GTE Insider Trading
GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. 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 Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-21 01:13 | 2015-11-18 | West Lawrence | Officer - VP, Exploration | BUY | $2.27 | 13,000 | $29,549 | 220,030 | +6.3% |
| 2015-09-01 23:15 | 2015-08-31 | Evans Jim | Officer - VP, Corp Services & Compliance | BUY | $2.50 | 61,000 | $152,494 | 61,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-25 00:37 | 2015-08-24 | Nightingale Duncan | Officer - Executive Vice President | BUY | $1.93 | 11,600 | $22,425 | 161,101 | +7.8% |
| 2015-08-21 20:19 | 2015-08-20 | Nightingale Duncan | Officer - Executive Vice President | BUY | $2.08 | 7,000 | $14,583 | 149,501 | +4.9% |
| 2015-08-14 18:28 | 2015-08-13 | Hazell Evan | Director | BUY | $2.30 | 30,000 | $69,045 | 30,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-12 02:30 | 2015-08-10 | West Lawrence | Officer - VP, Exploration | BUY | $2.27 | 17,000 | $38,607 | 207,030 | +8.9% |
| 2015-08-07 23:19 | 2015-08-06 | Guidry Gary | Director, Officer - President and CEO | BUY | $2.19 | 100,000 | $218,570 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-08-07 18:18 | 2015-08-06 | Ellson Ryan | Officer - CFO | BUY | $2.20 | 50,000 | $110,170 | 280,030 | +21.7% |
| 2015-06-26 23:03 | 2015-06-09 | Dey Peter James | Director | BUY | $2.94 | 20,000 | $58,824 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-06-26 23:02 | 2015-06-10 | Royal Ronald | Director | BUY | $3.09 | 88,000 | $272,246 | 88,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-06-26 23:00 | 2015-06-24 | Wade Brooke N. | Director | BUY | $2.91 | 100,000 | $291,480 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2015-06-16 23:57 | 2015-06-15 | Johnson Alan Martin | Officer - VP, Asset Management | BUY | $3.06 | 26,400 | $80,670 | 46,400 | +132.0% |
| 2015-06-04 21:03 | 2015-06-02 | Price John Scott Ward | Director | SELL | $3.01 | 400,000 | $1,203,600 | 2,711,081 | -12.9% |
| 2013-06-05 01:09 | 2013-06-03 | Orunesu Rafael | Officer - Pres., GTE Argentina | OPT+S | $6.40 | 82,500 | $528,000 | 1,826,333 | 0.0% |
| 2013-03-02 00:47 | 2013-02-28 | O'Leary Shane P. | Officer - COO | OPT+S | $6.00 | 300,000 | $1,800,720 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-16 20:40 | 2012-03-15 | Kirton Nicholas G. | Director | BUY | $6.05 | 16,561 | $100,194 | 46,561 | +55.2% |
| 2012-03-09 02:49 | 2012-03-08 | Moreira Julio Cesar Dias | Officer - Pres., GT Brasil Ltda. | SELL | $6.12 | 75,000 | $459,000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-03-08 20:03 | 2012-03-07 | Moreira Julio Cesar Dias | Officer - Pres., GT Brasil Ltda. | SELL | $5.75 | 19,252 | $110,703 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-03-06 01:30 | 2012-03-02 | Moreira Julio Cesar Dias | Officer - Pres., GT Brasil Ltda. | SELL | $5.85 | 5,748 | $33,648 | 19,252 | -23.0% |
| 2011-12-19 20:34 | 2011-12-16 | Hardy David Eldon | Officer - VP, Legal, and Secretary | BUY | $4.85 | 10,000 | $48,489 | 54,527 | +22.5% |
| 2011-12-15 02:40 | 2011-12-13 | Coffield Dana | Director, Officer - CEO and President | SELL | $4.93 | 307,500 | $1,515,729 | 1,854,238 | -14.2% |
| 2011-12-15 02:39 | 2011-12-13 | O'Leary Shane P. | Officer - COO | SELL | $4.83 | 60,000 | $289,560 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011-12-14 02:19 | 2011-12-12 | Coffield Dana | Director, Officer - CEO and President | SELL | $5.01 | 300,000 | $1,503,180 | 2,161,738 | -12.2% |
| 2011-12-13 00:59 | 2011-12-08 | Coffield Dana | Director, Officer - CEO and President | SELL | $5.25 | 200,000 | $1,049,300 | 2,461,738 | -7.5% |
| 2011-06-01 20:27 | 2011-05-31 | Macey Gerald Joseph | Director | BUY | $7.09 | 20,000 | $141,748 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-03-21 20:39 | 2011-03-17 | O'Leary Shane P. | Officer - COO | SELL | $7.96 | 40,000 | $318,228 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011-03-11 00:43 | 2011-03-09 | Antony Raymond Peter | Director | SELL | $8.11 | 150,000 | $1,216,830 | 352,533 | -29.8% |
| 2010-09-21 00:26 | 2010-09-17 | Orunesu Rafael | Officer - Pres., GTE Argentina | OPT+S | $6.63 | 80,000 | $530,408 | 1,769,683 | 0.0% |
| 2010-09-02 18:50 | 2010-09-01 | O'Leary Shane P. | Officer - COO | SELL | $6.68 | 10,000 | $66,832 | 10,300 | -49.3% |
| 2010-08-20 23:14 | 2010-08-19 | Dawson Walter | Director | SELL | $6.00 | 17,052 | $102,321 | 301,587 | -5.4% |
| 2010-08-20 01:22 | 2010-08-18 | Dawson Walter | Director | SELL | $6.00 | 396,753 | $2,380,637 | 318,639 | -55.5% |
| 2010-08-18 19:21 | 2010-08-17 | Dawson Walter | Director | SELL | $6.00 | 36,195 | $217,170 | 715,392 | -4.8% |
| 2010-08-18 00:30 | 2010-08-17 | SCOTT JEFFREY J | Director | SELL | $6.05 | 50,000 | $302,550 | 2,363,861 | -2.1% |
| 2010-08-17 22:59 | 2010-08-17 | SCOTT JEFFREY J | Director | SELL | $5.95 | 50,000 | $297,545 | 2,413,861 | -2.0% |
| 2010-08-17 00:54 | 2010-08-13 | Johnson Verne | Director | SELL | $5.95 | 62,493 | $371,977 | 895,238 | -6.5% |
| 2010-08-12 15:22 | 2010-08-10 | Coffield Dana | Director, Officer - CEO and President | SELL | $6.01 | 192,500 | $1,156,059 | 1,608,828 | -10.7% |
| 2010-03-18 21:40 | 2010-03-17 | Johnson Verne | Director | SELL | $5.83 | 133,725 | $779,670 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010-03-18 04:58 | 2010-03-16 | Johnson Verne | Director | SELL | $5.91 | 48,100 | $284,439 | 133,725 | -26.5% |
| 2010-03-13 02:12 | 2010-03-11 | Johnson Verne | Director | SELL | $5.86 | 15,000 | $87,848 | 181,825 | -7.6% |
| 2010-03-12 01:27 | 2010-03-11 | O'Leary Shane P. | Officer - COO | SELL | $5.88 | 30,000 | $176,280 | 20,300 | -59.6% |
| 2010-03-11 02:44 | 2010-03-10 | O'Leary Shane P. | Officer - COO | SELL | $5.92 | 60,000 | $355,380 | 50,300 | -54.4% |
| 2010-03-10 03:07 | 2010-03-08 | Johnson Verne | Director | SELL | $5.96 | 200,000 | $1,192,760 | 196,825 | -50.4% |
| 2010-03-10 03:05 | 2010-03-08 | Eden Martin H | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $5.93 | 50,000 | $296,565 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010-03-05 03:13 | 2010-03-03 | Price John Scott Ward | Director | SELL | $5.88 | 3,572,969 | $21,010,487 | 3,111,081 | -53.5% |
| 2009-12-02 19:59 | 2009-11-30 | Eden Martin H | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $5.70 | 75,000 | $427,545 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2009-11-19 02:06 | 2009-11-17 | Price John Scott Ward | Director | SELL | $5.70 | 200,000 | $1,140,000 | 3,111,081 | -6.0% |
| 2009-09-10 21:16 | 2009-09-03 | Antony Raymond Peter | Director | SELL | $3.87 | 142,919 | $553,511 | 352,533 | -28.8% |
| 2009-08-19 23:19 | 2009-08-18 | Price John Scott Ward | Director | SELL | $3.75 | 100,000 | $374,810 | 3,311,081 | -2.9% |
| 2009-03-18 00:35 | 2009-03-13 | Price John Scott Ward | Director | SELL | $2.63 | 200,000 | $525,720 | 3,411,081 | -5.5% |
| 2008-12-02 00:59 | 2008-11-26 | Johnson Verne | Director | SELL | $2.37 | 126,591 | $300,413 | 895,238 | -12.4% |
How to Interpret $GTE Trades
Not every insider transaction in GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $GTE 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 GTE
Insider activity data for GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. 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 $GTE, 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.