Donaldson Company, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US2576511099

Introduction

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

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:DCI / Donaldson Company, Inc. Vice President 8,336
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Norman C Linnell. 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 DCI / Donaldson Company, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

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

DCI / Donaldson Company, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales DCI / Donaldson Company, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

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

DCI / Donaldson Company, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Norman C Linnell 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
2014-07-08 2014-07-03 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 8,336 8,336
2014-07-08 2014-07-03 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise -14,000 0 -100.00
2014-07-08 2014-07-03 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -8,336 199,645 -4.01 41.88 -349,112 8,361,133
2014-07-08 2014-07-03 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 14,000 207,981 7.22 16.40 229,600 3,410,888
2014-07-08 2014-06-30 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
G - Gift -50 193,981 -0.03
2014-07-08 2014-06-30 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
G - Gift -125 194,031 -0.06
2013-12-31 2013-12-27 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 11 6,628 0.17 43.33 480 287,191
2013-12-19 2013-12-17 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 11 6,595 0.17 42.28 480 278,837
2013-12-11 2013-12-09 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 13,000 13,000
2013-12-06 2013-12-04 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 11 6,584 0.17 41.79 480 275,145
2013-11-21 2013-11-19 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 12 6,572 0.19 39.16 480 257,360
2013-11-06 2013-11-05 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 12 6,560 0.19 39.97 485 262,203
2013-10-24 2013-10-22 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 12 6,548 0.18 41.10 480 269,123
2013-10-15 2013-10-14 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise -16,049 0 -100.00
2013-10-15 2013-10-14 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -15,302 194,137 -7.31 39.34 -601,981 7,637,350
2013-10-15 2013-10-14 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 16,049 209,439 8.30 35.80 574,554 7,497,916
2013-10-15 2013-10-11 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 5 6,536 0.08 38.90 199 254,250
2013-10-15 2013-10-03 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
G - Gift -140 193,390 -0.07
2013-09-24 2013-09-20 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -1,907 193,530 -0.98 38.40 -73,229 7,431,552
2013-09-24 2013-09-20 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 5,350 195,437 2.81 38.40 205,440 7,504,781
2013-07-01 2013-06-28 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 8,689 8,689
2013-07-01 2013-06-28 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise -14,000 0 -100.00
2013-07-01 2013-06-28 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 16,049 16,049
2013-07-01 2013-06-28 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise -26,000 0 -100.00
2013-07-01 2013-06-28 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
G - Gift -300 190,081 -0.16
2013-07-01 2013-06-28 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -8,689 190,381 -4.36 35.80 -311,066 6,815,640
2013-07-01 2013-06-28 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 14,000 199,070 7.56 15.35 214,900 3,055,724
2013-07-01 2013-06-28 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -16,049 185,070 -7.98 35.80 -574,554 6,625,506
2013-07-01 2013-06-28 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 26,000 201,119 14.85 15.19 394,940 3,054,998
2013-01-03 2012-12-31 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 14 6,466 0.22 32.81 467 212,149
2012-12-21 2012-12-19 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 14 6,435 0.22 33.58 467 216,087
2012-12-10 2012-12-07 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 12,000 12,000
2012-12-07 2012-12-05 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 14 6,421 0.22 33.25 467 213,498
2012-11-21 2012-11-20 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 14 6,407 0.22 33.45 467 214,314
2012-11-08 2012-11-07 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 14 6,393 0.22 33.58 474 214,677
2012-10-25 2012-10-24 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 15 6,379 0.23 31.81 467 202,916
2012-10-16 2012-10-12 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 185 6,364 3.00 33.63 6,234 214,021
2012-09-25 2012-09-21 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -2,208 175,103 -1.25
2012-09-25 2012-09-21 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 6,750 177,311 3.96 35.19 237,532 6,239,574
2012-09-21 2012-09-20 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise -25,232 0 -100.00
2012-09-21 2012-09-20 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
F - Taxes -14,916 170,561 -8.04 36.51 -544,583 6,227,182
2012-09-21 2012-09-20 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise 25,232 185,477 15.75 14.33 361,575 2,657,885
2012-01-05 2012-01-04 4 DCI DONALDSON CO INC
Common Stock
A - Award 6 3,067 0.21 68.53 442 210,182
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)