The Dow Jones dipped by 500 points on Friday. Investors, meanwhile, focused on some notable insider trades.
When insiders purchase or sell shares, it indicates their confidence or concern around the company's prospects. Investors and traders interested in penny stocks can consider this a factor in their overall investment or trading decision.
Below is a look at a few recent notable insider transactions for penny stocks. For more, check out Benzinga's insider transactions platform.3
Great Elm Group
- The Trade: Great Elm Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEG) 10% owner Long Ball Partners LLC bought a total of 5,562 shares at an average price of $2.00. To acquire these shares, it cost around $11.12 thousand.
- What’s Happening: Great Elm Group, last month, posted Q4 sales of $18.10 million.
- What Great Elm Group Does: Great Elm Group Inc operates as a holding company. The company operates in two business lines including durable medical equipment and investment management.
- The Trade: CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP) Director Wes Cummins acquired a total of 208,900 shares at an average price of $4.24. The insider spent around $885.8 thousand to buy those shares.
- What’s Happening: The company recently posted upbeat quarterly results.
- What CalAmp Does: CalAmp Corp provides wireless communications solutions applications to customers.
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LiveOne
- The Trade: LiveOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVO) CEO and Chairman Robert S Ellin acquired a total of 25,000 shares at an average price of $0.75. To acquire these shares, it cost around $18.68 thousand.
- What’s Happening: The company’s stock tumbled around 34% over the past month.
- What LiveOne Does: LiveOne Inc, formerly LiveXLive Media Inc is the premium internet networks devoted to live music and music-related video content.
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- The Trade: CSI Compressco LP (NASDAQ: CCLP) (Director, Chief Financial Officer Jonathan W Byers acquired a total of 17,000 shares at an average price of $1.20. The insider spent $20.38 thousand to buy those shares.
- What’s Happening: CSI Compressco, during August, posted a Q2 loss of $0.05 per share.
- What CSI Compressco Does: CSI Compressco LP is a limited partnership operating in the US. The company is a provider of compression services and equipment for natural gas and oil production, gathering, transportation, processing, and storage.