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Kimberly Anne Rutledge, Chief People Officer at Q2 Holdings, sold 25,288 shares in two transactions on March 5 and March 9, 2026, realizing roughly $1.3 million. The trades occurred while the stock was trading close to its 52-week low and after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter results that included an earnings-per-share miss alongside stro…
Scott Bender, chairman and CEO of Cactus Inc. (WHD), sold 63,963 shares of Class A Common Stock on March 5, 2026, at $50.74 per share for a total of $3.2 million. The company recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat analyst estimates on both adjusted EPS and revenue, while the shares traded near $51.70 and have risen 26% over the pas…
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Vice President Christopher E. Mead sold 4,000 shares of AJG on March 5, 2026 for roughly $908,472 and exercised options to buy 4,000 shares at $79.59 the same day. The company has continued expansion through recent acquisitions in the U.S. and Germany and received an upgraded rating from Mizuho, while analysts weigh the im…
Ouster director Virginia Boulet bought 6,500 shares of the company's common stock on March 6, 2026, at a weighted average price of $20.95, totaling $136,175. The transaction followed a period of volatile trading and came after a quarter in which Ouster handily beat revenue, margin and EPS expectations.
Danielle Burkhalter, Chief Human Resources Officer of Surgery Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGRY), sold 7,736 shares on March 6, 2026, for $13.60 per share, generating $105,209. The sale was disclosed as a tax-related disposition tied to the vesting of restricted stock. One day earlier, Burkhalter received 43,180 restricted shares valued at $609,975 that…
William Trenton Webb, American Group President at Surgery Partners, sold 2,066 shares on March 5 and 6, 2026, for a total of $28,653 at prices between $13.86 and $13.93 to cover tax liabilities tied to restricted stock vesting. On March 5 he was also granted 31,892 restricted shares valued at $449,996 at a price of $14.11, which vest over the next …
Director Decker Thomas H. reported the sale of 5,000 shares of MEXCO Energy Corp (NASDAQ: MXC) on March 5, 2026, via a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares were sold in two trades at prices between $13.45 and $14.70, generating proceeds of $70,375. After the transactions, Decker directly holds 18,400 shares and his s…
Gerald J. Ford, a roughly 10% stakeholder in Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH), disposed of 259,771 shares on March 5, 2026 for about $9.8 million. The trade occurred as Hilltop reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results and an analyst lifted the stock's price target. Ford retains a mix of direct and indirect holdings across trusts and i…
Most Asian currencies traded under pressure as persistent uncertainty over the conflict involving Iran kept the dollar supported. The Chinese yuan bucked the regional trend, firming significantly after January-February trade data surprised to the upside. Mixed signals on prospects for deescalation and fresh economic revisions in Japan also shaped f…
A new study from industry groups finds U.S. solar installations fell in 2025 after federal policy changes disrupted project economics and approvals. Installed capacity dropped to 43 GW from nearly 50 GW the prior year, with utility-scale and community solar segments seeing double-digit declines. Texas led state-level additions, and the report proje…
Security officials across Southeast Asia report a rising trend of teenagers becoming radicalized by white supremacist and mass-violence content circulated largely via social media and encrypted messaging channels. Indonesian authorities say at least 97 youths - some as young as 11 - are under monitoring after exposure to material that glorifies att…
Human Rights Watch reports that explosive drone strikes carried out by Haitian security forces since last March have killed at least 1,243 people and injured hundreds more, including dozens of civilians and children. The group says operations have intensified in recent months and highlights involvement by Vectus Global, a U.S. private military comp…
The Council on American-Islamic Relations reports a record 8,683 anti-Muslim and anti-Arab complaints in 2025, attributing part of the rise to administration policies aimed at pro-Palestinian protesters and immigration enforcement. The group highlights concentrated impacts in employment, immigration and travel screening, and cites specific cases an…
Clarivate is cheap on multiple cash-based metrics. Recent Q4 beats, guidance for double-digit free cash flow growth, and talks to divest Life Sciences position it to materially cut leverage. If execution holds, the stock can re-rate from cyclical distressed multiples to a more normal software/analytics multiple. This trade targets a move to $6 on a…
Snowflake is down sharply in 2026 despite 30% revenue growth, improving AI positioning, and strong free cash flow. The pullback has created a tradable entry at $182.81 with asymmetric upside to $260 while limiting risk with a $150 stop. This is a long-term trade (180 trading days) sized to account for headline risk and execution uncertainty.
Archer Aviation Chief Technology Officer Thomas Paul Muniz sold 94,725 shares of Class A common stock on March 5, 2026, for roughly $612,018 to cover tax withholding tied to vested restricted stock units. The transaction leaves Muniz with 1,345,430 Archer shares. The company reported a Q4 2025 EPS miss and minimal revenue, has filed to allow resale…
Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ: SLDE) Chief Executive Officer Bruce Lucas sold 532,437 shares of common stock between March 5 and March 9, 2026, generating proceeds of $9.99 million under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 21, 2025. The transactions were completed in three tranches at average prices ranging from $18.23 to $19.…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it would prevent any oil shipments from the Middle East if U.S. and Israeli strikes continue, and President Donald Trump warned the United States would strike Iran far more forcefully if tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is obstructed. The confrontation has already pushed oil prices to dramat…
Apple increased iPhone assembly in India to roughly 55 million units in 2025, a rise of about 53% from the prior year, bringing Indian production to approximately one quarter of the company’s global iPhone output of 220-230 million devices. The expansion aligns with Apple’s strategy to diversify manufacturing away from China amid trade tensions and…
China's exports surged in the January-February period, lifting the trade surplus to $213.6 billion and keeping the country on course for a record-breaking year. Exports rose 21.8% in U.S. dollar terms, far exceeding recent monthly gains and beating consensus expectations. Imports also posted strong growth, while domestic factory earnings remain und…
Thor Industries director Peter Busch Orthwein bought 2,600 shares on March 6, 2026, paying $88.25 per share for a total of $229,450. The transaction increases his direct holdings and occurs against a backdrop of a modestly lower stock price and mixed analyst responses after the company reported a quarterly earnings beat but issued conservative guid…
Guidewire Software Inc.'s CEO, Michael George Rosenbaum, sold 1,200 shares on March 9, 2026, under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan for $199,608. The transaction comes as the stock trades below its sale price and after the company reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and raised its fiscal 2026 outlook. Analysts reacted with mixe…
Karen L. Sedgwick, Sempra's executive vice president and chief financial officer, sold 4,872 shares of common stock on March 9, 2026 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan, generating $451,041. The transactions occurred in three tranches at prices between $91.36 and $93.52. The sale comes as Sempra stock trades near $93.51 amid mixed financial si…
Asian equity markets rallied on Tuesday after oil prices eased from multi-year highs and U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the conflict with Iran may be nearing an end. Major indexes across the region climbed following volatile trading earlier in the week, while investors awaited Chinese trade data and analysts warned that Middle East developme…
Riley Exploration (RILEY) is a small Permian-focused E&P that can deliver outsized returns if oil stays above $75/bbl. Public financial disclosure on the name is limited and liquidity can be thin, but the company's cost structure and drilling optionality give it attractive upside in a tightening crude market. This is a high-risk, high-reward trade …
