Insiders Dump Big, CEOs Buy the Dip

A wave of significant insider filings landed this week, with the data showing a clear split between executives cashing out at highs and a handful of US directors making bold bets on beaten-down stocks.

The biggest headline: ASTS founder and CEO Abel Avellan filed on June 23rd, disclosing he sold $146.7M worth of AST SpaceMobile shares. The trade — 2.5 million shares at $58.68 each — came near the stock's recent peaks, raising eyebrows among followers of the satellite internet company.

At NVDA, director Mark Stevens filed two separate sell transactions totaling $186M. The filings, disclosed June 23rd, covered trades made on June 18th. While director sales at Nvidia are not unusual given the stock's multi-year run, the size stands out.

On the buying side, the picture is more interesting. LILA saw veteran dealmaker John Malone file back-to-back purchases totaling $7.8M — picking up Liberty Latin America shares at under $6 each. That's a notable statement of confidence in a stock down sharply from prior years.

At AVO, director Bruce Taylor filed purchases exceeding $8.3M across multiple days in June. A second director at Mission Produce, Jay Pack, also filed a $1.26M buy. That cluster of buying from two board members is a signal worth watching.

CXT CEO Aaron Saak filed a $1M open-market purchase of Crane NXT shares — a relatively rare move for a sitting chief executive to put fresh cash into their own stock.

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