InsiderEdge™ – Top Sales and Top Purchases – August 18, 2025

Top Purchases

The top purchases made by insiders yesterday. Remember, returns and win rates are calculated using the previous purchase trades by the insider.

Director at Bausch Health Companies Inc. ($BHC)

John Paulson (Director) purchased 34,721,118 shares at $9.00/share ($312.49M total) which increased their vested holdings by 96.4%. The current price is $8.34 (-7.3%). Their median purchase size is $81.15M and this is their 1st largest purchase out of 7 all time. (SEC Source)

Historic Returns
1m returns: +2.2% weighted | 100% win rate (5/5)
3m returns: +31.3% weighted | 100% win rate (3/3)
6m returns: +23.0% weighted | 100% win rate (3/3)
1y returns: +49.5% weighted | 100% win rate (3/3)

This is the 2nd insider purchase at this company in the last 30 days


Director at Avanos Medical, Inc. ($AVNS)

Gary Blackford (Director) purchased 60,000 shares at $10.99/share ($659.3K total) which increased their vested holdings by 83.8%. The current price is $11.20 (+1.9%). Their median purchase size is $473.4K and this is their 1st largest purchase out of 2 all time. (SEC Source)

Historic Returns
1m returns: +0.9% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)
3m returns: +10.8% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)
6m returns: +41.1% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)
1y returns: +40.8% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)

Buying the dip – stock was down 51.47% in the year before the purchase


EVP and CFO at Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($LUMN)

Christopher Stansbury (EVP and CFO) purchased 82,000 shares at $4.36/share ($357.75K total) which increased their vested holdings by 1.4%. The current price is $4.43 (+1.5%). Their median purchase size is $453.6K and this is their 2nd largest purchase out of 2 all time. (SEC Source)

Historic Returns
1m returns: +22.9% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)
3m returns: +9.3% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)
6m returns: +12.7% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)
1y returns: +489.8% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)

This is the 2nd insider purchase at this company in the last 30 days


Director at Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. ($RHP)

H Eric Jr Bolton (Director) purchased 2,000 shares at $95.33/share ($190.66K total). The current price is $94.60 (-0.8%). Their median purchase size is $98.5K and this is their 1st largest purchase out of 3 all time. (SEC Source)

Historic Returns
1m returns: +10.3% weighted | 50% win rate (1/2)
3m returns: +14.4% weighted | 50% win rate (1/2)
6m returns: +15.1% weighted | 100% win rate (2/2)
1y returns: +31.4% weighted | 50% win rate (1/2)

This is the 2nd insider purchase at this company in the last 30 days


Director at Ecolab Inc. ($ECL)

David MacLennan (Director) purchased 600 shares at $278.51/share ($167.11K total) which increased their vested holdings by 2.5%. The current price is $280.83 (+0.8%). Their median purchase size is $121.72K and this is their 3rd largest purchase out of 22 all time. (SEC Source)

Historic Returns
1m returns: +1.4% weighted | 67% win rate (10/15)
3m returns: +2.5% weighted | 47% win rate (7/15)
6m returns: +8.4% weighted | 77% win rate (10/13)
1y returns: +11.6% weighted | 77% win rate (10/13)


Top Sales

The top sales made by insiders yesterday. For sell transactions, “win rate” is the percent of profitable trades. If the win rate is low, the stock typically falls after the insider sells.

Director at Brinker International, Inc. ($EAT)

Harriet Edelman (Director) sold 8,325 shares at $157.00/share ($1.31M total) which decreased their vested holdings by 22.4%. The current price is $158.16 (+0.7%). Their median sale size is $811.69K and this is their 1st largest sale out of 2 all time. (SEC Source)

Historic Returns
1m returns: +10.5% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)
3m returns: +18.9% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)
6m returns: +37.6% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)
1y returns: +46.1% weighted | 100% win rate (1/1)

Selling the rip – stock was up 135.85% in the year before the sale


Director at NBT Bancorp Inc. ($NBTB)

David J. Nasca (Director) sold 19,603 shares at $43.42/share ($851.1K total) which decreased their vested holdings by 18.7%. The current price is $42.13 (-3.0%). Their median sale size is $200.17K and this is their 1st largest sale out of 8 all time. (SEC Source)

Historic Returns
1m returns: +2.7% weighted | 83% win rate (5/6)
3m returns: +2.6% weighted | 80% win rate (4/5)
6m returns: -11.7% weighted | 40% win rate (2/5)
1y returns: +18.1% weighted | 40% win rate (2/5)


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