Featured below are companies that have experienced recent insider trading activity in the public market through their direct and indirect ownerships, including accounts they have control or direction over.
The list features insider transaction activity; it does not convey total ownership information as an insider may hold numerous accounts.
Keep in mind, when looking at transaction activities by insiders, purchasing activity may reflect perceived value in a security. Selling activity may or may not be related to a stock’s valuation; perhaps an insider needs to raise money for personal reasons. An insider’s total holdings should be considered because a sale may, in context, be insignificant if this person has a large remaining position in the company. I tend to put great weight on insider transaction activity when I see multiple insiders trading a company’s shares or units.
Listed below are two securities that have had recent buying activity in the public market reported by insiders.
Canadian Net Real Estate Investment Trust (NET-UN-X)
On July 8, chair of the board of trustees Michel Trudeau invested $130,000 in units of Canadian Net. He bought 20,000 units at a cost per unit of $6.50, increasing the holdings in this particular account to 531,390 units.
Mr. Trudeau is the former president and chief executive officer of Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. (LB-T).
The REIT pays unitholders a monthly distribution of 3 cents per unit, equating to a current yield of approximately 6 per cent.
In a news release issued on May 21, management stated, “Starting in July 2026, Canadian Net’s annual distribution will increase from $0.35 to $0.36 per unit, representing a 3.0 per cent increase. This marks another step in a long track record of distribution growth, with Canadian Net having grown its distributions by 188 per cent since 2012. Canadian Net announced that it will make monthly cash distributions of $0.03 per unit, representing $0.36 per unit on an annualized basis, on July 31st , August 31st and September 29th, 2026, to unitholders of record on July 15 th, August 14th and September 15th, 2026, respectively.”
Kraken Robotics Inc. (PNG-X)
On July 8, chief financial officer Joe Mackay acquired 41,500 shares at a cost per share of $6, lifting his holdings in this particular account to 1,154,500 shares. The cost of this investment totaled $249,000, not including trading fees.
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Listed below are two securities that have had recent selling activity in the public market reported by insiders.
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (BLDP-T)
On July 6, Weichai Power Co. Ltd., with an ownership position exceeding 10 per cent, sold 151,350 shares at a price per share of US$3.5542, leaving 30,951,476 shares in this particular account. Proceeds from the sale exceeded US$537,000, excluding commission charges.
Black Diamond Group Ltd. (BDI-T)
On July 6, director Steve Stein sold 10,000 shares at an average price per share of $18.675 for an account in which he has indirect ownership (S.S. Madison Holdings Ltd.), after which 82,704 shares remained in this specific account. Proceeds from the sale exceeded $186,000, excluding trading fees.