⚡ PWR insider sells $120.2M. Largest single transaction in 18 months.
Published May 8, 2026
We read 532 filings today. Here are the ones worth your time.
337 Form 4195 8-K11 Buys125 Sells
Austin Earl Jr. just moved $120.2 million out of Quanta Services. That's the biggest insider sale we've tracked this week.
Meanwhile, five executives put their own money to work: GE Healthcare's CEO Culp bought in, Clorox's Breber added shares, Alexandria Real Estate's Marcus picked up stock, Berkshire Hathaway's O'Sullivan bought, and Caterpillar's MacLennan went in. Across 532 filings, sellers outnumbered buyers 125 to 11.
Quanta Services' CEO sold $120.2M this week. Discretionary. Not a 10b5-1 plan, not a scheduled trim. He unloaded 90.4% of his position while PWR sat three dollars below its 52-week high. The stock has climbed 149% over the past year.
He held through the entire run and picked the peak to exit almost everything. Here's the context that sharpens the picture: Quanta is an infrastructure contractor, and the sector is riding a wave of federal spending on grid modernization and renewable buildouts. The Motley Fool called energy stocks "smart buys" the same week the CEO walked away from nine-tenths of his stake. He's been inside this business for decades. He knows what the pipeline looks like beyond the headlines. He sold anyway.
GE HealthCare's board member Culp just bought $5.0M in shares at $61, near the 52-week low of $59. This discretionary purchase comes as the stock sits 32% below its peak and shareholders face loss recovery notices. Culp now has over a third of his position purchased in the last 60 days.
Board member Breber dropped $429K on Clorox at $92, doubling down after the stock's 34% collapse from its peak. Discretionary buy, not pre-planned. The purchase came at prices barely above the 52-week low as Clorox struggles with pricing pressure and volume declines in its core cleaning brands.
Board member Joel Marcus dropped $348K into ARE at $45.58, near the bottom of its 52-week range. The stock has fallen 48% from its $88 peak as life science real estate takes a beating. This discretionary buy marks his second open-market purchase in two years with zero sales on record.
Board member O'Sullivan dropped $251K into Berkshire at $475, a discretionary buy near the middle of its 52-week range. He sold nearly half his position just months ago, making this reversal timing after Buffett's been a net seller of stocks. The buy comes as headlines question whether Berkshire's cash hoard signals trouble ahead, but O'Sullivan is betting the other way with his own money.
Board member MacLennan bought $219K in CAT at $896, just below the 52-week high of $931. Discretionary purchase, not pre-planned. The stock has doubled Nvidia's returns this year as infrastructure spending accelerates.
Lilly Endowment dumped $15.8M of LLY stock in a discretionary sale, not pre-planned under any trading program. The foundation has been a steady seller since the stock doubled off its lows, and this exit comes just 15% below the $1,134 peak. LLY trades at $987 with obesity drug Zepbound driving revenue but also drawing every competitor's R&D budget.
LLY $987.05 . 52w: $624-$1,134 . +0% YTD
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AMZN
CEO Andrew Jassy sells $8.6M of AMZN
ABNB
Joseph Gebbia sells $8.1M of ABNBAlso in Deep Dive
AMZN
CEO Douglas Herrington sells $7.8M of AMZN
CAT
CFO Andrew Bonfield exercises options in $6.8M of CAT
BAC
Geoffrey Greener sells $6.7M of BAC
EQIX
Charles Meyers sells $5.7M of EQIX
HSY
Hershey Trust CO Trustee IN Trust For Milton Hershey School sells $5.5M of HSY
Entergy locked in financing for its nuclear and renewable buildout with a new material credit agreement. The utility is trading near 52-week highs after a flat YTD while peers have rallied, suggesting the market is waiting to see how much capital these projects will actually consume. If the agreement includes favorable terms or extends maturity, it gives ETR more runway to invest without diluting equity.
Devon Energy closed its $5B sale of the Williston Basin assets to Diamondback Energy while simultaneously announcing a CFO transition and board changes. The company already deployed the proceeds into $3B of buybacks and dividend boosts announced in December. DVN now trades near the middle of its 52-week range with a leaner portfolio focused on the Delaware Basin and Powder River.
American Tower entered into a new credit facility while simultaneously creating direct financial obligations under the agreement. The telecommunications REIT is trading near the bottom third of its 52-week range at $180, making this a strategic time to lock in financing terms. The dual nature of the filing suggests AMT is both accessing liquidity and committing to specific debt obligations, likely to fund its tower acquisition pipeline or refinance existing borrowings.