MDU Resources Group, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US5526901096

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Mark A Hellerstein. 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 Mark A Hellerstein has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:MDU / MDU Resources Group, Inc. Director 33,207
US:SM / SM Energy Company CEO & President, Director 72,555
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Mark A Hellerstein. 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 MDU / MDU Resources Group, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in MDU / MDU Resources Group, 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.

MDU / MDU Resources Group, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales MDU / MDU Resources Group, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in MDU / MDU Resources Group, 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.

MDU / MDU Resources Group, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Purchases SM / SM Energy Company - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in MDU / MDU Resources Group, 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.

SM / SM Energy Company Insider Trades
Insider Sales SM / SM Energy Company - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in MDU / MDU Resources Group, 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.

SM / SM Energy Company Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Mark A Hellerstein 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
2020-11-18 2020-11-17 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Common Stock
A - Award 4,921 33,207 17.40 25.40 124,998 843,491
2019-11-20 2019-11-19 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Common Stock
A - Award 4,286 28,286 17.86 29.16 124,997 824,933
2018-12-31 2018-12-31 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 742 14,404 5.43 23.59 17,500 339,784
2018-11-21 2018-11-20 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Common Stock
A - Award 4,143 24,000 20.86 26.54 109,976 637,080
2018-09-28 2018-09-28 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 685 13,562 5.32 25.56 17,500 346,586
2018-06-29 2018-06-29 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 605 12,794 4.96 28.92 17,500 370,076
2018-03-30 2018-03-30 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 624 12,109 5.43 28.06 17,500 339,825
2018-01-03 2017-12-29 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 657 11,405 6.12 26.62 17,500 303,664
2017-11-22 2017-11-21 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Common Stock
A - Award 4,091 19,857 25.95 26.88 109,978 533,816
2017-10-02 2017-09-30 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 745 10,747 7.45 26.08 19,425 280,330
2017-06-30 2017-06-30 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 702 10,002 7.54 26.30 18,457 263,105
2017-03-31 2017-03-31 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 662 9,300 7.67 27.04 17,913 251,484
2017-01-03 2016-12-31 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 615 8,638 7.66 28.95 17,794 250,069
2016-11-22 2016-11-21 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Common Stock
A - Award 3,886 15,766 32.71 28.30 109,989 446,241
2016-09-30 2016-09-30 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 691 8,023 9.42 25.50 17,625 204,635
2016-06-30 2016-06-30 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 748 7,332 11.36 23.38 17,485 171,392
2016-03-31 2016-03-31 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 893 6,584 15.69 19.39 17,317 127,669
2016-01-04 2015-12-31 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 925 5,691 19.42 18.52 17,144 105,429
2015-11-19 2015-11-18 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Common Stock
A - Award 6,039 11,880 103.39 18.21 109,982 216,359
2015-09-30 2015-09-30 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 1,025 4,766 27.40 16.52 16,933 78,730
2015-07-01 2015-06-30 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 854 3,741 29.56 19.66 16,777 73,525
2015-04-01 2015-03-31 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 775 2,887 36.69 21.46 16,635 61,974
2014-12-31 2014-12-31 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 685 2,112 47.99 24.10 16,510 50,915
2014-11-20 2014-11-19 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Common Stock
A - Award 4,340 5,841 289.14 25.34 109,984 148,023
2014-10-01 2014-09-30 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 593 1,427 71.18 27.63 16,398 39,435
2014-06-30 2014-06-30 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 427 834 105.02 34.32 14,655 28,611
2014-03-31 2014-03-31 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Phantom Stock
A - Award 407 407 33.81 13,750 13,750
2013-11-21 2013-11-20 4 MDU MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,501 1,501 30.53 45,823 45,823
2008-12-16 2008-06-02 4 SM ST MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO
Common Stock; $.01 Par Value
G - Gift -2,000 72,555 -2.68
2006-01-17 2005-12-31 5 SM ST MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO
Common Stock; $.01 Par Value
J - Other 392 91,469 0.43 24.63 9,656 2,253,156
2006-01-17 2005-06-30 5 SM ST MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO
Common Stock; $.01 Par Value
J - Other 653 91,077 0.72 17.74 11,584 1,615,660
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)