0.0% |
| 2014-01-31 00:02 | 2014-01-28 | Lannum Coleman N III | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $69.23 | 13,787 | $954,489 | 7,564 | 0.0% |
| 2014-01-25 00:03 | 2014-01-24 | BROWN RICHARD G JR | Officer - Vice President and Controller | SELL | $70.00 | 4,000 | $280,000 | 58,040 | -6.4% |
| 2014-01-11 00:09 | 2014-01-10 | Dockendorff Charles J | Officer - EVP & Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $69.50 | 90,000 | $6,255,000 | 112,027 | 0.0% |
| 2014-01-11 00:09 | 2014-01-09 | BROWN RICHARD G JR | Officer - Vice President and Controller | SELL | $69.00 | 4,000 | $276,000 | 61,868 | -6.1% |
| 2014-01-11 00:09 | 2014-01-09 | ALMEIDA JOSE E | Director, Officer - President and Chief Executive | OPT+S | $69.00 | 50,000 | $3,450,000 | 213,154 | 0.0% |
| 2013-12-31 22:06 | 2013-12-27 | BROWN RICHARD G JR | Officer - Vice President and Controller | SELL | $68.00 | 4,000 | $272,000 | 65,868 | -5.7% |
| 2013-12-17 00:37 | 2013-12-16 | King Brian Douglas | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $66.50 | 5,000 | $332,500 | 37,028 | -11.9% |
| 2013-12-11 00:09 | 2013-12-09 | Green Eric C | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $68.46 | 4,680 | $320,393 | 12,962 | 0.0% |
| 2013-12-10 00:18 | 2013-12-09 | Masterson John H | Officer - SVP and General Counsel | OPT+S | $68.51 | 38,093 | $2,609,774 | 72,207 | 0.0% |
| 2013-12-10 00:04 | 2013-12-06 | Clemmer James C | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $67.85 | 43,607 | $2,958,718 | 37,308 | 0.0% |
| 2013-12-06 00:11 | 2013-12-05 | Sgrignari Michael | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $67.33 | 23,277 | $1,567,199 | 28,285 | 0.0% |
| 2013-12-05 00:23 | 2013-12-02 | Hanson Bryan C | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $68.00 | 36,857 | $2,506,276 | 43,696 | 0.0% |
| 2013-12-05 00:23 | 2013-12-04 | Masterson John H | Officer - SVP and General Counsel | SELL | $66.99 | 391 | $26,193 | 72,207 | -0.5% |
| 2013-11-27 21:48 | 2013-11-26 | Wendell Amy McBride | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $68.00 | 14,000 | $952,000 | 36,626 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-27 21:48 | 2013-11-26 | Green Eric C | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $68.46 | 14,039 | $961,110 | 12,726 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-23 00:04 | 2013-11-22 | Wehrly Peter L | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $66.82 | 4,409 | $294,615 | 41,014 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-23 00:03 | 2013-11-21 | BRUST ROBERT H | Director | OPT+S | $66.68 | 10,521 | $701,496 | 8,217 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-16 00:03 | 2013-11-14 | Wendell Amy McBride | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $66.00 | 14,000 | $924,000 | 36,626 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-16 00:03 | 2013-11-14 | Hanson Bryan C | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $66.16 | 2,889 | $191,141 | 28,876 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-16 00:03 | 2013-11-15 | Dockendorff Charles J | Officer - EVP & Chief Financial Officer | SELL | $66.22 | 39,397 | $2,609,023 | 111,273 | -26.1% |
| 2013-11-16 00:03 | 2013-11-14 | Lannum Coleman N III | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $65.49 | 5,707 | $373,756 | 7,374 | -43.6% |
| 2013-11-16 00:03 | 2013-11-13 | Green Eric C | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $65.00 | 7,392 | $480,480 | 12,726 | -36.7% |
| 2013-11-16 00:03 | 2013-11-14 | ALMEIDA JOSE E | Director, Officer - President and Chief Executive | SELL | $66.00 | 17,500 | $1,155,000 | 200,566 | -8.0% |
| 2013-11-14 00:02 | 2013-11-12 | King Brian Douglas | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $64.25 | 5,000 | $321,250 | 28,465 | -14.9% |
| 2013-11-14 00:02 | 2013-11-12 | Wendell Amy McBride | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $64.31 | 17,209 | $1,106,704 | 36,626 | -32.0% |
| 2013-10-25 23:03 | 2013-10-23 | Dunford Michael P | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $65.00 | 10,251 | $666,315 | 22,455 | 0.0% |
| 2013-10-25 23:03 | 2013-10-23 | Wehrly Peter L | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $64.73 | 8,285 | $536,288 | 29,855 | 0.0% |
| 2013-10-22 23:07 | 2013-10-22 | ALMEIDA JOSE E | Director, Officer - President and Chief Executive | SELL | $64.00 | 17,500 | $1,120,000 | 217,406 | -7.4% |
| 2013-10-01 23:05 | 2013-09-30 | Green Eric C | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $60.84 | 3,440 | $209,300 | 20,093 | -14.6% |
| 2013-08-12 23:11 | 2013-08-08 | Masterson John H | Officer - SVP and General Counsel | OPT+S | $63.77 | 77,616 | $4,949,588 | 62,890 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $COV Trades
Not every insider transaction in COV is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $COV 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 COV
Insider activity data for COV 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 $COV, 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.