OMC Insider Trading
OMNICOM GROUP INC. | Services-Advertising Agencies
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at OMNICOM GROUP 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 Services-Advertising Agencies sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 23:33 | 2017-07-26 | Hewitt Dennis E. | Officer - Treasurer | SELL | $79.11 | 900 | $71,196 | 43,561 | -2.0% |
| 2017-07-26 23:41 | 2017-07-24 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $82.19 | 483 | $39,695 | 7,724 | -5.9% |
| 2017-04-24 23:41 | 2017-04-20 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $83.80 | 800 | $67,040 | 7,721 | -9.4% |
| 2017-04-24 23:40 | 2017-04-20 | COLEMAN LEONARD S JR | Director | SELL | $83.93 | 2,038 | $171,049 | 24,853 | -7.6% |
| 2017-02-14 00:37 | 2017-02-09 | Hewitt Dennis E. | Officer - Treasurer | SELL | $85.14 | 1,400 | $119,197 | 36,175 | -3.7% |
| 2016-12-14 00:33 | 2016-12-09 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $85.80 | 23,400 | $2,007,743 | 7,422 | -75.9% |
| 2016-11-29 00:38 | 2016-11-23 | COLEMAN LEONARD S JR | Director | SELL | $87.74 | 986 | $86,507 | 25,843 | -3.7% |
| 2016-11-16 00:44 | 2016-11-11 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $80.53 | 184 | $14,818 | 30,822 | -0.6% |
| 2016-10-25 00:02 | 2016-10-20 | Hewitt Dennis E. | Officer - Treasurer | SELL | $79.57 | 1,000 | $79,570 | 37,575 | -2.6% |
| 2016-08-19 00:03 | 2016-08-16 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $84.55 | 824 | $69,669 | 30,440 | -2.6% |
| 2016-06-10 23:36 | 2016-06-09 | CRAWFORD BRUCE | Director, Officer - Chairman | SELL | $84.31 | 22,800 | $1,922,268 | 128,650 | -15.1% |
| 2016-05-26 23:48 | 2016-05-25 | WREN JOHN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $82.35 | 35,104 | $2,890,881 | 896,754 | -3.8% |
| 2016-02-19 00:40 | 2016-02-16 | COOK ERROL M | Director | SELL | $74.13 | 7,417 | $549,822 | 28,162 | -20.8% |
| 2016-02-18 00:44 | 2016-02-12 | Hewitt Dennis E. | Officer - Treasurer | SELL | $72.64 | 2,000 | $145,280 | 29,722 | -6.3% |
| 2015-07-27 23:34 | 2015-07-23 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $74.15 | 225 | $16,684 | 28,827 | -0.8% |
| 2015-05-20 23:41 | 2015-05-18 | Hewitt Dennis E. | Officer - Treasurer | SELL | $78.15 | 1,500 | $117,225 | 33,179 | -4.3% |
| 2015-04-27 23:40 | 2015-04-23 | DENISON SUSAN S | Director | SELL | $77.58 | 12,286 | $953,177 | 30,288 | -28.9% |
| 2015-04-27 23:42 | 2015-04-23 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $77.68 | 976 | $75,816 | 29,548 | -3.2% |
| 2015-02-28 00:45 | 2015-02-25 | COLEMAN LEONARD S JR | Director | SELL | $79.10 | 3,022 | $239,040 | 24,331 | -11.0% |
| 2014-10-31 23:37 | 2014-10-29 | CRAWFORD BRUCE | Director, Officer - Chairman | SELL | $70.28 | 21,600 | $1,518,048 | 155,150 | -12.2% |
| 2014-07-25 23:35 | 2014-07-24 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $72.72 | 1,932 | $140,495 | 28,685 | -6.3% |
| 2013-02-23 00:28 | 2013-02-20 | CRAWFORD BRUCE | Director, Officer - Chairman | SELL | $57.47 | 21,600 | $1,241,352 | 176,750 | -10.9% |
| 2012-10-24 23:44 | 2012-10-22 | OBRIEN MICHAEL J | Officer - Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. | OPT+S | $48.97 | 14,801 | $724,805 | 22,772 | 0.0% |
| 2012-09-07 23:45 | 2012-09-05 | PURCELL JOHN R | Director | SELL | $51.75 | 40,000 | $2,070,000 | 25,219 | -61.3% |
| 2012-08-20 23:29 | 2012-08-16 | WREN JOHN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | OPT+S | $51.66 | 66,466 | $3,433,634 | 833,413 | 0.0% |
| 2012-07-31 01:32 | 2012-07-26 | WEISENBURGER RANDALL J | Officer - Exec Vice Pres and CFO | OPT+S | $49.87 | 300,000 | $14,960,370 | 689,294 | 0.0% |
| 2012-07-23 23:48 | 2012-07-19 | PURCELL JOHN R | Director | SELL | $50.10 | 45,000 | $2,254,550 | 65,219 | -40.8% |
| 2012-05-03 23:42 | 2012-05-01 | CRAWFORD BRUCE | Director, Officer - Chairman | SELL | $51.86 | 33,600 | $1,742,496 | 205,350 | -14.1% |
| 2012-03-16 23:55 | 2012-03-14 | MEAD PETER | Officer - Vice Chairman | OPT+S | $49.05 | 100,000 | $4,905,000 | 790 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-15 00:02 | 2012-03-12 | WREN JOHN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $48.76 | 241,890 | $11,793,879 | 885,831 | -21.4% |
| 2012-03-12 21:00 | 2012-03-09 | WREN JOHN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | OPT+S | $48.62 | 258,110 | $12,549,308 | 1,127,721 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-08 23:49 | 2012-03-07 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $47.95 | 2,040 | $97,818 | 23,728 | -7.9% |
| 2011-08-10 18:33 | 2011-08-08 | COOK ERROL M | Director | BUY | $41.17 | 500 | $20,583 | 24,603 | +2.1% |
| 2011-07-28 23:41 | 2011-07-27 | ANGELASTRO PHILIP J | Officer - Sr. VP Finance/Controller | OPT+S | $47.02 | 78,642 | $3,697,810 | 115,946 | 0.0% |
| 2011-05-26 23:34 | 2011-05-25 | MEAD PETER | Officer - Vice Chairman | SELL | $46.40 | 10,426 | $483,777 | 790 | -93.0% |
| 2010-10-26 23:36 | 2010-10-22 | OBRIEN MICHAEL J | Officer - Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. | OPT+S | $43.20 | 27,783 | $1,200,331 | 25,918 | 0.0% |
| 2010-07-30 00:19 | 2010-07-27 | COLEMAN LEONARD S JR | Director | SELL | $37.78 | 4,000 | $151,120 | 19,285 | -17.2% |
| 2010-04-26 23:41 | 2010-04-22 | Simm Daryl | Officer - Chmn/CEO Omnicom Media Group | OPT+S | $42.19 | 258,334 | $10,900,377 | 32,245 | 0.0% |
| 2010-03-26 23:28 | 2010-03-24 | Carroll Thomas | Officer - President & CEO TBWA Worldwide | OPT+S | $40.00 | 80,000 | $3,200,064 | 25,091 | 0.0% |
| 2010-03-13 00:27 | 2010-03-10 | Brymer Charles E | Officer - President & CEO DDB Worldwide | OPT+S | $38.76 | 40,000 | $1,550,320 | 13,227 | 0.0% |
| 2009-07-30 00:22 | 2009-07-28 | OBRIEN MICHAEL J | Officer - Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. | SELL | $33.57 | 5,286 | $177,451 | 28,400 | -15.7% |
| 2009-06-29 23:35 | 2009-06-25 | Birkin Michael | Officer - Vice Chairman | OPT+S | $32.21 | 50,000 | $1,610,450 | 83,666 | 0.0% |
| 2009-02-21 00:35 | 2009-02-18 | RICE LINDA JOHNSON | Director | SELL | $26.57 | 250 | $6,643 | 14,958 | -1.6% |
| 2009-02-14 00:28 | 2009-02-12 | OBRIEN MICHAEL J | Officer - Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. | SELL | $27.45 | 28,127 | $772,140 | 37,200 | -43.1% |
| 2008-10-29 23:16 | 2008-10-27 | BATKIN ALAN R | Director | BUY | $27.40 | 1,000 | $27,398 | 1,686 | +145.8% |
| 2008-09-26 23:49 | 2008-09-24 | WEISENBURGER RANDALL J | Officer - Executive Vice President & CFO | OPT+S | $39.43 | 22,204 | $875,544 | 402,804 | 0.0% |
| 2008-09-26 23:48 | 2008-09-24 | WEISENBURGER RANDALL J | Officer - Executive Vice President & CFO | OPT+S | $39.07 | 83,300 | $3,254,139 | 425,008 | 0.0% |
| 2008-05-21 23:57 | 2008-05-19 | Simm Daryl | Officer - Chmn/CEO Omnicom Media Group | SELL | $49.70 | 4,203 | $208,889 | 8,200 | -33.9% |
| 2008-05-20 00:06 | 2008-05-15 | Robertson Andrew | Officer - President/CEO BBDO Worldwide | OPT+S | $49.88 | 40,000 | $1,995,000 | 34,409 | 0.0% |
| 2008-05-15 23:42 | 2008-05-13 | Birkin Michael | Officer - Vice Chairman | OPT+S | $48.89 | 54,260 | $2,652,874 | 70,162 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $OMC Trades
Not every insider transaction in OMNICOM GROUP INC. is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $OMC 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 OMC
Insider activity data for OMNICOM GROUP 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 $OMC, 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.