Most investors spend their time chasing headlines, analyst upgrades, and the latest market narrative.
But one of the most useful signals in the market rarely makes the front page: Corporate insiders buying their own stock.
After all, insiders sell shares for all kinds of reasons — taxes, diversification, estate planning, or pre-scheduled selling programs.
But when they step into the open market and buy shares with their own money, the motivation is usually much simpler. They believe the stock is going higher.
That’s why each week our research team reviews the latest insider filings to see where the people closest to these businesses are quietly putting their own capital to work.
In fact, we reviewed 37 insider-buy filings from last week alone… and narrowed that list down to the 10 most notable purchases.
The names below stood out based on purchase size, the role of the buyer, and patterns of accumulation.
As we worked through the filings and began running the names through our broader signal checks, one company quickly separated itself from the rest. Several of our key signals were lining up at the same time.
I’ll come back to that company in just a moment.
First, here are the most notable insider purchases from the past week…
Most Notable Insider Purchases From Last Week
| Ticker | Company | Insider / Buyer | Role | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRMR | Larimar Therapeutics | James Flynn | Director | $25M | Massive insider purchase |
| ZURA | Zura Bio | AI Biotechnology LLC | Insider entity | $12.5M | Biotech insider bet |
| SABR | Sabre Corp | Constellation Software | 10% owner | $12.3M | Strategic stake increase |
| PRHI | Premier Inc | Clarkston Companies | 10% owner | $9.1M | New activist-style position |
| AUPH | Aurinia Pharmaceuticals | Kevin Tang | Director | $12.6M | Multi-day accumulation |
| FOUR | Shift4 Payments | Jared Isaacman | Founder / Director | $13.6M | Founder conviction |
| CVI | CVR Energy | Carl Icahn | 10% owner | $5.9M | Activist adding shares |
| WRB | W.R. Berkley | Mitsui Sumitomo | Strategic partner | $64M+ | Persistent accumulation |
| KKR | KKR & Co | Multiple insiders | Co-CEOs + Director | $10M+ | Leadership cluster buy |
| THRY | Thryv Holdings | Paulson & Co | Fund | $6.2M | Repeat accumulation |
Source: TrendSpider
How to Use This List
Insider buying can offer useful clues about where company leadership believes value exists.
But it’s rarely the whole story.
Insiders may buy for different reasons, and a single purchase doesn’t automatically mean a stock is about to move higher. That’s why insider activity is best viewed as a starting point for research — not a standalone trading signal.
In our experience, the most interesting opportunities tend to appear when insider buying starts lining up with other signals — things like institutional positioning, technical chart structure, or upcoming catalysts.
That’s when the picture starts to get much more compelling.
One Name Stood Out
So after reviewing last week’s filings, we took the most interesting candidates and ran them through our proprietary DTA Signal Score — a framework we use to evaluate multiple signals across a stock.
A few names scored well. But one checked nearly every box.
That stock is KKR & Co. (KKR).
Here’s why it stood out.
- Leadership insiders stepped in to buy shares near the lows.
KKR’s co-CEOs purchased stock around the late-February bottom — exactly when sentiment toward the stock was at its weakest.
Source: Nasdaq
- Institutional positioning appears constructive.
Interestingly, the options market is starting to lean bullish as well. In recent sessions, traders have placed several sizable call bets — including longer-dated calls targeting the mid-$90s — a sign that institutional positioning may be turning constructive. - The chart is beginning to improve.
After a capitulation-style selloff, the stock has started rebounding and reclaiming near-term resistance levels.
- And there’s a clear catalyst ahead. The company is expected to report earnings again in roughly seven weeks. According to Market Chameleon, KKR shares have moved higher in the immediate aftermath of earnings 9 out of 12 previous reports.
Individually, each of these signals can be interesting. But when insider conviction, institutional positioning, technical structure, and catalysts all begin lining up, the setup becomes much more compelling.
And that’s exactly why the DTA Signal Score identified KKR.
Simple Playbook: Ways to Approach KKR
If the thesis around KKR continues to develop, here are a few different ways investors and traders might consider approaching the opportunity depending on their risk tolerance.
| Approach | Who It May Fit | Example Idea |
|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Conservative | Long-term investors looking to build a position gradually. | Accumulate shares on pullbacks while the stock holds above the recent support zone near $85. A move toward the $101–105 area could represent an initial upside target. |
| 🟡 Moderate | Investors seeking upside exposure while managing risk. | Defined-risk option strategies such as vertical call spreads can allow traders to participate in a potential move higher while limiting downside risk. |
| 🔴 Aggressive | Higher-conviction traders comfortable with leverage and volatility. | Use longer-dated call options to gain leveraged exposure when catalysts — like upcoming earnings — are approaching. |
Good trading,
Greg Patrick
P.S. If you enjoyed seeing how the DTA Signal Score identified KKR, you’ll be hearing more about this framework soon.
Over the past several months, I’ve been refining a process that looks for moments when multiple signals begin lining up across a stock — insider activity, institutional positioning, technical structure, and upcoming catalysts.
Those moments don’t happen every day. But when they do, they can create very compelling setups.
KKR was one recent example. And I’ll likely share more examples of stocks that score highly in this framework in the weeks ahead.
Stay tuned.
