Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US07556Q8814

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Brian C Beazer. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Brian C Beazer has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:BZH / Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Director 58,600
US:NMRX / Numerex Corp. Director 0
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Brian C Beazer. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases BZH / Beazer Homes USA, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in BZH / Beazer Homes USA, Inc.. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
2017-02-10 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 3,000 13.0990 3,000 13.0990 39,297 284 21.96 26,583 67.65
2016-11-21 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 3,000 12.9897 3,000 12.9897 38,969
2016-11-17 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 5,000 12.4800 5,000 12.4800 62,400
2016-09-12 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 1,000 11.8800 1,000 11.8800 11,880
2016-02-09 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 2,000 6.5000 2,000 6.5000 13,000
2016-02-08 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 2,000 6.2900 2,000 6.2900 12,580
2016-02-05 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 11,000 7.0897 11,000 7.0897 77,987
2015-02-03 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 10,000 14.5792 10,000 14.5792 145,792
2014-08-01 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 10,000 16.0502 10,000 16.0502 160,502
2012-11-14 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 7,380 7,380
2012-08-08 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 20,000 2.6328 20,000 2.6328 52,656

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

BZH / Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales BZH / Beazer Homes USA, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in BZH / Beazer Homes USA, Inc.. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
2005-05-23 BZH BEAZER BRIAN C 44,886 51.4300 44,886 51.4300 2,308,487 730

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

BZH / Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Brian C Beazer as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2018-11-19 2018-11-15 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
A - Award 5,000 58,600 9.33 9.58 47,905 561,447
2018-11-19 2018-11-15 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
A - Award 10,183 84,085 13.78
2018-11-14 2017-02-10 5 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 3,000 53,600 5.93 13.10 39,297 702,106
2017-11-17 2017-11-16 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
A - Award 4,887 73,902 7.08
2016-11-21 2016-11-21 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 3,000 50,600 6.30 12.99 38,969 657,279
2016-11-17 2016-11-17 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 5,000 47,600 11.74 12.48 62,400 594,048
2016-11-17 2016-11-17 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
A - Award 7,993 69,015 13.10
2016-09-13 2016-09-12 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 1,000 42,600 2.40 11.88 11,880 506,088
2016-02-09 2016-02-09 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 2,000 41,600 5.05 6.50 13,000 270,400
2016-02-09 2016-02-08 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 2,000 39,600 5.32 6.29 12,580 249,084
2016-02-09 2016-02-05 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 11,000 37,600 41.35 7.09 77,987 266,573
2015-11-16 2015-11-12 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
A - Award 7,128 61,022 13.23
2015-02-04 2015-02-03 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 10,000 26,600 60.24 14.58 145,792 387,807
2014-11-18 2014-11-14 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
A - Award 7,069 53,894 15.10
2014-08-04 2014-08-01 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 10,000 63,425 18.72 16.05 160,502 1,017,984
2014-05-14 2014-05-12 4 NMRX NUMEREX CORP /PA/
Directors Stock Option
M - Exercise -14,000 0 -100.00
2014-05-14 2014-05-12 4 NMRX NUMEREX CORP /PA/
Common Stock
S - Sale -10,202 132,121 -7.17 11.58 -118,139 1,529,961
2014-05-14 2014-05-12 4 NMRX NUMEREX CORP /PA/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 14,000 142,323 10.91 4.59 64,260 653,263
2014-03-25 2014-03-21 4 NMRX NUMEREX CORP /PA/
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,000 128,323 -2.28 12.35 -37,050 1,584,789
2014-03-21 2014-03-19 4 NMRX NUMEREX CORP /PA/
Common Stock
S - Sale -10,000 131,323 -7.08 12.08 -120,800 1,586,382
2013-11-12 2013-11-08 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
A - Award 7,380 53,425 16.03
2013-07-12 2013-07-09 4 NMRX NUMEREX CORP /PA/
Common Stock
A - Award 25,000 25,000 11.25 281,250 281,250
2013-05-15 2013-05-14 4 NMRX NUMEREX CORP /PA/
Directors Stock Option
M - Exercise -4,000 0 -100.00
2013-05-15 2013-05-14 4 NMRX NUMEREX CORP /PA/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 4,000 53,822 8.03 2.65 10,600 142,628
2012-11-16 2012-11-14 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 7,380 46,045 19.09
2012-08-09 2012-08-08 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 20,000 193,327 11.54 2.63 52,656 508,991
2012-05-22 2012-05-18 4 NMRX NUMEREX CORP /PA/
Common Stock
A - Award 9,000 49,822 22.05
2010-02-08 2010-02-06 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -1,075 89,693 -1.18
2005-05-24 2005-05-23 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Stock Options (Right to Buy)
M - Exercise -44,886 0 -100.00 8.02 -359,986
2005-05-24 2005-05-23 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -44,886 73,512 -37.91 51.43 -2,308,487 3,780,722
2005-05-24 2005-05-23 4 BZH BEAZER HOMES USA INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 44,886 118,398 61.06 8.02 359,986 949,552
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)