FreightCar America, Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US3570231007

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of S Carl Jr Soderstrom. 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 S Carl Jr Soderstrom has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:EVRG / Evergy, Inc. Director 21,788
US:LDL / Lydall, Inc. Director 30,232
US:WR / Westar Energy, Inc. Director 0
US:RAIL / FreightCar America, Inc. Director 11,204
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by S Carl Jr Soderstrom. 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 RAIL / FreightCar America, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

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

RAIL / FreightCar America, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales RAIL / FreightCar America, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in RAIL / FreightCar America, 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 (%)
2017-11-17 RAIL SODERSTROM S CARL JR 2,500 15.7094 2,500 15.7094 39,274 354 9.5200 -15,473 -39.40
2017-11-13 RAIL SODERSTROM S CARL JR 2,000 15.3500 2,000 15.3500 30,700
2017-11-10 RAIL SODERSTROM S CARL JR 2,500 15.8236 2,500 15.8236 39,559
2017-11-07 RAIL SODERSTROM S CARL JR 2,000 15.0068 2,000 15.0068 30,014
2014-08-26 RAIL SODERSTROM S CARL JR 1,519 29.8000 1,519 29.8000 45,266

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

RAIL / FreightCar America, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by S Carl Jr Soderstrom 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
2022-05-06 2022-05-04 4 EVRG Evergy, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 2,152 21,788 10.96
2022-01-05 2022-01-03 4 EVRG Evergy, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 705 19,636 3.72
2021-04-21 2021-04-19 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,568 30,232 5.47 31.89 50,004 964,098
2021-01-06 2021-01-04 4 EVRG Evergy, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 2,342 18,931 14.12
2020-12-21 2020-12-18 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,500 28,664 -8.02 31.75 -79,375 910,082
2020-12-21 2020-12-17 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,500 31,164 -7.43 31.50 -78,750 981,666
2020-10-27 2020-10-24 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 2,408 33,664 7.70 18.69 45,006 629,180
2020-08-13 2020-08-11 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -1,000 31,256 -3.10 21.71 -21,707 678,465
2020-04-27 2020-04-23 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 5,307 32,256 19.69 8.48 45,003 273,531
2020-03-05 2020-03-04 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -3,325 0 -100.00
2020-03-05 2020-03-04 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 3,325 26,949 14.07 8.65 28,761 233,109
2020-01-06 2020-01-02 4 EVRG Evergy, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 1,998 16,589 13.69
2019-10-30 2019-10-26 4/A LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,903 23,624 8.76 23.65 45,006 558,708
2019-10-28 2019-10-26 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,269 22,990 5.84 23.65 30,012 543,714
2019-05-16 2019-05-15 4 EVRG Evergy, Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -4,000 14,591 -21.52 58.30 -233,205 850,674
2019-04-29 2019-04-26 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,192 21,721 5.81
2019-01-04 2019-01-02 4 EVRG Evergy, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 2,290 18,591 14.05
2018-10-30 2018-10-27 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 985 20,529 5.04 30.46 30,003 625,313
2018-06-22 2018-06-22 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 419 19,544 2.19 42.90 17,975 838,438
2018-06-19 2018-06-15 4 EVRG Evergy, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 829 16,301 5.36
2018-06-06 2018-06-04 4 EVRG Evergy, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 15,472 15,472
2018-06-04 2018-06-04 4 WR WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00
D - Sale to Issuer -15,472 0 -100.00 55.08 -852,198
2018-01-02 2017-12-31 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 592 19,125 3.19
2018-01-02 2018-01-02 4 WR WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00
A - Award 1,609 15,472 11.61
2017-11-24 2017-11-22 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -3,325 0 -100.00
2017-11-24 2017-11-22 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,325 18,533 -15.21 56.00 -186,200 1,037,848
2017-11-24 2017-11-22 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 3,325 21,858 17.94 3.67 12,203 80,219
2017-11-24 2017-11-21 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -1,664 0 -100.00
2017-11-24 2017-11-21 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -1,664 18,533 -8.24 55.00 -91,520 1,019,315
2017-11-24 2017-11-21 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 1,664 20,197 8.98 11.39 18,953 230,044
2017-11-20 2017-11-17 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,500 11,204 -18.24 15.71 -39,274 176,008
2017-11-14 2017-11-13 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,000 13,704 -12.74 15.35 -30,700 210,356
2017-11-14 2017-11-10 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,500 15,704 -13.73 15.82 -39,559 248,494
2017-11-09 2017-11-07 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,000 18,204 -9.90 15.01 -30,014 273,184
2017-11-08 2017-11-06 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -1,588 0 -100.00
2017-11-08 2017-11-06 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -1,588 18,533 -7.89 55.00 -87,340 1,019,315
2017-11-08 2017-11-06 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 1,588 20,121 8.57 11.39 18,087 229,178
2017-07-05 2017-06-30 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 581 18,533 3.24
2017-05-15 2017-05-11 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 3,170 20,204 18.61
2017-01-04 2017-01-03 4 WR WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00
A - Award 1,510 13,863 12.22
2017-01-03 2016-12-31 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 405 17,952 2.31
2016-08-09 2016-08-05 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -8,250 17,547 -31.98 46.31 -382,070 812,628
2016-07-05 2016-06-30 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 649 25,797 2.58
2016-05-13 2016-05-12 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 3,922 17,034 29.91
2016-01-05 2015-12-31 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 705 25,148 2.88
2016-01-04 2016-01-04 4 WR WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00
A - Award 1,994 12,353 19.25
2015-11-19 2015-11-18 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -2,164 0 -100.00
2015-11-19 2015-11-18 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -3,325 0 -100.00
2015-11-19 2015-11-18 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -5,489 24,443 -18.34 35.60 -195,408 870,171
2015-11-19 2015-11-18 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 2,164 29,932 7.79 18.13 39,233 542,667
2015-11-19 2015-11-18 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 3,325 27,768 13.60 9.35 31,089 259,631
2015-07-01 2015-06-30 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 846 24,443 3.59
2015-05-15 2015-05-14 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 2,255 13,112 20.77
2015-03-10 2015-03-09 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -3,325 0 -100.00
2015-03-10 2015-03-09 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,325 23,597 -12.35 30.65 -101,911 723,248
2015-03-10 2015-03-09 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 3,325 26,922 14.09 10.54 35,046 283,758
2015-01-02 2015-01-02 4 WR WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00
A - Award 1,439 10,359 16.13
2015-01-02 2014-12-31 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 549 23,597 2.38
2014-08-27 2014-08-26 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
S - Sale -1,519 10,857 -12.27 29.80 -45,266 323,539
2014-07-01 2014-06-30 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 658 23,048 2.94 27.37 18,009 630,824
2014-05-27 2014-05-22 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 1,802 12,376 17.04
2014-05-09 2014-05-09 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -5,000 22,390 -18.25 26.70 -133,500 597,813
2014-03-07 2014-03-06 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -3,325 0 -100.00
2014-03-07 2014-03-06 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,325 27,390 -10.83 21.10 -70,158 577,929
2014-03-07 2014-03-06 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 3,325 30,715 12.14 10.30 34,248 316,364
2014-01-03 2014-01-02 4 WR WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00
A - Award 1,863 8,920 26.40
2014-01-02 2013-12-31 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,022 27,390 3.88 17.62 18,008 482,612
2013-07-02 2013-06-30 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,233 26,368 4.91 14.60 18,002 384,973
2013-05-30 2013-05-29 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -2,200 0 -100.00
2013-05-30 2013-05-29 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,200 25,135 -8.05 14.50 -31,900 364,458
2013-05-30 2013-05-29 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 2,200 27,335 8.75 9.59 21,098 262,143
2013-05-30 2013-05-28 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -6,000 2,200 -73.17
2013-05-30 2013-05-28 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -6,000 25,135 -19.27 14.50 -87,000 364,458
2013-05-30 2013-05-28 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 6,000 31,135 23.87 9.59 57,540 298,585
2013-05-28 2013-05-23 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Stock Option Right to Buy
M - Exercise -800 0 -100.00
2013-05-28 2013-05-23 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
S - Sale -800 25,135 -3.08 14.50 -11,600 364,458
2013-05-28 2013-05-23 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
M - Exercise 800 25,935 3.18 9.59 7,672 248,717
2013-05-21 2013-05-17 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 2,545 10,574 31.70
2013-01-02 2012-12-31 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,256 25,135 5.26 14.34 18,011 360,436
2013-01-02 2013-01-02 4 WR WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00
A - Award 2,120 7,057 42.94
2012-07-02 2012-06-30 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,332 23,879 5.91 13.52 18,009 322,844
2012-05-29 2012-05-24 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 2,216 8,029 38.12
2012-01-03 2011-12-31 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,897 22,547 9.19 9.49 18,003 213,971
2012-01-03 2012-01-03 4 WR WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS
Common Stock, Par Value $5.00
A - Award 2,000 4,937 68.10
2010-05-14 2010-05-12 4 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 1,404 7,097 24.66
2010-01-04 2009-12-31 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 3,455 25,099 15.96 5.21 18,001 130,766
2009-07-01 2009-06-30 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 5,295 21,644 32.39
2009-04-27 2009-04-24 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Option to Buy
A - Award 3,000 27,716 12.14 3.67 11,010 101,718
2009-04-27 2009-04-24 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Option to Buy
A - Award 325 24,716 1.33 3.67 1,193 90,708
2009-01-02 2008-12-31 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 3,131 16,349 23.69
2008-07-01 2008-06-30 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Common Stock
A - Award 1,435 13,218 12.18
2008-04-28 2008-04-25 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Option to Buy
A - Award 2,927 24,391 13.64 11.39 33,339 277,813
2008-04-28 2008-04-25 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Option to Buy
A - Award 325 21,464 1.54 11.39 3,702 244,475
2005-04-05 3 RAIL FreightCar America, Inc.
No securities are beneficially owned
0
2004-04-26 2004-04-22 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Option to Buy
A - Award 325 12,325 2.71
2004-04-26 2004-04-22 4 LDL LYDALL INC /DE/
Option to Buy
A - Award 3,000 12,000 33.33
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)