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This article summarizes the most significant insider buying and selling activities reported for US stocks on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
Top Insider Buys:
• United Security Bancshares (NASDAQ:UBFO): Director Gill Jagroop of United Security Bancshares, a $151 million market cap regional bank, purchased 55,814 shares of common stock on August 7, 2025. The shares were bought at a price of $8.3366, totaling approximately $465,298. Following the transaction, Jagroop directly owns 1,281,347 shares of United Security Bancshares. The stock currently trades at a P/E ratio of 13.2 and offers an attractive 5.6% dividend yield, having maintained consistent dividend payments for 9 consecutive years.
• MacKenzie Realty Capital, Inc. (EXCHANGE:MKZR): Charles E. Patterson II, a director and General Counsel/Secretary at MacKenzie Realty Capital, Inc., acquired shares of the company in two transactions. On August 6, 2025, Patterson bought 22,559 shares at $4.31 per share. The following day, August 7, 2025, he purchased an additional 7,949 shares at $4.64 per share. The total value of these purchases amounted to $134,112. These insider purchases come amid a significant market decline, with the stock down 21.6% in the past week and trading at just 0.11 times book value.
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX): Reshma Kewalramani, CEO and President of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a $96 billion biotechnology company, reported purchasing shares of the company’s common stock on August 6, 2025, in two separate transactions. The insider bought a total of 10,000 shares at prices ranging from $389.08 to $389.95, resulting in a total value of $3.89 million. This insider buying comes as the stock trades near its 52-week low, having declined over 15% in the past week.
• Lumen Technologies (NASDAQ:LUMN): Kathleen E. Johnson, President and CEO of Lumen Technologies, acquired 135,870 shares of common stock on August 5, 2025. The shares were purchased at a weighted average price of $3.6931, with prices ranging from $3.693132 to $3.695 per share, for a total transaction value of $501,781. The purchase comes amid a significant 15.5% decline in share price over the past week, with the stock currently trading at $3.71.
• Aurora Innovation Inc (NASDAQ:AUR): Director John J Donahoe of Aurora Innovation Inc recently purchased 162,337 shares of Class A Common Stock. The purchases, which occurred on August 6, 2025, were executed at prices ranging from $6.02 to $6.17, resulting in a total transaction value of $989,460. Following the transaction, Donahoe directly holds 63,750 shares of Aurora Innovation, Inc., while the Donahoe Living Trust now holds 162,337 shares.
Top Insider Sells:
• Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META): Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, sold a total of $12.2 million in Class A Common Stock on August 6, 2025. The sales were executed by CZI Holdings, LLC at weighted average prices ranging from $761.2843 to $773.45 per share. The transactions involved the sale of 12,181,035 worth of Meta Platforms shares. The sale comes as META trades near its 52-week high of $784.75, with the stock delivering an impressive 58.44% return over the past year.
• Carvana Co (NASDAQ:NYSE:CVNA): Ernest C. Garcia II, a ten percent owner of Carvana Co, sold a total of 90,299 shares of Class A Common Stock on August 4, 2025, for approximately $36.2 million. The sales were executed at weighted average prices ranging from $353.8135 to $370.7784. The transaction comes as Carvana’s stock has shown remarkable strength, delivering a 175% return over the past year.
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 additional context when combined with other fundamental and technical analysis. It’s important to note that insiders may have various reasons for buying or selling shares, and their actions do not always indicate future stock performance.
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