Insider buying in 2018
In 2018, insiders of US-listed companies reported 23,359 open-market purchases worth $11.5B, made by 4,043 different people at 1,480 companies. They also reported 49,811 open-market sales worth $98.7B: 2.1 sales for every purchase. The median purchase was $4.7K and the largest $625M. That is up 90% in the number of purchases and up 13% in their value against 2017. By number of purchases, 2018 is the 2nd busiest year since 2006.
- Purchases
- 23,359
- 2017: 12,295
- Value bought
- $11.5B
- 2017: $10.3B
- Different buyers
- 4,043
- at 1,480 companies
- Median purchase
- $4.7K
- largest $625M
Purchases and sales by month, 2018
Open-market transaction lines reported on Form 4.
Purchases
Sales
The largest insider purchases of 2018
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