Ashland Inc.
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Introduction

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

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:ASH / Ashland Inc. Director 4,083,978
US:US587118AE09 / Tailored Brands Bond 10% Owner 0
US:FNFV / Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 10% Owner 7,169,028
US:ADSK / Autodesk, Inc. 10% Owner 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 Ricky C Sandler. 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 ASH / Ashland Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in ASH / Ashland 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 (%)
2022-09-01 ASH Sandler Ricky C 224,156 100.2000 224,156 100.2000 22,460,431 92 113.5800 2,999,207 13.35
2022-05-17 ASH Sandler Ricky C 48,800 101.2700 48,800 101.2700 4,941,976

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

ASH / Ashland Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales ASH / Ashland Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in ASH / Ashland 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 (%)
2022-09-01 ASH Sandler Ricky C 224,156 100.2000 224,156 100.2000 22,460,431 295 81.9500 -4,090,847 -18.21
2020-11-16 ASH Sandler Ricky C 1,600,000 77.2500 1,600,000 77.2500 123,600,000

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

ASH / Ashland Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Purchases FNF / Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

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

FNF / Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales FNF / Fidelity National Financial, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in ASH / Ashland 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 (%)
2016-02-29 FNFV EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 225,000 10.2115 225,000 10.2115 2,297,588 730

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

FNF / Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Ricky C Sandler 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
2022-09-06 2022-09-01 4 ASH ASHLAND INC.
Common Stock
S - Sale -224,156 4,083,978 -5.20 100.20 -22,460,431 409,214,596
2022-09-06 2022-09-01 4 ASH ASHLAND INC.
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
P - Purchase 224,156 4,083,978 5.81 100.20 22,460,431 409,214,596
2022-05-19 2022-05-17 4 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
P - Purchase 48,800 4,083,978 1.21 101.27 4,941,976 413,584,452
2022-01-26 2022-01-24 4 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award -1,139 3,965 -22.31
2021-01-28 2021-01-26 4 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award -1,319 2,791 -32.10
2020-11-18 2020-11-16 4 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
S - Sale -1,600,000 4,035,178 -28.39 77.25 -123,600,000 311,717,500
2020-02-03 2020-01-30 4 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 1,449 1,449 75.90 110,000 110,000
2020-02-03 3 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
11,273,146
2020-02-03 3 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock
5,640,758
2020-02-03 3 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
11,273,146
2020-02-03 3 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock
5,640,758
2020-02-03 3 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
11,273,146
2020-02-03 3 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock
5,640,758
2020-02-03 3 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
11,273,146
2020-02-03 3 ASH ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
Common Stock
5,640,758
2017-05-05 2017-05-05 4 TLRD TAILORED BRANDS INC
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,100 0 -100.00 12.50 -38,750
2017-05-05 2017-05-04 4 TLRD TAILORED BRANDS INC
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock")
S - Sale -7,253,578 0 -100.00 12.20 -88,493,652
2017-02-01 2017-01-30 4 TLRD TAILORED BRANDS INC
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
P - Purchase 1,110,000 7,253,578 18.07 20.00 22,200,000 145,071,560
2017-02-01 2016-05-02 4 TLRD TAILORED BRANDS INC
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
L - Other 573 6,146,678 0.01 17.62 10,097 108,314,916
2016-03-02 2016-02-29 4 FNFV Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
FNFV Group Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
S - Sale -225,000 7,169,028 -3.04 10.21 -2,297,588 73,206,529
2016-03-02 3 FNFV Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
FNFV Group Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
14,788,056
2016-03-02 3 FNFV Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
FNFV Group Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
14,788,056
2016-03-02 3 FNFV Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
FNFV Group Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
14,788,056
2016-03-02 3 FNFV Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
FNFV Group Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
14,788,056
2015-12-11 2015-12-10 4 ADSK AUTODESK INC
Short Put Option (obligation to buy)
E - Other -683,561 0 -100.00
2015-12-11 2015-12-10 4 ADSK AUTODESK INC
Call Option (right to buy)
X - Other -683,561 0 -100.00
2015-12-11 2015-12-10 4 ADSK AUTODESK INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
X - Other 683,561 13,082,588 5.51
2015-11-23 3 ADSK AUTODESK INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
24,798,054
2015-11-23 3 ADSK AUTODESK INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
24,798,054
2015-11-23 3 ADSK AUTODESK INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
24,798,054
2015-11-23 3 ADSK AUTODESK INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
24,798,054
2015-11-10 3 MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
12,292,210
2015-11-10 3 MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
12,292,210
2015-11-10 3 MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
12,292,210
2015-11-10 3 MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
12,292,210
2015-02-27 2015-02-25 4 MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
S - Sale -1,200,000 4,519,479 -20.98 49.80 -59,758,920 225,065,987
2014-12-29 3 MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
11,438,958
2014-12-29 3 MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
11,438,958
2014-12-29 3 MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
11,438,958
2014-12-29 3 MW MENS WEARHOUSE INC
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
11,438,958
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)