Large Insider Purchases
Institutional-Scale SEC Form 4 Buy Signals
The Signal of $1M+ Conviction
When a corporate executive invests more than $1,000,000 of their own capital into company shares, it represents the highest level of conviction. These seven-figure purchases reflect management's belief in the company's future value.
| Filing Date | Trade Date | Ticker | Company Name | Reporting Person | Relationship | Industry | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-26 23:36 | 2012-04-24 | PBYI | PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $14.00 | 100,000 | $1,400,000 | 3,300,000 | +3.1% |
| 2012-04-27 00:06 | 2012-04-23 | NPHC | Nutra Pharma Corporation | DEITSCH RIK J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President, CEO | Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products | BUY | $1,741.88 | 148,000 | $257,798,240 | 62,218,334 | +0.2% |
| 2012-04-26 20:40 | 2012-04-25 | LTRX | LANTRONIX INC | TL Investment GmbH | 10% owner | Computer Communications Equipment | BUY | $2.80 | 1,605,709 | $4,499,999 | 5,878,396 | +37.6% |
| 2012-04-25 14:49 | 2012-04-24 | NBOH | N/A | Smail James R | Director | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 84,170 | $1,262,550 | 207,665 | +68.2% |
| 2012-04-26 00:44 | 2012-04-23 | USAP | N/A | PENNANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $44.02 | 25,052 | $1,102,689 | 825,899 | +3.1% |
| 2012-04-25 03:39 | 2012-04-24 | N/A | N/A | SIC Advisors LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.03 | 1,108,033 | $10,000,000 | 1,108,033 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-25 03:51 | 2012-04-24 | N/A | N/A | Taube Brook | Director | Other | BUY | $9.03 | 1,108,033 | $10,000,000 | 1,108,033 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-24 00:14 | 2012-04-20 | NTK | N/A | Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.00 | 210,000 | $8,610,000 | 6,201,258 | +3.5% |
| 2012-04-21 00:25 | 2012-04-18 | USAP | N/A | PENNANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $43.94 | 63,100 | $2,772,898 | 800,847 | +8.6% |
| 2012-04-20 04:39 | 2012-04-17 | NTK | N/A | Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $40.25 | 700,000 | $28,175,000 | 5,991,258 | +13.2% |
| 2012-04-19 22:52 | 2012-04-19 | HMNC | N/A | LARSON CHRISTOPHER | Director, Officer - CFO | Other | BUY | $3,280.00 | 8,000 | $26,240,000 | 588,825 | +1.4% |
| 2012-04-19 13:16 | 2012-04-16 | ETRM | N/A | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $2.22 | 2,271,705 | $5,050,000 | 1,234,341 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-20 00:18 | 2012-04-13 | CYNX | N/A | 5Barz International, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7,700.00 | 51,333,333 | $395,266,664,100 | 464,745,971 | +12.4% |
| 2012-04-19 22:57 | 2012-04-13 | RNGE | RING ENERGY, INC. | NESTRIPKE DENNY W | Director, Officer - Vice President | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $25,500.00 | 6,000 | $153,000,000 | 33,000 | +22.2% |
| 2012-04-18 16:57 | 2012-04-16 | NA | N/A | MARCHAND CHRISTINE A | Officer - CFO and Treasurer | Other | BUY | $4,401.78 | 2,667 | $11,739,556 | 7,667 | +53.3% |
| 2012-04-18 17:01 | 2012-04-16 | NA | N/A | KUHLERS CHAD E | Officer - Chief Operating Officer | Other | BUY | $4,399.56 | 2,666 | $11,729,223 | 7,666 | +53.3% |
| 2012-04-18 23:07 | 2012-04-16 | PCO | N/A | HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.14 | 2,500,000 | $2,853,500 | 52,679,332 | +5.0% |
| 2012-04-19 03:02 | 2012-04-16 | CBRL | CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC | BIGLARI, SARDAR | 10% owner, Other | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $55.77 | 43,788 | $2,442,232 | 3,795,865 | +1.2% |
| 2012-04-18 01:35 | 2012-04-17 | EAC | N/A | Morgan Quinn | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.00 | 1,050,000 | $8,400,000 | 600,854 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-18 01:38 | 2012-04-17 | EAC | N/A | Q&U Investments, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.00 | 3,150,000 | $25,200,000 | 600,854 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-17 21:07 | 2012-04-13 | CERX | RING ENERGY, INC. | NESTRIPKE DENNY W | Director, Officer - Vice President | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $25,500.00 | 6,000 | $153,000,000 | 33,000 | +22.2% |
| 2012-04-16 19:38 | 2012-04-12 | SEAC | SeaChange International Inc. | Feld Peter A | Director | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $8.12 | 150,000 | $1,218,000 | 22,650 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-13 00:01 | 2012-04-10 | TCPC | BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. | LEVKOWITZ HOWARD | Director, Officer, Other - CEO | Other | BUY | $14.75 | 77,451 | $1,142,402 | 47,451 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-13 00:03 | 2012-04-10 | CBRL | CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC | BIGLARI, SARDAR | 10% owner, Other | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $55.08 | 73,100 | $4,026,633 | 3,752,077 | +2.0% |
| 2012-04-12 01:21 | 2012-04-09 | TXI | N/A | NNS Holding | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $33.66 | 119,519 | $4,023,033 | 6,575,056 | +1.9% |
| 2012-04-12 01:28 | 2012-04-09 | USAP | N/A | PENNANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.96 | 33,339 | $1,398,998 | 719,109 | +4.9% |
| 2012-04-09 23:03 | 2012-04-03 | VPRT | CIMPRESS plc | SMITH THOMAS W | 10% owner, Other | Commercial Printing | BUY | $39.59 | 100,000 | $3,959,440 | 1,436,679 | +7.5% |
| 2012-04-10 00:26 | 2012-04-05 | CBRL | CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC | BIGLARI, SARDAR | 10% owner, Other | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $55.64 | 68,800 | $3,828,011 | 3,678,977 | +1.9% |
| 2012-04-05 22:01 | 2012-04-03 | TXI | N/A | NNS Holding | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $33.82 | 55,315 | $1,870,621 | 6,455,537 | +0.9% |
| 2012-04-06 02:33 | 2012-04-03 | CHUX | N/A | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.85 | 18,067,581 | $177,965,673 | 20,147,143 | +868.8% |
| 2012-04-05 17:49 | 2012-04-03 | CRTX | N/A | Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.25 | 1,443,913 | $9,024,456 | 15,687,538 | +10.1% |
| 2012-04-06 01:21 | 2012-04-04 | ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | Loeb Daniel S | Director, 10% owner, Other | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $6.00 | 763,888 | $4,583,328 | 7,258,829 | +11.8% |
| 2012-04-04 23:59 | 2012-04-02 | HCA | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 10% owner | Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC | BUY | $25.71 | 57,500 | $1,478,256 | 3,416,210 | +1.7% |
| 2012-04-05 00:32 | 2011-11-15 | ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | Kortlang Benjamin John | Director | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $5.92 | 823,813 | $4,873,431 | 658 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-04 21:11 | 2012-04-04 | ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | Madrone Partners, L.P. | 10% owner | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $6.00 | 763,889 | $4,583,334 | 763,889 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-05 00:32 | 2012-04-04 | ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | KPCB GREEN GROWTH FUND LLC | 10% owner | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $6.00 | 728,215 | $4,369,290 | 959,009 | +315.5% |
| 2012-04-04 21:10 | 2011-11-15 | ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | McJunkin Jameson J | Director, 10% owner | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $5.82 | 790,271 | $4,598,666 | 26,382 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-04 18:59 | 2012-04-02 | END | N/A | GMT CAPITAL CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.13 | 106,514 | $1,291,525 | 4,399,328 | +2.5% |
| 2012-04-05 00:51 | 2012-04-02 | CBRL | CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC | BIGLARI, SARDAR | 10% owner, Other | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $56.26 | 50,100 | $2,818,521 | 3,610,177 | +1.4% |
| 2012-04-04 21:11 | 2011-11-15 | ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | DEMPSEY NEAL | Director | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $5.60 | 180,069 | $1,007,774 | 13,402 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-03 21:21 | 2012-03-30 | ASTI | Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. | TFG Radiant Investment Group Ltd | 10% owner | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $0.50 | 8,067,390 | $4,001,425 | 16,032,842 | +101.3% |
| 2012-04-03 21:38 | 2012-03-30 | PZG | N/A | FCMI FINANCIAL CORP ET AL | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.05 | 1,170,732 | $2,400,001 | 16,744,234 | +7.5% |
| 2012-04-04 02:58 | 2012-03-30 | SPB | N/A | HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $34.97 | 105,100 | $3,674,864 | 29,535,808 | +0.4% |
| 2012-04-04 02:57 | 2012-03-30 | SPB | N/A | HARBINGER GROUP INC. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $34.97 | 105,100 | $3,674,864 | 29,535,808 | +0.4% |
| 2012-04-03 23:03 | 2012-03-30 | ENPH | Enphase Energy, Inc. | Loeb Daniel S | Director, 10% owner, Other | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $8.02 | 919,890 | $7,379,910 | 197,300 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-02 19:15 | 2012-03-29 | GGR | N/A | Israel Land Development Company- Energy Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5,892,234.00 | 32,740,479 | $192,914,563,540,086 | 49,207,118 | +198.8% |
| 2012-04-02 23:58 | 2012-03-29 | BBSI | BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC | Estate of William W. Sherertz | 10% owner | Services-Help Supply Services | BUY | $1,000.00 | 28,973 | $28,973,000 | 28,973 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-03 00:17 | 2012-03-29 | BBSI | BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC | Jacobsen Sherertz, Kimberly J. | 10% owner | Services-Help Supply Services | BUY | $1,000.00 | 28,973 | $28,973,000 | 28,973 | +100.0% |
| 2012-04-02 21:00 | 2012-03-29 | TXI | N/A | NNS Holding | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $34.38 | 157,763 | $5,424,618 | 6,400,222 | +2.5% |
| 2012-04-03 04:57 | 2012-03-29 | CYNX | N/A | 5Barz International, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $126,265.56 | 413,412,638 | $52,199,776,346,449 | 413,412,638 | +100.0% |
Institutional Conviction in Form 4
Tracking these institutional-scale purchases allows you to follow the "smart money" when their conviction is highest. When an executive or a 10% beneficial owner commits a seven-figure sum to an open-market transaction, it bypasses the routine noise of stock-based compensation. These trades are often a precursor to major corporate developments or a signal that management views the current market valuation as significantly disconnected from the company’s internal growth trajectory. By monitoring these high-value entries, investors can align their portfolios with the capital of those who possess the most intimate understanding of a business's long-term health and potential.
Filtering the Market Noise
Our platform is designed to eliminate the noise and focus strictly on high-impact accumulation from directors and CEOs betting big on their company’s future. The SEC EDGAR database is frequently flooded with thousands of automated Form 4 filings, many of which involve small, technical, or pre-scheduled trades that offer little predictive value for the average investor. By applying a strict $1,000,000 minimum threshold, we isolate the transactions where insiders are taking substantial personal financial risk. This high-conviction filter serves as a powerful transparency tool, identifying the exact moments when corporate leadership moves away from passive ownership toward aggressive capital deployment.
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.