Alto Ingredients, Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqCM ˙ US0215131063

Introduction

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

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:PEIX / Alto Ingredients Inc VP, Commodities & Corp Dev 207,138
US:TWER / Towerstream Corporation Director 115,833
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Paul Koehler. 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 ALTO / Alto Ingredients, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in ALTO / Alto Ingredients, 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 (%)
2018-03-08 PEIX Koehler Paul 6,500 3.2000 6,500 3.2000 20,800 731
2015-11-11 PEIX Koehler Paul 2,000 4.2500 2,000 4.2500 8,500
2015-11-10 PEIX Koehler Paul 5,000 4.7100 5,000 4.7100 23,550
2015-08-10 PEIX Koehler Paul 4,000 7.5100 4,000 7.5100 30,040

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

ALTO / Alto Ingredients, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales ALTO / Alto Ingredients, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in ALTO / Alto Ingredients, 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.

ALTO / Alto Ingredients, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Purchases TWER / Towerstream Corporation - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in ALTO / Alto Ingredients, 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 (%)
2015-12-22 TWER Koehler Paul 10,000 0.3950 211 18.7625 3,950 2 630 128,350 3,249.37

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

TWER / Towerstream Corporation Insider Trades
Insider Sales TWER / Towerstream Corporation - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in ALTO / Alto Ingredients, 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.

TWER / Towerstream Corporation Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Paul Koehler 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
2020-07-28 2020-07-13 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 62,500 207,138 43.21
2020-04-03 2020-04-01 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -15,019 144,638 -9.41 0.25 -3,755 36,160
2019-04-24 2019-04-22 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 42,000 159,657 35.70 1.12 47,040 178,816
2019-04-03 2019-04-01 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -5,662 117,657 -4.59 0.95 -5,379 111,774
2018-06-18 2018-06-14 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 34,722 123,319 39.19
2018-04-03 2018-04-01 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -7,092 88,597 -7.41 3.00 -21,276 265,791
2018-03-09 2018-03-08 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
P - Purchase 6,500 95,689 7.29 3.20 20,800 306,205
2017-08-09 2017-06-01 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Stock Option
A - Award 2,500 115,833 2.21
2017-04-04 2017-04-01 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -5,115 89,189 -5.42 6.85 -35,038 610,945
2017-03-17 2017-03-15 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 18,518 94,304 24.43
2016-08-25 2016-08-19 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Stock Options
A - Award 89,833 113,833 374.30
2016-08-25 2016-08-03 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Stock Options
A - Award 6,000 24,000 33.33
2016-08-25 2016-06-01 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Stock Options
A - Award 2,500 18,000 16.13
2016-06-17 2016-06-16 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 25,000 75,786 49.23
2016-04-05 2016-04-01 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -3,922 50,786 -7.17 4.40 -17,257 223,458
2015-12-23 2015-12-22 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
P - Purchase 10,000 15,673 176.27 0.40 3,950 6,191
2015-11-12 2015-11-11 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
P - Purchase 2,000 54,708 3.79 4.25 8,500 232,509
2015-11-12 2015-11-10 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
P - Purchase 5,000 52,708 10.48 4.71 23,550 248,255
2015-08-11 2015-08-10 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
P - Purchase 4,000 47,708 9.15 7.51 30,040 358,287
2015-06-01 2015-06-01 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Non-Qualified Stock Option
A - Award 50,000 50,000
2015-06-01 2015-05-28 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Non-Qualified Stock Option
X - Other -50,000 50,000 -50.00
2015-06-01 2015-05-28 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
X - Other 5,673 5,673
2015-04-03 2015-04-01 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -3,580 43,708 -7.57 11.15 -39,917 487,344
2015-03-19 2015-03-17 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 11,962 47,288 33.86
2014-06-20 2014-06-18 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 5,091 35,326 16.84
2014-06-03 2014-06-02 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Non-Qualified Stock Option
A - Award 50,000 50,000
2014-05-30 2014-05-28 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 864 30,235 2.94
2014-04-02 2014-04-01 4 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -3,154 29,371 -9.70 17.90 -56,457 525,741
2014-04-01 3 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
65,050
2014-04-01 3 PEIX Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Common Stock
65,050
2013-06-05 2013-06-03 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Non-Qualified Stock Option
A - Award 50,000 50,000
2012-06-05 2012-06-01 4 TWER TOWERSTREAM CORP
Non-Qualified Stock Option
A - Award 50,000 50,000
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)