This article summarizes the most significant insider buying and selling activities reported on Monday, May 19, 2025, for US stocks.

Top Insider Buys:

Conduent Inc . (NASDAQ: CNDT ): President and CEO Clifford Skelton acquired 45,000 shares of the company’s common stock on May 16, 2025. The purchase was made at a weighted average price of $2.26 per share, totaling approximately $101,699. Following this acquisition, Skelton now holds 4,383,552 shares directly. The stock is currently trading at $2.22, representing a 45% decline from its 52-week high of $4.90. Conduent Inc., with a market capitalization of $359.26 million, trades at a low Price/Book multiple while maintaining a healthy current ratio of 1.64.

Brinks Co (NYSE: BCO ): Director Michael J. Herling purchased 222 shares of the company’s common stock on May 19, 2025, at a price of $86.41 each, amounting to a total transaction value of $19,183. The purchase comes as the stock trades near its 52-week low of $80.21. Following this acquisition, Herling now holds a total of 16,885 shares in the company. Brinks Co has maintained dividend payments for 37 consecutive years and shows strong financial health with a current ratio of 1.52. Analysts have set price targets ranging from $115 to $138, suggesting significant upside potential.

1 800 Flowers (NASDAQ: FLWS ): Fund 1 Investments, LLC, a significant shareholder, acquired 165,000 shares on May 15 and May 16, 2025. The transaction prices ranged from $4.5546 to $4.6763 per share, amounting to a total value of $759,096. These purchases come as the stock trades near its 52-week low of $3.86, having declined over 54% in the past year. The transactions have increased the total shares owned by the reporting parties to 9,283,777.

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG ): Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Paul Middleton purchased 350,000 shares of Plug Power’s common stock on May 16, 2025, at a price of $0.7154 each, amounting to a total transaction value of approximately $250,390. This purchase comes as the stock trades near its 52-week low of $0.69, having declined over 76% in the past year. Following this purchase, Middleton’s direct ownership in Plug Power now stands at 1,908,064 shares.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL ): Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer Armen Panossian acquired 8,000 shares of the company’s common stock on May 15, at a price of $14.13 per share, amounting to a total transaction value of $113,040. Following this acquisition, Panossian now holds 20,789 shares directly. Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp boasts a 21.5% dividend yield and has maintained dividend payments for 18 consecutive years.

Top Insider Sells:

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META ): Chief Financial Officer Susan Li sold a total of 6,874 shares of Meta’s Class A Common Stock at a price of $659.36 per share, totaling approximately $4.53 million. The transactions were part of a broader set of movements related to restricted stock units (RSUs). Meta maintains its position as a $1.61 trillion market cap company with impressive gross profit margins of ~82%.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META ): Chief Operating Officer Javier Olivan sold 2,615 shares at a price of $659.36 per share, amounting to a total sale value of approximately $1.72 million. In addition to the sale, Olivan was involved in multiple transactions related to the exercise of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS ): Chief Legal Officer Robert Schlossman sold 3,590 shares of the company’s common stock at a price of $250 each, totaling $897,500. The transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following the sale, he retains direct ownership of 100,230 shares and indirect ownership of 66 shares through his spouse.

US Foods Holding Corp . (NYSE: USFD ): Chief Financial Officer Dirk J. Locascio sold 15,000 shares at a price of $75 each, totaling approximately $1.13 million. On the same day, Locascio also exercised options to acquire 15,000 shares at $13.29 per share.

Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN ): President and CEO Gary B. Smith sold 6,800 shares at a weighted average price of $79.89, netting a total of $543,252. The transaction was executed as part of a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following the transaction, Smith retains ownership of 362,080 shares, including unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).

Investors should stay tuned to insider buying and selling activities as they can provide valuable insights into a company’s prospects. While insider transactions alone should not be the sole basis for investment decisions, they can offer clues about management’s confidence in the company’s future performance. However, it’s important to consider these transactions in the context of broader market trends, company fundamentals, and individual investment goals.

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