B&G Foods, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US05508R1068

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Robert C Cantwell. 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 Robert C Cantwell has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:BGS / B&G Foods, Inc. President & CEO, Director 227,461
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Robert C Cantwell. 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 BGS / B&G Foods, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in BGS / B&G Foods, 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 (%)
2018-03-09 BGS Cantwell Robert C 10,000 26.4201 10,000 26.4201 264,201 108 33.0000 65,799 24.90

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

BGS / B&G Foods, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales BGS / B&G Foods, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in BGS / B&G Foods, 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 (%)
2014-06-10 BGS Cantwell Robert C 55,000 33.9320 55,000 33.9320 1,866,260 121 27.2700 -366,410 -19.63
2013-12-06 BGS Cantwell Robert C 40,498 33.6800 40,498 33.6800 1,363,973
2013-12-05 BGS Cantwell Robert C 18,602 33.5200 18,602 33.5200 623,539
2013-12-04 BGS Cantwell Robert C 5,900 33.9000 5,900 33.9000 200,010
2013-02-22 BGS Cantwell Robert C 9,990 28.9300 9,990 28.9300 289,011
2013-02-21 BGS Cantwell Robert C 50,710 28.7700 50,710 28.7700 1,458,927
2013-02-20 BGS Cantwell Robert C 4,300 29.5300 4,300 29.5300 126,979
2012-02-23 BGS Cantwell Robert C 30,092 22.9962 30,092 22.9962 692,002
2012-02-22 BGS Cantwell Robert C 29,908 22.9690 29,908 22.9690 686,957

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

BGS / B&G Foods, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Robert C Cantwell 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
2019-02-27 2029-02-25 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		F - Taxes -11,027 227,461 -4.62 24.50 -270,162 5,572,794
2019-02-27 2019-02-25 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		A - Award 32,249 238,488 15.64
2018-04-16 2018-03-13 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 		A - Award 78,066 78,066
2018-03-09 2018-03-09 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		P - Purchase 10,000 206,239 5.10 26.42 264,201 5,448,855
2018-02-28 2018-02-26 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		F - Taxes -23,923 196,239 -10.87 32.00 -765,536 6,279,648
2018-02-28 2018-02-26 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		A - Award 56,714 220,162 34.70
2017-03-16 2017-03-14 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 		A - Award 37,791 37,791
2017-02-23 2017-02-21 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		F - Taxes -8,641 163,448 -5.02 47.45 -410,015 7,755,608
2017-02-23 2017-02-21 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		A - Award 22,604 172,089 15.12
2016-03-17 2016-03-15 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 		A - Award 54,838 54,838
2016-02-26 2016-02-22 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		F - Taxes -6,861 149,485 -4.39 37.49 -257,219 5,604,193
2016-02-26 2016-02-22 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		A - Award 18,454 156,346 13.38
2015-03-12 2015-03-10 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 		A - Award 44,004 44,004
2015-02-18 2015-02-13 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		F - Taxes -8,940 137,892 -6.09 30.04 -268,558 4,142,276
2015-02-18 2015-02-13 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		A - Award 24,002 146,832 19.54
2014-12-15 2014-12-11 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 		A - Award 228,086 228,086
2014-06-12 2014-06-10 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		S - Sale -55,000 122,830 -30.93 33.93 -1,866,260 4,167,868
2014-02-13 2014-02-11 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		F - Taxes -25,356 177,830 -12.48 31.52 -799,221 5,605,202
2014-02-13 2014-02-11 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		A - Award 57,789 203,186 39.75
2013-12-06 2013-12-06 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		S - Sale -40,498 145,397 -21.79 33.68 -1,363,973 4,896,971
2013-12-06 2013-12-05 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		S - Sale -18,602 185,895 -9.10 33.52 -623,539 6,231,200
2013-12-06 2013-12-04 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		S - Sale -5,900 204,497 -2.80 33.90 -200,010 6,932,448
2013-02-22 2013-02-22 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		S - Sale -9,990 210,397 -4.53 28.93 -289,011 6,086,785
2013-02-22 2013-02-21 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		S - Sale -50,710 220,387 -18.71 28.77 -1,458,927 6,340,534
2013-02-22 2013-02-20 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		S - Sale -4,300 271,097 -1.56 29.53 -126,979 8,005,494
2013-02-14 2013-02-12 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		F - Taxes -39,566 275,397 -12.56 31.70 -1,254,242 8,730,085
2013-02-14 2013-02-12 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		A - Award 85,251 314,963 37.11
2012-02-24 2012-02-23 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		S - Sale -30,092 229,712 -11.58 23.00 -692,002 5,282,503
2012-02-24 2012-02-22 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		S - Sale -29,908 259,804 -10.32 22.97 -686,957 5,967,438
2012-02-16 2012-02-14 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		F - Taxes -90,314 289,712 -23.77 22.81 -2,060,062 6,608,331
2012-02-16 2012-02-14 4 BGS B&G Foods, Inc.
Common Stock 		A - Award 204,435 380,026 116.43
2004-10-07 3 BGF B&G FOODS HOLDINGS CORP
Common Stock 		3,000
2004-10-07 3 BGF B&G FOODS HOLDINGS CORP
Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock 		20
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)