Koppers Holdings Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US50060P1066

Introduction

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

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:KOP / Koppers Holdings Inc. Sr. VP, Business Development 32,994
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Brian H McCurrie. 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 KOP / Koppers Holdings Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

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

KOP / Koppers Holdings Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales KOP / Koppers Holdings Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in KOP / Koppers Holdings 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 (%)
2014-05-19 KOP McCurrie Brian H 15,100 37.0300 15,100 37.0300 559,153 284 16.1200 -315,741 -56.47
2014-05-09 KOP McCurrie Brian H 6,500 37.4800 6,500 37.4800 243,620
2014-05-09 KOP McCurrie Brian H 6,857 37.4800 6,857 37.4800 257,000
2013-05-17 KOP McCurrie Brian H 3,000 42.3100 3,000 42.3100 126,930
2013-02-22 KOP McCurrie Brian H 8,673 41.2100 8,673 41.2100 357,414
2013-02-22 KOP McCurrie Brian H 8,673 41.2100 8,673 41.2100 357,414
2012-02-28 KOP McCurrie Brian H 8,900 37.5700 8,900 37.5700 334,373
2012-02-22 KOP McCurrie Brian H 6,439 38.2960 6,439 38.2960 246,588
2012-02-21 KOP McCurrie Brian H 8,900 38.7700 8,900 38.7700 345,053

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

KOP / Koppers Holdings Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Brian H McCurrie 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
2014-05-21 2014-05-19 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -15,100 32,994 -31.40 37.03 -559,153 1,221,785
2014-05-13 2014-05-09 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Employee Stock Options (Rights to Buy)
M - Exercise -6,857 0 -100.00
2014-05-13 2014-05-09 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Employee Stock Options (Rights to Buy)
M - Exercise -6,500 0 -100.00
2014-05-13 2014-05-09 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -6,857 48,094 -12.48 37.48 -257,000 1,802,580
2014-05-13 2014-05-09 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 6,857 54,951 14.26 28.10 192,682 1,544,136
2014-05-13 2014-05-09 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -6,500 48,094 -11.91 37.48 -243,620 1,802,580
2014-05-13 2014-05-09 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 6,500 54,594 13.52 29.97 194,805 1,636,196
2014-02-25 2014-02-22 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -3,424 48,094 -6.65
2014-02-20 2014-02-18 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Employee Stock Options (Rights to Buy)
A - Award 9,462 9,462
2014-02-20 2014-02-18 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 3,000 51,520 6.18
2014-02-20 2014-02-18 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 2,542 48,520 5.53
2014-01-08 2014-01-06 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 58 45,978 0.13
2014-01-06 2014-01-02 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 357 45,920 0.78
2013-05-17 2013-05-17 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,000 45,563 -6.18 42.31 -126,930 1,927,782
2013-03-27 2013-02-22 4/A KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -8,673 48,563 -15.15 41.21 -357,414 2,001,293
2013-03-27 2013-02-22 4/A KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 8,124 57,221 16.55
2013-03-27 2013-02-22 4/A KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -3,285 49,096 -6.27 41.52 -136,403 2,038,483
2013-03-27 2013-02-22 4/A KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
J - Other -7,756 52,382 -12.90
2013-03-25 2013-03-25 4/A KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 15 50,156 0.03
2013-02-26 2013-02-22 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -8,673 53,380 -13.98 41.21 -357,414 2,199,796
2013-02-26 2013-02-22 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 5,201 62,053 9.15
2013-02-26 2013-02-22 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -3,285 56,852 -5.46 41.52 -136,403 2,360,512
2013-02-26 2013-02-22 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 7,756 60,138 14.81
2013-02-25 2013-02-21 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Employee Stock Options (Rights to Buy)
A - Award 8,098 8,098
2013-02-25 2013-02-21 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 2,181 52,382 4.34
2013-01-09 2013-01-07 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 60 50,201 0.12
2013-01-04 2013-01-02 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 346 50,141 0.69
2012-03-01 2012-02-28 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -8,900 49,795 -15.16 37.57 -334,373 1,870,800
2012-02-27 2012-02-23 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Employee Stock Options (Rights to Buy)
A - Award 8,400 8,400
2012-02-27 2012-02-23 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 2,323 58,695 4.12
2012-02-23 2012-02-22 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Employee Stock Options (Rights to Buy)
M - Exercise -6,439 0 -100.00
2012-02-23 2012-02-22 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -6,439 56,372 -10.25 38.30 -246,588 2,158,824
2012-02-23 2012-02-22 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 6,439 62,811 11.42 15.26 98,259 958,497
2012-02-23 2012-02-21 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Employee Stock Options (Rights to Buy)
M - Exercise -8,900 6,439 -58.02
2012-02-23 2012-02-21 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -8,900 56,372 -13.64 38.77 -345,053 2,185,544
2012-02-23 2012-02-21 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 8,900 65,272 15.79 15.26 135,814 996,052
2012-02-22 2012-02-20 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 7,517 56,372 15.39
2012-02-22 2012-02-20 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
F - Taxes -3,541 48,856 -6.76 38.39 -135,934 1,875,577
2012-02-22 2012-02-20 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 6,681 52,397 14.61
2012-01-05 2012-01-03 4 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 185 45,687 0.41
2006-01-31 3 KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
95,518
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)