When insiders buy their own stock
Smart Money tracks what big funds and company insiders are buying and selling. Here are four times insiders bought their own company's shares with their own money, and which way the stock went over the next three months.
Frozen example: insider purchases, May to June 2026| Company | Who bought | 3 months later |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies Financial | Director | Up |
| Summit Therapeutics | Co-CEO | Up |
| International Flavors & Fragrances | Director | Up |
| KNOT Offshore Partners | Director | Down |
These four are examples picked to show how it reads, not a hit rate. Insiders sell for many reasons, but they usually buy for one: they think the shares are cheap. Even so, a buy is a clue, not a promise.
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Educational sample only, not financial advice. The example is frozen on the date shown and is not updated.