VAALCO Energy, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US91851C2017

Introduction

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

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:EGY / VAALCO Energy, Inc. Director 64,307
US:OTIV / On Track Innovations Ltd. Director 285,700
US:ATRM / ATRM Holdings, Inc. Director 10,000
US:HSON / Hudson Global, Inc. 100
US:NTS / Nts, Inc. 10% Owner 41,500
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Knapp Alfred John Jr.. 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 EGY / VAALCO Energy, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in EGY / VAALCO Energy, 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 (%)
2019-05-17 EGY Knapp Alfred John Jr. 20,000 1.8000 20,000 1.8000 36,000 237 2.54 14,800 41.11
2019-05-14 EGY Knapp Alfred John Jr. 100,000 1.6800 100,000 1.6800 168,000
2017-04-03 EGY Knapp Alfred John Jr. 50,000 0.9450 50,000 0.9450 47,250
2016-08-23 EGY Knapp Alfred John Jr. 30,000 1.0300 30,000 1.0300 30,900
2016-06-09 EGY Knapp Alfred John Jr. 30,000 1.1300 30,000 1.1300 33,900
2015-12-30 EGY Knapp Alfred John Jr. 20,000 1.4700 20,000 1.4700 29,400

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

EGY / VAALCO Energy, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales EGY / VAALCO Energy, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in EGY / VAALCO Energy, 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.

EGY / VAALCO Energy, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Purchases STRRP / Hudson Global, Inc. - Preferred Stock - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in EGY / VAALCO Energy, 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 (%)
2013-11-22 HSON Knapp Alfred John Jr. 100 3.4500 10 34.5000 345 21 41.9 74 21.45

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

STRRP / Hudson Global, Inc. - Preferred Stock Insider Trades
Insider Sales STRRP / Hudson Global, Inc. - Preferred Stock - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in EGY / VAALCO Energy, 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.

STRRP / Hudson Global, Inc. - Preferred Stock Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Knapp Alfred John Jr. 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
2019-06-10 2019-06-06 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Non Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 64,307 64,307
2019-06-10 2019-06-06 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 27,972 456,418 6.53 1.43 40,000 652,678
2019-05-20 2019-05-17 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
P - Purchase 20,000 428,446 4.90 1.80 36,000 771,203
2019-05-15 2019-05-14 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
P - Purchase 100,000 408,446 32.42 1.68 168,000 686,189
2018-05-14 2018-05-09 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Non Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 58,548 58,548
2018-05-14 2018-05-09 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 25,000 308,446 8.82
2017-06-16 2017-06-01 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Non Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 93,190 93,190
2017-06-16 2017-06-01 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 40,404 283,446 16.62
2017-04-05 2017-04-03 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
P - Purchase 50,000 243,042 25.90 0.94 47,250 229,675
2016-08-25 2016-08-23 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
P - Purchase 30,000 193,042 18.40 1.03 30,900 198,833
2016-06-10 2016-06-09 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
P - Purchase 30,000 113,042 36.13 1.13 33,900 127,737
2016-06-06 2016-06-02 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 71,429 83,042 615.08
2016-01-04 2015-12-30 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
P - Purchase 20,000 20,000 1.47 29,400 29,400
2015-12-23 2015-12-22 4 EGY VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 11,613 11,613
2015-11-19 2015-11-16 4 OTIV ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD
Ordinary Shares
P - Purchase 65,000 285,700 29.45 0.58 37,700 165,706
2015-06-16 2015-06-05 4 ATRM ATRM Holdings, Inc.
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
A - Award 10,000 10,000
2014-12-03 2014-12-02 4 OTIV ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD
Ordinary Shares
P - Purchase 50,000 220,700 29.29 1.66 83,000 366,362
2014-12-03 2014-12-01 4 OTIV ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD
Ordinary Shares
P - Purchase 50,000 170,700 41.43 1.71 85,500 291,897
2014-10-22 2013-11-22 4 HSON Hudson Global, Inc.
Common Stock
P - Purchase 100 100 3.45 345 345
2014-08-27 2014-08-25 4 OTIV ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD
Ordinary Shares
P - Purchase 10,000 10,000 2.28 22,850 22,850
2014-08-27 2014-08-25 4 OTIV ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD
Ordinary Shares
P - Purchase 10,000 110,700 9.93 2.29 22,880 253,282
2014-06-12 2014-05-26 4 OTIV ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD
Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 50,000 50,000
2014-01-07 3 OTIV ON TRACK INNOVATIONS LTD
Ordinary Shares
100,700
2013-12-10 3 HSON Hudson Global, Inc.
Common Stock
100
2012-10-29 3 NTS NTS, INC.
Common Stock
41,500
2012-08-23 3/A ATRM AETRIUM INC
Common Stock
1,114,523
2012-08-17 3 ATRM AETRIUM INC
Common Stock
1,080,121
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)