Carvana Co.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US1468691027

Introduction

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

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:CVNA / Carvana Co. Director 41,913
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by J Danforth Quayle. 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 CVNA / Carvana Co. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in CVNA / Carvana Co.. 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 (%)
2022-05-17 CVNA QUAYLE J DANFORTH 6,250 39.1400 6,250 39.1400 244,625 91 54.5900 96,562 39.47
2022-05-17 CVNA QUAYLE J DANFORTH 12,500 39.1400 12,500 39.1400 489,250

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

CVNA / Carvana Co. Insider Trades
Insider Sales CVNA / Carvana Co. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in CVNA / Carvana Co.. 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 (%)
2025-05-14 CVNA QUAYLE J DANFORTH 11,614 304.2400 11,614 304.2400 3,533,443 33 290.0500 -164,802 -4.66
2024-05-08 CVNA QUAYLE J DANFORTH 7,700 113.3900 7,700 113.3900 873,103
2024-05-08 CVNA QUAYLE J DANFORTH 6,858 113.3900 6,858 113.3900 777,629
2024-05-07 CVNA QUAYLE J DANFORTH 3,694 120.7400 3,694 120.7400 446,014
2024-05-07 CVNA QUAYLE J DANFORTH 5,752 121.5600 5,752 121.5600 699,213
2024-05-07 CVNA QUAYLE J DANFORTH 1,230 122.5500 1,230 122.5500 150,736
2024-05-07 CVNA QUAYLE J DANFORTH 134 123.4400 134 123.4400 16,541

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

CVNA / Carvana Co. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by J Danforth Quayle 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
2025-05-15 2025-05-14 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
S - Sale -11,614 41,913 -21.70 304.24 -3,533,443 12,751,611
2025-05-15 2025-05-14 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
M - Exercise 11,614 53,527 27.71 15.00 174,210 802,905
2025-01-22 2025-01-17 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 1,021 41,913 2.50
2025-01-22 2025-01-17 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 388 40,892 0.96
2024-05-08 2024-05-08 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
S - Sale -6,858 40,504 -14.48 113.39 -777,629 4,592,749
2024-05-08 2024-05-08 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
S - Sale -7,700 47,362 -13.98 113.39 -873,103 5,370,377
2024-05-08 2024-05-08 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
M - Exercise 7,700 55,062 16.26 15.00 115,500 825,930
2024-05-08 2024-05-07 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
S - Sale -134 0 -100.00 123.44 -16,541
2024-05-08 2024-05-07 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
S - Sale -1,230 134 -90.18 122.55 -150,736 16,422
2024-05-08 2024-05-07 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
S - Sale -5,752 1,364 -80.83 121.56 -699,213 165,808
2024-05-08 2024-05-07 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
S - Sale -3,694 7,116 -34.17 120.74 -446,014 859,186
2024-01-26 2024-01-25 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 5,143 47,362 12.18
2024-01-26 2024-01-25 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 3,572 42,219 9.24
2023-04-25 2023-04-21 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 13,859 38,647 55.91
2023-04-25 2023-04-21 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 19,956 24,788 413.00
2022-05-18 2022-05-17 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
P - Purchase 12,500 12,500 39.14 489,250 489,250
2022-05-18 2022-05-17 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
P - Purchase 6,250 10,810 137.06 39.14 244,625 423,103
2022-05-18 2022-05-16 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 4,168 4,832 627.71 38.40 160,051 185,549
2021-03-24 2021-03-22 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 664 5,224 14.56 273.92 181,883 1,430,958
2020-07-24 2020-07-23 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 2,178 4,560 91.44 147.95 322,235 674,652
2019-04-24 2019-04-22 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 2,382 2,382
2017-05-03 2017-05-03 4 CVNA CARVANA CO.
Stock Options (Right to Buy)
A - Award 30,928 30,928
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)