AZZ Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US0024741045

Introduction

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

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:AZZ / AZZ Inc. Vice President 0
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Francis D Quinn. 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 AZZ / AZZ Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

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

AZZ / AZZ Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales AZZ / AZZ Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in AZZ / AZZ 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 (%)
2014-10-21 AZZ Quinn Francis D 1,500 44.0000 1,500 44.0000 66,000 86 38.8800 -7,680 -11.64
2014-05-12 AZZ Quinn Francis D 310 44.5000 310 44.5000 13,795
2014-01-27 AZZ Quinn Francis D 1,500 43.0000 1,500 43.0000 64,500
2013-10-24 AZZ Quinn Francis D 700 44.5000 700 44.5000 31,150
2013-08-01 AZZ Quinn Francis D 1,100 38.0000 1,100 38.0000 41,800
2013-05-03 AZZ Quinn Francis D 1,200 42.8000 1,200 42.8000 51,360
2012-10-18 AZZ Quinn Francis D 1,500 37.0000 1,500 37.0000 55,500
2012-02-06 AZZ Quinn Francis D 120 51.2100 120 51.2100 6,145

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

AZZ / AZZ Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Francis D Quinn 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
2015-01-26 2015-01-22 4 AZZ AZZ INC
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
M - Exercise -1,166 0 -100.00
2015-01-26 2015-01-22 4 AZZ AZZ INC
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
M - Exercise -1,847 0 -100.00
2015-01-26 2015-01-22 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -761 3,590 -17.49 39.32 -29,923 141,159
2015-01-26 2015-01-22 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 1,166 4,351 36.61 25.67 29,931 111,690
2015-01-26 2015-01-22 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -982 3,185 -23.57 39.32 -38,612 125,234
2015-01-26 2015-01-22 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 1,847 4,167 79.61 20.90 38,612 87,111
2014-10-21 2014-10-21 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
S - Sale -1,500 2,320 -39.27 44.00 -66,000 102,080
2014-05-14 2014-05-12 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
S - Sale -310 3,820 -7.51 44.50 -13,795 169,990
2014-04-30 2014-04-28 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -373 4,130 -8.28 43.92 -16,382 181,390
2014-04-30 2014-04-28 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 1,000 4,503 28.55 20.91 20,910 94,158
2014-03-12 2014-03-03 4 AZZ AZZ INC
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 1,050 1,050
2014-03-12 2014-03-03 4 AZZ AZZ INC
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
A - Award 2,648 2,648
2014-01-28 2014-01-27 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
S - Sale -1,500 3,503 -29.98 43.00 -64,500 150,629
2013-10-24 2013-10-24 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
S - Sale -700 5,003 -12.27 44.50 -31,150 222,634
2013-08-08 2013-08-08 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise -1,166 2,332 -33.33 25.67 -29,931 59,862
2013-08-08 2013-08-08 4 AZZ AZZ INC
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
M - Exercise -3,689 1,847 -66.64 20.90 -77,119 38,612
2013-08-08 2013-08-08 4 AZZ AZZ INC
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
M - Exercise -2,652 0 -100.00 15.84 -41,994
2013-08-08 2013-08-08 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -913 5,703 -13.80 37.81 -34,521 215,630
2013-08-08 2013-08-08 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 1,166 6,616 21.39 25.67 29,931 169,833
2013-08-08 2013-08-08 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -2,573 5,450 -32.07 37.81 -97,285 206,064
2013-08-08 2013-08-08 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 3,689 8,023 85.12 20.90 77,119 167,721
2013-08-08 2013-08-08 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -1,609 4,334 -27.07 37.81 -60,836 163,869
2013-08-08 2013-08-08 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 2,652 5,943 80.58 15.84 41,994 94,107
2013-08-02 2013-08-01 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
S - Sale -1,100 3,291 -25.05 38.00 -41,800 125,058
2013-05-03 2013-05-03 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
S - Sale -1,200 4,391 -21.46 42.80 -51,360 187,935
2013-04-05 2013-04-04 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -509 5,591 -8.34 45.36 -23,088 253,608
2013-04-05 2013-04-04 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 1,364 6,100 28.80 45.36 61,871 276,696
2013-03-08 2013-03-07 4 AZZ AZZ INC
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 1,087 1,087
2013-03-08 2013-03-07 4 AZZ AZZ INC
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
A - Award 2,145 2,145
2012-10-18 2012-10-18 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
S - Sale -1,500 4,736 -24.05 37.00 -55,500 175,232
2012-07-06 2012-07-06 4 AZZ AZZ INC
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
M - Exercise -1,326 1,326 -50.00 31.67 -41,994 41,994
2012-07-06 2012-07-06 4 AZZ AZZ INC
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
M - Exercise -1,439 0 -100.00 18.12 -26,075
2012-07-06 2012-07-06 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -887 3,118 -22.15 61.26 -54,338 191,009
2012-07-06 2012-07-06 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 1,326 4,005 49.50 31.67 41,994 126,838
2012-07-06 2012-07-06 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -744 2,679 -21.74 61.26 -45,577 164,116
2012-07-06 2012-07-06 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 1,439 3,423 72.53 18.12 26,075 62,025
2012-03-12 2012-03-09 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
D - Sale to Issuer -296 1,984 -12.98 51.34 -15,197 101,859
2012-03-12 2012-03-09 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
M - Exercise 942 2,280 70.40 51.34 48,362 117,055
2012-03-02 2012-03-01 4 AZZ AZZ INC
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
A - Award 735 735
2012-03-02 2012-03-01 4 AZZ AZZ INC
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
A - Award 1,749 1,749
2012-02-06 2012-02-06 4 AZZ AZZ INC
COMMON STOCK
S - Sale -120 1,338 -8.23 51.21 -6,145 68,519
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)