Finding insider trades…Reading each Form 4…Adding them up…
Finding insider trades…Reading each Form 4…Adding them up…
CATCaterpillar Inc
Directors, top managers and anyone owning more than 10% of a company must report every time they buy, sell or receive its shares, within two business days, on a Form 4. Here is what Caterpillar's insiders did over the last year, and what each kind of trade means.
Open-market trades only, by value. Tap a month.
■ above the line: bought · ■ below: sold
| Person and role | Bought | Sold | Shares held after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph E CreedChief executive (Chief Executive Officer) | – | $26.2M | 79.0K | |
| James C Jr FishDirector | $620.4K | – | 4.7K | |
| Rayford JR WilkinsDirector | – | – | 8.4K | |
| Susan C SchwabDirector | – | – | 6.2K | |
| Debra L ReedDirector | – | – | 13.2K | |
| Judith Fran MarksDirector | – | – | 1.9K | |
| David MacLennanDirector | – | – | 8.4K | |
| Nazzic S KeeneDirector | – | – | 728 | |
| Gerald JohnsonDirector | – | – | 3.9K |
Read straight from the Form 4 filings Caterpillar's directors, top managers and large owners sent to the SEC. Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversifying, planned sales. Buying with their own money is rarer. None of this says whether to buy or sell the shares.