Stock Markets March 30, 2026

Insider Transactions Spotlight: Major Purchases and Dispositions Disclosed Friday

Executives and major holders across banking, energy, tech and infrastructure made notable moves; buys concentrated in regional bank, energy fund and small-cap healthcare

By Jordan Park FMNB CDNL
Insider Transactions Spotlight: Major Purchases and Dispositions Disclosed Friday
FMNB CDNL

Insider reports filed on Friday detail a series of material purchases and sales across a range of U.S.-listed names. The largest buy was recorded at Farmers National Banc Corp, while substantial sales were reported at Sterling Infrastructure, Battalion Oil, Tempus AI, CoreWeave and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The filings include exact trade dates, share counts, price ranges, total transaction values and post-transaction ownership stakes, providing a transparent view into how corporate insiders and large holders are rebalancing positions.

Key Points

  • Largest buy was at Farmers National Banc Corp where Director Nicholas D. Varischetti purchased 73,000 shares at $12.97 on March 26, 2026, totaling $946,810 and resulting in 1,778 shares held directly plus 226,751 indirectly through a trust.
  • Significant buys also included Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund (25,000 shares by President James C. Baker at $14.38 on March 27, 2026) and multi-day purchases by Inspired Entertainment’s Executive Chairman Lorne A. Weil totaling 50,000 shares between March 25-27, 2026.
  • Major sales included Sterling Infrastructure CEO Joseph A. Cutillo selling 50,000 shares for roughly $22.67 million on March 25, 2026, and Battalion Oil Corp block sales by Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC totaling 2,369,769 shares on March 25, 2026.

Overview

Corporate insiders and major shareholders disclosed a set of significant transactions on Friday, with activity spanning regional banking, energy infrastructure funds, leisure and entertainment, real estate infrastructure, medical-device and neurostimulation companies, oil exploration, cloud infrastructure providers and enterprise technology. Filings submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal the size, timing and pricing of each transaction, along with the resulting ownership positions where reported.


Top insider buys

Farmers National Banc Corp registered the largest single insider purchase reported for the period. Director Nicholas D. Varischetti acquired 73,000 shares at a per-share price of $12.97 on March 26, 2026, yielding a transaction value of $946,810 as disclosed on a Form 4 filing with the SEC. After the purchase, Varischetti directly holds 1,778 shares and maintains indirect ownership of 226,751 shares through the Nicholas D. Varischetti 2011 Irrevocable Trust. The filing also notes equity market context from InvestingPro that places the bank below its Fair Value and reports a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.86. Additional company metrics cited include a 5.23% dividend yield and a dividend payment streak of 33 consecutive years.

Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. reported a sizable purchase by President James C. Baker. On March 27, 2026, Baker purchased 25,000 shares of common stock at $14.38 each for an aggregate outlay of $359,500. The Form 4 shows that Baker now directly holds 936,040 shares of the fund. The filing notes that the fund's shares traded near a 52-week high of $14.49, with a prevailing market price of $14.44 at the time of reporting. The fund is described as having delivered a 17.9% year-to-date return and paying a 7.12% dividend yield. InvestingPro is cited for additional context, including that the fund has maintained dividend payments for 20 consecutive years and that further analytical items are available to subscribers.

Inspired Entertainment, Inc. disclosed a multi-day acquisition by Executive Chairman Lorne A. Weil. According to the SEC Form 4, Weil bought a total of 50,000 shares over three days between March 25 and March 27, 2026, for an aggregate cost of approximately $339,915. The breakdown provided in the filing shows that on March 25 Weil purchased 8,341 shares at a price of $6.66 per share, within a trade range of $6.60 to $6.70. On March 26 Weil acquired 21,659 shares at $6.85 per share within a $6.72 to $7.00 range. On March 27 Weil bought 20,000 shares at $6.80 per share within a $6.61 to $6.91 range. The filing emphasizes that these acquisitions occurred while the shares were trading near a 52-week low of $6.10, and that the stock had declined roughly 29% on a year-to-date basis despite a 9% rebound over the previous week.

Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. reported a direct purchase by Director Ivy Zelman. On March 26, 2026, Zelman purchased 6,921 shares at a weighted average price of $36.33, amounting to $251,439 in total consideration. The prices in the reported range were between $36.09 and $36.47. After the transaction, according to the Form 4, Zelman directly owns 15,326 shares of Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. The filing also notes that the shares traded near a 52-week high of $37.48 and that the stock had advanced 53.6% over the prior six months. InvestingPro analysis referenced in the filing indicates the stock appears undervalued relative to its Fair Value assessment.

Neuronetics, Inc. saw purchases from a significant shareholder as well. Jorey Chernett, identified as a ten percent owner, bought shares of the company over two days according to SEC filings. On March 25, 2026, Chernett acquired 125,000 shares with prices ranging from $1.38 to $1.42 for a total of $175,000, and on March 26, 2026 Chernett bought an additional 25,000 shares at $1.44 for $36,000. The combined acquisition value of these transactions amounted to $211,000. Following these purchases, Chernett directly held 8,893,276 shares of Neuronetics. The filing attaches market context noting a company market capitalization of $92.97 million and that the stock traded at $1.45, near the 52-week low of $0.80. InvestingPro data included in the disclosure reports that shares had declined 8% over the prior week and roughly 51% over six months, while the platform’s Fair Value analysis suggested the stock was trading near fair value.

The Neuronetics disclosure additionally included recent company results. The filing restated the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report, which showed revenue of $41.8 million versus an expectation of $40.66 million, representing a 2.73% positive surprise. Reported earnings per share were -$0.10, which missed the forecasted -$0.09, an 11.11% negative surprise. The filing also noted a third-party analyst action: Canaccord lowered its price target for Neuronetics to $3.00 from $7.00 while maintaining a Buy rating on the shares.


Top insider sells

Sterling Infrastructure disclosed a large sale by Chief Executive Officer Joseph A. Cutillo. On March 25, 2026, Cutillo sold 50,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $450.00 to $458.15 per share, netting approximately $22,674,175. The Form 4 shows Cutillo continues to hold 340,593 shares following the sale. At the time of the filing, the stock price cited was $420.15, down from the previous close of $452.92, though the filing noted the shares had registered a 256% gain over the prior year.

Battalion Oil Corp recorded an extensive disposition by Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC and related entities. The filing reports that these reporting owners sold 2,369,769 shares of common stock on March 25, 2026, at $5.8206 per share, for a total sale value of $13,793,477. The shares were directly held prior to the sale, and the Form 4 indicates the reporting owners no longer retain any shares in Battalion Oil following the transaction. The filing also provides market context: the stock traded at $6.27 after the sale price, the price represented a gain from the sales price, and shares had fallen roughly 51% over the prior week. InvestingPro commentary included with the disclosure described the stock as generally trading with high price volatility and noted a year-to-date return of 455%.

Tempus AI, Inc. filed a disclosure showing CEO and Chairman Eric P. Lefkofsky sold a total of 151,520 shares of Class A Common Stock on March 26, 2026. The sales were executed across multiple transactions at prices ranging from $45.78 to $47.42 per share, producing aggregate proceeds of $7,711,150. The Form 4 indicates that the shares were sold indirectly through two entities where Lefkofsky serves as sole manager: Gray Media, LLC and Blue Media, LLC. Specifically, Gray Media, LLC sold 32,750 shares while Blue Media, LLC sold 126,998 shares. The filing also referenced the company’s market movement: the stock was reported as down 28% year-to-date and trading at $42.62, a significant decline from a 52-week high of $104.32.

CoreWeave, Inc. reported disposals by Chief Executive Officer and President Michael N. Intrator. On March 25, 2026, Intrator sold 42,693 shares of Class A Common Stock for a total of $7,202,031 at prices ranging from $85.5971 to $88.2534 per share. The transactions were disclosed as being executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that was adopted on May 23, 2025. Following the sales, the filing indicates Intrator still directly owns 5,666,501 shares. The disclosure included market context showing CoreWeave shares traded at $74.81 and had declined 38% over the previous six months, despite an 87% gain over the past year, with the company carrying a market capitalization of $42.3 billion. InvestingPro analysis cited in the filing suggested the stock appeared overvalued at current levels.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co disclosed sales by President and CEO Antonio Neri. The Form 4 shows Neri sold 264,432 shares of common stock on March 25, 2026, in two tranches for total proceeds of $6.66 million. The filing reports weighted average prices of $24.7946 for 179,834 shares and $26.002 for 84,598 shares. After these disposals, Neri directly owns 1,837,329 shares. The filing observed that the stock traded near a 52-week high of $26.44 and noted a 54% gain over the prior year. InvestingPro commentary included with the filing indicated the stock currently appeared overvalued relative to its Fair Value.


Context and considerations

The SEC Form 4 disclosures provide precise transactional detail that enables market participants to see when insiders and large holders change their stakes. The purchases highlighted in the filings include a mix of insider and significant shareholder buys in smaller-cap and income-generating names, while the sales include large blocks disposed by executives and institutional holders across more market-capitalized technology and infrastructure companies. The filings also pair each transaction with snapshot market metrics and third-party assessments referenced in the filings, such as dividend yields, 52-week highs and lows, price performance over select periods, Fair Value commentary from the cited analytics provider and, where applicable, analyst actions and recent company financial results.

Investors using these disclosures may interpret purchases as expressions of confidence from insiders or major holders, particularly where buyers increase direct holdings or increase stake sizes. Sales, by contrast, can reflect a range of motivations from liquidity needs to diversified portfolio management; some reported sales were executed under pre-arranged plans such as the Rule 10b5-1 arrangement disclosed by CoreWeave’s CEO. The filings do not, however, specify the motivations behind individual trades; those are matters for interpretation and are not stated within the Form 4s themselves.

Closing observation

Friday’s filings underscore how insider activity continues to span sectors and market capitalizations. The reported transactions provide an indication of how executives, directors and large holders are repositioning ownership in their respective companies, and they are accompanied in the filings by market snapshots and third-party analysis for additional frame of reference. Market participants and analysts may consider these disclosures alongside other fundamental and technical information when assessing investment implications.

Risks

  • Insider sales can be driven by reasons other than negative company outlook, such as personal liquidity needs or portfolio diversification. This affects interpretation across sectors including technology, cloud infrastructure and industrials.
  • Stocks cited in the filings show varied recent performance and volatility - including steep declines and sharp YTD gains - which introduces market risk for investors assessing these names in energy, cloud infrastructure and small-cap healthcare.
  • Some transactions were executed under pre-arranged plans (for example, CoreWeave’s Rule 10b5-1 plan), limiting the ability to infer contemporaneous insider sentiment; this has implications for interpreting insider activity in the technology sector.

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