Dine Brands Global, Inc.
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Introduction

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

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:DIN / Dine Brands Global, Inc. President, Applebee's 7,178
US:EAT / Brinker International, Inc. EVP of Strategic Innovation 20,725
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by John C Cywinski. 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 DIN / Dine Brands Global, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in DIN / Dine Brands Global, 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 (%)
2020-03-12 DIN CYWINSKI JOHN C 1,500 36.2610 1,500 36.2610 54,392 361 87.3800 76,679 140.98

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

DIN / Dine Brands Global, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales DIN / Dine Brands Global, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in DIN / Dine Brands Global, 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 (%)
2021-09-09 DIN CYWINSKI JOHN C 1,000 79.0000 1,000 79.0000 79,000 134 62.75 -16,250 -20.57

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

DIN / Dine Brands Global, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Purchases EAT / Brinker International, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in DIN / Dine Brands Global, 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 (%)
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.

EAT / Brinker International, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales EAT / Brinker International, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in DIN / Dine Brands Global, 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 (%)
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.

EAT / Brinker International, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by John C Cywinski 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
2022-04-04 2022-04-01 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS)
A - Award 43 7,178 0.61
2022-04-04 2022-04-01 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS)
A - Award 189 31,225 0.61
2022-03-08 2022-03-04 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
A - Award 7,135 7,135
2022-03-08 2022-03-04 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)
A - Award 7,523 7,523
2022-03-08 2022-03-04 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
A - Award 7,135 52,611 15.69
2022-03-08 2022-03-04 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
A - Award 14,270 45,476 45.73
2022-03-08 2022-03-04 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
F - Taxes -673 31,206 -2.11 70.08 -47,164 2,186,916
2022-03-01 2022-02-25 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
F - Taxes -1,490 31,879 -4.47 84.09 -125,294 2,680,705
2022-01-11 2022-01-07 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS)
A - Award 161 31,036 0.52
2021-09-10 2021-09-09 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
S - Sale -1,000 33,369 -2.91 79.00 -79,000 2,636,151
2021-03-17 2021-03-15 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
F - Taxes -2,366 34,369 -6.44 88.55 -209,509 3,043,375
2021-03-08 2021-03-04 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)
A - Award 7,696 7,696
2021-03-08 2021-03-04 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
A - Award 4,003 36,735 12.23
2021-02-24 2021-02-22 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
F - Taxes -1,391 32,732 -4.08 80.81 -112,407 2,645,073
2020-04-07 2020-04-03 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS)
A - Award 1,109 30,875 3.73
2020-03-16 2020-03-15 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
F - Taxes -2,794 34,123 -7.57 42.68 -119,248 1,456,370
2020-03-16 2020-03-15 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
F - Taxes -1,666 36,917 -4.32 42.68 -71,105 1,575,618
2020-03-16 2020-03-12 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
P - Purchase 1,500 38,583 4.04 36.26 54,392 1,399,058
2020-02-28 2020-02-26 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)
A - Award 19,399 19,399
2020-02-28 2020-02-26 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
A - Award 3,786 37,083 11.37
2020-01-14 2020-01-10 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS)
A - Award 239 29,765 0.81
2019-10-07 2019-10-04 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS)
A - Award 283 29,527 0.97
2019-07-15 2019-07-12 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS)
A - Award 202 29,244 0.70
2019-04-08 2019-04-05 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS)
A - Award 212 29,041 0.74
2019-03-19 2019-03-15 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
F - Taxes -3,392 33,297 -9.25 86.98 -295,036 2,896,173
2019-02-25 2019-02-25 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)
A - Award 13,566 13,566
2019-02-25 2019-02-25 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
A - Award 2,918 36,689 8.64
2019-01-07 2019-01-04 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS (DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS)
A - Award 254 28,829 0.89
2018-12-10 2018-12-06 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
A - Award 28,575 28,575
2018-03-16 2018-03-15 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
F - Taxes -2,366 33,771 -6.55 67.94 -160,746 2,294,402
2018-02-26 2018-02-22 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)
A - Award 23,832 23,832
2018-02-26 2018-02-22 4 DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
COMMON STOCK
A - Award 3,958 36,137 12.30
2017-03-16 2017-03-15 4 DIN DineEquity, Inc
STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)
A - Award 58,875 58,875
2017-03-16 2017-03-15 4 DIN DineEquity, Inc
COMMON STOCK
A - Award 27,363 32,179 568.17
2017-03-16 2017-03-15 4 DIN DineEquity, Inc
COMMON STOCK
A - Award 4,816 4,816
2016-08-29 2016-08-25 4 EAT BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC
Employee Stock Option Right-to-Buy
A - Award 20,725 20,725 54.33 1,125,989 1,125,989
2016-05-09 2016-05-05 4 EAT BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC
Common Stock
A - Award 4,324 4,324
2016-03-10 3 EAT BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC
Common Stock
0
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)