SunOpta Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ CA8676EP1086

Introduction

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

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:STKL / SunOpta Inc. Director 3,902
US:SJM / The J. M. Smucker Company President, Pet Food 8,246
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by David J Lemmon. 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 STKL / SunOpta Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

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

STKL / SunOpta Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales STKL / SunOpta Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

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

STKL / SunOpta Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by David J Lemmon 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
2025-07-28 2025-07-25 4 STKL SunOpta Inc.
Common Shares
A - Award 1,291 3,902 49.44 6.64 8,572 25,909
2025-04-21 2025-04-17 4 STKL SunOpta Inc.
Common Shares
A - Award 1,482 2,611 131.27 3.90 5,780 10,183
2025-01-27 2025-01-24 4 STKL SunOpta Inc.
Common Shares
A - Award 920 1,129 440.19 7.38 6,790 8,332
2024-10-22 2024-10-18 4 STKL SunOpta Inc.
Common Shares
A - Award 209 209 6.02 1,258 1,258
2024-10-01 3 STKL SunOpta Inc.
Common Shares
0
2019-10-08 2019-10-01 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
L - Other 48 8,246 0.59 108.70 5,250 896,333
2019-10-08 2019-07-02 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
L - Other 32 8,197 0.40 115.98 3,750 950,735
2019-06-17 2019-06-14 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
A - Award 610 8,165 8.07
2019-06-14 2019-06-13 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Option Common Shares
A - Award 12,938 12,938
2019-06-14 2019-06-13 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
A - Award 6,628 7,555 714.99
2019-06-14 2019-06-12 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
M - Exercise -1,304 0 -100.00
2019-06-14 2019-06-12 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
F - Taxes -377 927 -28.91 123.91 -46,714 114,865
2019-06-14 2019-06-12 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
M - Exercise 1,304 1,304
2019-01-02 2018-12-31 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
S - Sale -1,017 0 -100.00 92.99 -94,571
2018-06-18 2018-06-14 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 3,406 3,406
2018-06-08 2018-06-06 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
M - Exercise -2,189 0 -100.00
2018-06-08 2018-06-06 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
F - Taxes -1,172 1,017 -53.54 105.45 -123,587 107,243
2018-06-08 2018-06-06 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
M - Exercise 2,189 2,189
2018-05-31 2018-05-29 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Option Common Shares
A - Award 1,666 1,666
2018-01-02 2017-12-29 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
S - Sale -1,205 0 -100.00 124.54 -150,076
2017-06-19 2017-06-15 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 1,666 1,666
2017-06-19 2017-06-15 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Option Common Shares
A - Award 3,334 3,334
2017-06-19 2017-06-15 4/A SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Option Common Shares
A - Award 3,334 3,334
2017-06-13 2017-06-07 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
M - Exercise -2,595 2,595 -50.00
2017-06-13 2017-06-07 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
F - Taxes -1,390 1,205 -53.56 130.16 -180,922 156,843
2017-06-13 2017-06-07 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
M - Exercise 2,595 2,595
2016-09-06 2016-09-01 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 1,900 1,900
2016-06-23 2016-06-21 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
S - Sale -872 0 -100.00 146.00 -127,312
2016-06-10 2016-06-08 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 2,380 2,380
2016-06-10 2016-06-08 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
M - Exercise -1,745 0 -100.00
2016-06-10 2016-06-08 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
F - Taxes -873 872 -50.03 132.46 -115,638 115,505
2016-06-10 2016-06-08 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
M - Exercise 1,745 1,745
2015-11-20 2015-11-19 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
S - Sale X -1,062 0 -100.00 120.00 -127,440
2015-06-16 2015-06-12 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 1,303 1,303
2015-06-11 2015-06-10 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Restricted Stock Units
M - Exercise -2,125 0 -100.00
2015-06-11 2015-06-10 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
F - Taxes -1,063 1,062 -50.02 111.58 -118,610 118,498
2015-06-11 2015-06-10 4 SJM J M SMUCKER Co
Common Shares
M - Exercise 2,125 2,125
2014-07-02 2014-07-01 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Common Shares
S - Sale -1,570 0 -100.00 107.00 -167,990
2014-06-17 2014-06-13 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Restricted Stock Units
M - Exercise -3,140 0 -100.00
2014-06-17 2014-06-13 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Common Shares
F - Taxes -1,570 1,570 -50.00 104.64 -164,285 164,285
2014-06-17 2014-06-13 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Common Shares
M - Exercise 3,140 3,140
2014-06-10 2014-06-06 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 2,189 2,189
2013-07-30 2013-07-29 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Common Shares
S - Sale X -1,957 0 -100.00 111.59 -218,382
2013-06-18 2013-06-14 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Restricted Stock Units
M - Exercise -3,915 0 -100.00
2013-06-18 2013-06-14 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Common Shares
F - Taxes -1,958 1,957 -50.01 102.38 -200,460 200,358
2013-06-18 2013-06-14 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Common Shares
M - Exercise 3,915 3,915 102.38 400,818 400,818
2013-06-11 2013-06-07 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 2,595 2,595
2012-08-20 2012-08-17 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Common Shares
S - Sale X -1,252 0 -100.00 82.00 -102,664
2012-06-19 2012-06-15 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Restricted Stock Units
C - Conversion -2,505 0 -100.00
2012-06-19 2012-06-15 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Common Shares
F - Taxes -1,253 1,252 -50.02 75.62 -94,752 94,676
2012-06-19 2012-06-15 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Common Shares
C - Conversion 2,505 2,505 75.62 189,428 189,428
2012-06-12 2012-06-08 4 SJM SMUCKER J M CO
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 1,745 1,745
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)