Valaris Limited - Equity Warrant
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Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Steven Joseph Brady. 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 Steven Joseph Brady has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:ESV / Ensco plc Sr. VP - Eastern Hemisphere 304,729
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Steven Joseph Brady. 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 VAL.WS / Valaris Limited - Equity Warrant - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in VAL.WS / Valaris Limited - Equity Warrant. 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 (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

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

VAL.WS / Valaris Limited - Equity Warrant Insider Trades
Insider Sales VAL.WS / Valaris Limited - Equity Warrant - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in VAL.WS / Valaris Limited - Equity Warrant. 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 (%)
2018-11-14 ESV Brady Steven Joseph 4,500 6.2200 4,500 6.2200 27,990 40
2014-06-06 ESV Brady Steven Joseph 4,869 51.8700 4,869 51.8700 252,555
2013-12-30 ESV Brady Steven Joseph 10,378 56.5200 10,378 56.5200 586,565
2013-05-30 ESV Brady Steven Joseph 4,350 62.1100 4,350 62.1100 270,178

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

VAL.WS / Valaris Limited - Equity Warrant Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Steven Joseph Brady 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
2019-03-08 2019-03-06 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -30,120 304,729 -9.00 4.22 -127,106 1,285,956
2019-03-08 2019-03-06 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 63,611 334,849 23.45
2019-03-07 2019-03-06 4 ESV Ensco plc
Restricted Share Units
A - Award 159,954 159,954
2019-03-07 2019-03-06 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -11,064 271,238 -3.92 4.22 -46,690 1,144,624
2019-03-07 2019-03-05 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -22,814 282,302 -7.48 4.34 -99,013 1,225,191
2019-03-05 2019-03-03 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -9,748 305,116 -3.10 4.22 -41,137 1,287,590
2018-11-16 2018-11-14 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
S - Sale -4,500 314,864 -1.41 6.22 -27,990 1,958,454
2018-03-07 2018-03-06 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -11,064 319,364 -3.35 4.60 -50,894 1,469,074
2018-03-07 2018-03-05 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -6,471 330,428 -1.92 5.91 -38,244 1,952,829
2018-03-07 2018-03-05 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 13,666 336,899 4.23
2018-03-07 2018-03-05 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 144,540 323,233 80.89
2018-03-05 2018-03-03 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -9,748 178,693 -5.17 4.42 -43,086 789,823
2018-03-05 2018-03-01 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -3,719 188,441 -1.94 4.46 -16,587 840,447
2017-12-05 2017-12-01 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -2,284 192,160 -1.17 5.82 -13,293 1,118,371
2017-03-08 2017-03-06 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -1,968 194,444 -1.00 9.63 -18,952 1,872,496
2017-03-08 2017-03-06 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 4,794 196,412 2.50
2017-03-08 2017-03-06 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 70,095 191,618 57.68
2017-03-06 2017-03-03 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -9,563 121,523 -7.30 9.91 -94,769 1,204,293
2017-03-06 2017-03-02 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -6,150 131,086 -4.48 9.73 -59,840 1,275,467
2016-12-05 2016-12-01 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -2,284 137,236 -1.64 9.90 -22,612 1,358,636
2016-06-08 2016-06-01 4/A ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -847 139,520 -0.60 9.65 -8,174 1,346,368
2016-06-03 2016-06-01 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -505 139,862 -0.36 9.65 -4,873 1,349,668
2016-03-24 2016-03-22 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -549 140,367 -0.39 11.01 -6,044 1,545,441
2016-03-24 2016-03-22 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 1,307 140,916 0.94
2016-03-04 2016-03-03 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 61,758 139,609 79.33 10.93 675,015 1,525,926
2016-03-03 2016-03-01 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -7,115 77,851 -8.37 8.66 -61,616 674,190
2015-12-11 2015-12-01 4/A ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -2,285 84,966 -2.62 17.25 -39,416 1,465,664
2015-12-03 2015-12-01 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -2,348 84,903 -2.69 17.25 -40,503 1,464,577
2015-09-09 2015-09-04 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -875 87,251 -0.99 15.72 -13,755 1,371,586
2015-03-26 2015-03-03 4/A ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -2,047 64,564 -3.07 24.14 -49,415 1,558,575
2015-03-06 2015-02-23 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 23,562 86,995 37.14
2015-03-06 2015-03-03 4/A ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -3,178 63,433 -4.77 24.14 -76,717 1,531,273
2015-03-05 2015-03-03 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -3,178 86,995 -3.52 24.14 -76,717 2,100,059
2014-12-03 2014-12-01 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 14,470 66,611 27.75
2014-09-08 2014-09-04 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -1,468 52,141 -2.74 47.54 -69,789 2,478,783
2014-06-10 2014-06-06 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
S - Sale -4,869 53,609 -8.33 51.87 -252,555 2,780,699
2014-06-04 2014-06-01 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -1,890 58,478 -3.13 52.66 -99,527 3,079,451
2014-04-07 2014-02-26 4/A ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 12,782 60,368 26.86
2014-02-28 2014-02-26 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 11,551 59,137 24.27
2014-02-27 2014-02-26 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -788 47,586 -1.63 52.81 -41,614 2,513,017
2014-02-27 2014-02-25 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -991 48,374 -2.01 53.35 -52,870 2,580,753
2014-01-02 2013-12-30 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
S - Sale -10,378 49,365 -17.37 56.52 -586,565 2,790,110
2013-09-06 2013-09-04 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -1,468 59,743 -2.40 54.46 -79,947 3,253,604
2013-06-05 2013-06-03 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -2,434 61,211 -3.82 60.17 -146,454 3,683,066
2013-06-03 2013-05-30 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
S - Sale -4,350 63,645 -6.40 62.11 -270,178 3,952,991
2013-03-27 2013-03-25 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -292 67,995 -0.43 58.52 -17,088 3,979,067
2013-02-27 2013-02-26 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -835 68,287 -1.21 59.20 -49,432 4,042,590
2013-02-27 2013-02-25 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 10,455 69,122 17.82 58.35 610,049 4,033,269
2013-01-02 2012-12-31 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
F - Taxes -397 67,938 -0.58 59.28 -23,534 4,027,365
2012-09-06 3 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
57,841
2012-09-06 2012-09-04 4 ESV Ensco plc
Class A Ordinary Shares
A - Award 10,494 68,335 18.14 57.19 600,152 3,908,079
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)