News about insider trading

Applied Digital shares rose 7.48% to $19.40 on Monday after regulatory filings showed two senior executives bought stock on Oct. 16, when shares hit a 52-week low. The stock had fallen 11.5% on Friday to close at $18.05 amid a broad sell-off in AI data center companies over borrowing, higher interest rates and elevated valuations. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and a $22 target, and the company carries about $6.4 billion in debt, with a beta of about 6. Despite the sell-off, fiscal first-quarter revenue reached $341.9 million, far above analysts' expectations of about $125 million, and Morgan Stanley raised its target to $41 from $37.50 while keeping an Equal-Weight rating.

Nguyen Mai Giang, Deputy General Director of An Gia (AGG), has registered to buy 3 million more AGG shares between October 22 and November 20, 2026, which would raise her stake from 1.48% to 3.14% of charter capital. The purchase is estimated to cost about 27.5 billion VND based on the October 16 close of 9,160 VND. She is the sister of Chairman Nguyễn Bá Sáng, who holds 25.78%, while a group of shareholders linked to him holds 33.29%. Earlier, Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Lợi made successive purchases from October 8 to 12, bringing her holding to about 7.67 million shares (4.23%). AGG has fallen about 29% since the start of the year and is trading around 9,000 VND, close to its all-time low, with market capitalization of over 1,661 billion VND.

Five brokerages covering NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ: NWPX) give the stock an average rating of 'Moderate Buy', with an average 12-month price target of $110.00. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 58,335 shares worth $6,259,631, including director Richard Roman's sale of 4,000 shares at $96.84 and SVP Eric Stokes' sale of 12,631 shares at $105.86. The stock opened at $97.61 on Tuesday, with a market cap of $940.96 million and a 52-week range of $50.76 to $152.03. In its latest quarter, the company reported earnings of $1.62 per share, beating the $1.33 consensus, on revenue of $159.48 million.

Viconship (VSC, HoSE) approved a board resolution to lend up to VND 120 billion to its subsidiary Hải An Green Shipping Lines (HAGR), to be disbursed in one or more tranches for capital, investment, business and debt payments. HAGR was established in August 2025 with initial charter capital of VND 1,000 billion, 60% owned by Viconship and 40% by Hải An Transport and Stevedoring JSC (HAH); its charter capital is now VND 1,613 billion. In the same period, Deputy CEO cum CFO Trương Anh Thư sold 265,100 VSC shares between 21 and 24 September 2026. Deputy CEO Nguyễn Đức Thành sold all 250,000 of his shares on 24 September. Another deputy CEO, Vũ Ngọc Lâm, did not complete a planned purchase of 500,000 shares due to changed investment plans and still holds 100,000 shares.

SSI will buy back 801,500 ESOP shares from 64 former employees to hold as treasury stock, at VND 10,000 per share under its 2023, 2024 and 2025 ESOP regulations, using over VND 8 billion in working capital. The transfer through VSDC is expected between 29/10/2026 and 30/11/2026. Separately, SSI will establish a Digital Products Center from 21/10/2026, with its operating rules and organizational structure set by the General Director. Board member Nguyễn Hồng Nam reported buying 5 million SSI shares between 26/8/2026 and 11/9/2026, raising his holding to 17.43 million shares (0.58% of charter capital), including over 2.07 million bonus shares.

Ms. Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Lợi bought 2.04 million more AGG shares on October 9, 2026 and 2.95 million on October 12, raising her holding to 7.67 million shares (4.23%), after buying 2.66 million on October 8. Including her mother Nguyễn Thị Nhờ's 7.9 million shares (4.43%), the group holds 15.58 million shares, or 8.59% of capital. Deputy General Director Nguyễn Mai Giang has registered to buy 3 million shares between October 22 and November 20, 2026, which would lift her stake to 5.68 million (3.14%). Chairman Nguyễn Bá Sáng holds 25.78%, and the wider group owns 33.29%. In September 2026, AGG completed a charter capital increase to VND 1,813.8 billion through dividend shares and ESOP bonus shares.

Director Richard Roman sold 4,000 NWPX Infrastructure (NASDAQ: NWPX) shares at an average price of $96.84, for a total of $387,360.00, in a transaction dated October 15th under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. After the sale he directly owned 25,340 shares, a 13.63% decrease in his position. On the following Friday, the stock fell $0.54 to $97.61 on volume of 71,930 shares versus an average of 145,298, with a market capitalization of $940.67 million. In its last quarter, the company reported EPS of $1.62, beating the $1.33 consensus, and revenue of $159.48 million versus $154.70 million expected. Weiss Ratings cut its rating from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)” on October 2nd, and analysts' consensus is “Moderate Buy” with a $110.00 price target.