⚡ NOW McDermott sells $242.1M stake; no other insider moves reported
Published May 7, 2026
We read 547 filings today. Here are the ones worth your time.
343 Form 4204 8-K9 Buys129 Sells
Comfort Systems USA's CEO just moved $21.9 million out of FIX. That's the largest insider sale we've tracked this week.
Five directors walked in with their own money: WTW's Clarke bought $645K, CLX's Breber added $488K, ARE's Marcus put in $471K, BRK.B's O'Sullivan bought $428K, and CAT's MacLennan added $350K. Meanwhile, 129 insiders were heading the other direction.
Comfort Systems USA's CEO sold $21.9M of FIX stock this week. Discretionary. Not pre-planned. He moved 6.5% of his position with the stock trading within a hair of its 52-week high at $2,011. The company builds HVAC systems for data centers, and the AI infrastructure build-out has been very good to them. The stock is up 375% over the last year.
Here's the pattern. Lane sold $13.6M last summer when the stock was trading around $423. That was 3.2% of his holdings then. FIX quintupled since that sale. Now he's selling again, and this time he's moving nearly twice the percentage of his position at a price 375% higher than his last exit. He's watched his stake run from $423 to $2,011 and he's trimming near the peak. The CEO who builds the systems powering the AI boom just reduced his exposure while the market prices in more growth.
Director Clarke just put $499K into WTW at $259, with the stock down 26% from its high. Discretionary buy, not pre-planned. She's buying while the stock trades near the bottom of its range and has gone nowhere this year.
Board member Breber just put $429K into Clorox at $90, only $5 above the 52-week low of $85. Discretionary buy, not pre-planned. The stock is down 35% from its peak as the company works through product recalls and margin pressure from rising input costs. First insider purchase in eight months.
Board member Marcus dropped $320K into Alexandria REIT at $46, a discretionary buy six bucks above the 52-week low. The stock is down 48% from its peak as lab space oversupply hammers biotech landlords. Marcus has made one other purchase in the past two years, both times buying near multi-year lows.
Board member O'Sullivan dropped $251K into Berkshire at $470, adding to his position in a discretionary buy. The stock trades near the middle of its 52-week range while Buffett's successor Greg Abel warns of stretched valuations across the portfolio. O'Sullivan now owns 47% more shares than before this purchase.
Director MacLennan just bought $219K of CAT at $393, a discretionary purchase near the stock's all-time high. The timing stands out given CAT's 191% run over the past year, outpacing even Nvidia's returns as infrastructure spending and mining demand surge. His position is small at 3% of holdings, but buying at the peak suggests he sees the construction cycle extending further.
Charles Schwab himself just unloaded $20.1M in stock, discretionary and not pre-planned. He's selling near the middle of the 52-week range while the stock trades flat on the year. This is his second sale in two years with zero buys, totaling $22M out the door from the founder's own account.
SCHW $92.15 . 52w: $83-$108 . +0% YTD
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GS
Sheara Fredman sells $9.6M of GS
AMZN
CEO Andrew Jassy sells $8.6M of AMZN
ABNB
Joseph Gebbia sells $8.1M of ABNB
AMZN
CEO Douglas Herrington sells $7.8M of AMZN
HSY
Hershey Trust CO Trustee IN Trust For Milton Hershey School sells $5.5M of HSY
Amphenol locked in a new material agreement while also disclosing "other events" in a single 8-K filing. The company's adding a financial commitment just as its stock sits 17% below its 52-week high after a flat year. Without more specifics on the agreement's terms, investors are left watching whether this positions Amphenol for expansion or defensive repositioning.
Texas Pacific Land disclosed preliminary Q4 earnings while announcing CEO Tyler Glover's retirement effective March 31st after nearly five years leading the company. The board appointed COO Chris Steddum as his successor and disclosed a new $500M credit facility that replaces their existing arrangement. TPL trades near the bottom of its 52-week range despite strong land and royalty fundamentals in the Permian Basin.
Pentair disclosed new debt issuance while trading near its 52-week low of $77, down from a $114 high just months ago. The timing suggests the company is locking in financing while shares are pressured, potentially for acquisitions or refinancing existing obligations at better terms. With the stock flat year-to-date and sitting at multi-month lows, management may be positioning for opportunistic moves once sentiment improves.