Insider trading filings this week reveal a sharp split between buyers betting on recovery and sellers locking in gains.
Bill Ackman backs his own fund. The billionaire founder and CEO of PS (Pershing Square Inc.) filed on May 4, disclosing he purchased roughly $19M worth of his own company's shares on April 30. The three separate transactions signal strong personal confidence in Pershing Square's new listed vehicle.
CoStar CEO opens his wallet. CSGP founder Andrew Florance filed on May 4, reporting a $2.4M personal purchase on May 1. He paid around $35 per share. CEO buys of this size are rare at large-cap companies and typically signal a belief shares are undervalued.
S&P Global sees dual CEO buying. Both the President/CEO and a division CEO at SPGI filed purchases totalling over $2M in late April and early May. Multiple C-suite names buying the same stock within days is a strong cluster signal.
Lamb Weston draws activist buying. JANA Partners filed over $16M in LW purchases through April. The activist firm's board position adds weight to the bet on a frozen potato turnaround.
Pentwater dumps $1.75B of Avis. Hedge fund Pentwater Capital filed on April 28, revealing it offloaded over $1.75 billion in CAR shares across 60 transactions on April 22–23. The scale of this exit is striking.
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