Insider buying and selling in US stocks

How much are company insiders buying and selling right now?

In the 30 days to Oct 14, 2026, executives or directors bought shares on the open market at 27 of the roughly 1,000 largest US-listed companies that Cluenex covers, for $104.0M in total, while insiders sold at 225 companies for $3.6B. 63% of the dollar value sold went through pre-planned 10b5-1 sales. That is fewer companies with insider buying than the 12-month average of 60 per month.

Companies with insider buying, 30 days27
Open market buys, 30 days$104.0M
Companies with insider selling, 30 days225
Share of selling that was pre-planned (10b5-1)63%
Companies with open market insider buying, per month
0541072024-10: 24.0 companies2024-102024-11: 49.0 companies2024-12: 58.0 companies2025-01: 24.0 companies2025-012025-02: 67.0 companies2025-03: 79.0 companies2025-04: 39.0 companies2025-042025-05: 78.0 companies2025-06: 43.0 companies2025-07: 23.0 companies2025-072025-08: 98.0 companies2025-09: 32.0 companies2025-10: 41.0 companies2025-102025-11: 107.0 companies2025-12: 56.0 companies2026-01: 15.0 companies2026-012026-02: 86.0 companies2026-03: 81.0 companies2026-04: 27.0 companies2026-042026-05: 102.0 companies2026-06: 62.0 companies2026-07: 23.0 companies2026-072026-08: 74.0 companies2026-09: 42.0 companies2026-0942

Largest insider buyers, last 30 days

TickerCompanyRoleBoughtTradesLatest
GMEGameStopPresident, CEO and Chairman$76.8M6Oct 13, 2026
FOXFox CorporationExecutive Chair, CEO$10.3M1Sep 15, 2026
ORCLOracle CorporationDirector$3.5M1Sep 29, 2026
HHHHoward Hughes HoldingsExecutive Chairman, Vantage$1.6M1Sep 23, 2026
ADCAgree RealtyDirector$1.4M1Sep 16, 2026
TFCTruist FinancialPresident & CEO$1.0M1Sep 17, 2026
KRMNKarman HoldingsDirector$1.0M1Sep 16, 2026
DKSDick's Sporting GoodsEVP, Chief Financial Officer$1,000.0K1Sep 22, 2026
CRMSalesforce IncDirector$999.5K1Sep 18, 2026
COOCooper Companies (The)Director$549.3K1Sep 16, 2026

By sector, last 30 days

SectorCompanies with buysCompanies with sellsBought
Industrials516$2.7M
Technology481$4.7M
Consumer Cyclical427$79.4M
Real Estate35$4.1M
Consumer Defensive311$1.0M
Financial Services227$1.1M
Healthcare228$552.3K
Utilities25$91.6K
Communication Services115$10.3M
Energy16$1.9K
Basic Materials04$0

Month by month

MonthCompanies with buysCompanies with sellsBoughtSoldPre-planned share of sales
September 202642322$115.3M$4.5B51%
August 202674491$90.1M$7.4B40%
July 202623266$330.6M$3.2B61%
June 202662395$130.7M$5.9B44%
May 2026102472$452.3M$6.7B37%
April 202627268$30.0M$2.3B68%
March 202681408$240.2M$5.3B46%
February 202686502$118.9M$6.0B34%
January 202615248$38.8M$2.1B74%
December 202556383$348.8M$4.5B48%
November 2025107436$173.1M$6.6B34%
October 202541250$69.2M$4.6B50%
September 202532363$1.1B$6.4B53%
August 202598484$103.8M$7.6B48%
July 202523295$14.8M$8.4B91%
June 202543351$40.7M$10.2B56%
May 202578470$269.6M$9.9B29%
April 202539218$44.3M$1.6B68%
March 202579419$44.9M$7.7B31%
February 202567458$233.7M$5.3B56%
January 202524244$324.2M$3.7B77%
December 202458348$147.8M$7.1B42%
November 202449513$166.1M$12.7B61%
October 202424295$1.1B$2.7B72%

Questions people ask

How many companies have insiders buying their own stock right now?

In the 30 days to Oct 14, 2026, executives or directors made open market purchases at 27 of the roughly 1,000 largest US-listed companies that Cluenex covers, totaling $104.0M, based on SEC Form 4 filings read by Cluenex.

How much insider selling is pre-planned?

Over the same 30 days, 63% of the dollar value insiders sold was executed under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are set up in advance and say little about an insider's current view. Unplanned sales happened at 73 companies.

Is insider buying a good signal?

Open market buying is the insider activity most often studied as a signal, because insiders sell for many reasons but buy for one. Cluenex tests its own insider rules in public, including ones that failed, at cluenex.com/signals/.

How we count

  • Source: SEC Form 4 filings, parsed by Cluenex directly from EDGAR, for the roughly 1,000 largest US-listed companies that Cluenex covers.
  • Counted: non-derivative open market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) with a reported value, by executive officers and directors. Grants, option exercises, gifts, tax withholding and 10% owners that are not officers or directors (for example investment funds) are excluded.
  • Filings whose reported price is more than ten times away from the stock's market price are treated as data entry errors and left out.
  • Amendments (Form 4/A) that restate a trade already counted are removed. Pre-planned sales are those the filer marked as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
  • The current month is excluded from the monthly history until it is complete.

Primary sources: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings, SEC Rule 10b5-1 amendments (2022).

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