Insider Trading Roundup: Wednesday’s Top Buys and Sells Revealed

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This article summarizes the most significant insider buying and selling activities reported on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, for US...

This article summarizes the most significant insider buying and selling activities reported on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, for US stocks.

Top Insider Buys:

Texas Pacific Land Corp (NYSE:TPL): Director Murray Stahl and Horizon Kinetics acquired shares worth approximately $11,073 on June 17, 2025. The purchases were executed at prices ranging from $1087.71 to $1109.52. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC acquired shares indirectly through several entities, while Murray Stahl directly acquired 3 shares. The $24.9 billion market cap company boasts impressive gross margins of 93.54% and strong financial health with a current ratio of 7.8.

CPS Technologies CORP/DE/ (NASDAQ:CPSH): Director Ivo James Cavoli purchased 6,260 shares of common stock on June 18, 2025, at a price of $2.5388 per share. The total value of the purchase amounted to $15,892. Following this transaction, Cavoli directly owns 13,260 shares of CPS Technologies. The company holds more cash than debt on its balance sheet, with a current ratio of 3.29x, indicating strong short-term liquidity.

Enertopia Corp (EXCHANGE:ENRT): President and CEO Robert McAllister reported purchasing 500,000 common shares of the company on June 18, 2025, at a price of $0.1, totaling $50,000. Following the transaction, McAllister directly owns 1,457,750 shares of Enertopia Corp, representing a significant stake in this micro-cap company with a market capitalization of just $0.71 million.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) Vance California Municipal Bond Fund (EXCHANGE:EVM): Saba Capital Management, L.P. and Boaz Weinstein, both identified as ten percent owners, reported purchasing shares on June 16 and 17, 2025. The purchases, all executed at a price of $8.82, totaled $442,719. Following these transactions, Saba Capital and Weinstein now own 4,479,159 shares of the fund.

Eaton Vance New York Municipal Bond Fund (EXCHANGE:ENX): Saba Capital Management, L.P. and Weinstein Boaz, both identified as ten percent owners, reported purchasing a total of 29,709 shares at a price of $9.16 per share, for a total value of $272,134. Following these transactions, they now hold 3,897,960 shares of the fund.

Top Insider Sells:

Astera Labs , Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB): Chief Executive Officer Mohan Jitendra sold 106,500 shares of common stock on June 17, 2025, for approximately $10,069,636. The sales occurred at a price of $94.5417 per share, with the stock now trading at $99.53.

Zscaler Inc . (NASDAQ:ZS): Chief Legal Officer Robert Schlossman sold a total of 6,764 shares of common stock in multiple transactions, netting over $1 million. The sales occurred on June 17 and 18, 2025, as the cybersecurity company’s stock trades near its 52-week high of $309.19.

Roblox Corp (NYSE:RBLX): Director Christopher Carvalho sold 64,925 shares of Class A Common Stock on June 16, 2025, for approximately $6.49 million. The sales were executed at prices ranging from $100.00 to $100.26.

Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ:RKLB): Director Matthew Ocko sold a total of $26.6 million in shares of the company’s common stock. The sales occurred in multiple transactions on June 12 and June 13, with prices ranging from $26.0067 to $26.4437.

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (NYSE:GD): Chairman and CEO Phebe N. Novakovic sold a total of $52.8 million in company stock in multiple transactions on June 13 and June 16. The sales occurred at prices ranging from $280.041 to $284.01 per share.

Investors should stay tuned to insider buying and selling activities as they can provide valuable insights into a company’s prospects. While insider transactions alone should not be the sole basis for investment decisions, they can offer clues about management’s confidence in the company’s future performance or potential concerns. However, it’s important to consider these transactions in the context of broader market trends, company fundamentals, and individual investment strategies.

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Reflecting On Aerospace and Defense Stocks’ Q1 Earnings: Axon (NASDAQ:AXON)

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Looking back on aerospace and defense stocks’ Q1 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Axon and its peers.

Emissions and automation are important in aerospace, so companies that boast advances in these areas can take market share. On the defense side, geopolitical tensions–whether it be Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or China’s aggression toward Taiwan–have highlighted the need for consistent or even elevated defense spending. As for challenges, demand for aerospace and defense products can ebb and flow with economic cycles and national defense budgets, which are unpredictable and particularly painful for companies with high fixed costs.

The 31 aerospace and defense stocks we track reported a strong Q1. As a group, revenues were in line with analysts’ consensus estimates while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 0.5% below.

Luckily, aerospace and defense stocks have performed well with share prices up 16.2% on average since the latest earnings results.

Axon

Providing body cameras and tasers for first responders, AXON develops technology solutions and weapons products for military, law enforcement, and civilians.

Axon reported revenues of $603.6 million, up 31.3% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 2.8%. Overall, it was an exceptional quarter for the company with an impressive beat of analysts’ sales volume and EBITDA estimates.

The stock is up 27.9% since reporting and currently trades at $765.34.

Read why we think that Axon is one of the best aerospace and defense stocks, our full report is free.

Best Q1: Curtiss-Wright

Formed from a merger of 12 companies, Curtiss-Wright provides a range of products and services to the aerospace, industrial, electronic, and maritime industries.

Curtiss-Wright reported revenues of $805.6 million, up 13% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 5%. The business had an exceptional quarter with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 27% since reporting. It currently trades at $460.52.

Is now the time to buy Curtiss-Wright? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q1: AerSale

Providing a one-stop shop that integrates multiple services and product offerings, AerSale delivers full-service support to mid-life commercial aircraft.

AerSale reported revenues of $65.78 million, down 27.4% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 26.3%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.

AerSale delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates in the group. As expected, the stock is down 16.5% since the results and currently trades at $5.87.

Read our full analysis of AerSale’s results here.

Hexcel

Founded shortly after World War II by a group of engineers from UC Berkley, Hexcel manufactures lightweight composite materials primarily for the aerospace and defense sectors.

Hexcel reported revenues of $456.5 million, down 3.3% year on year. This print missed analysts’ expectations by 3.4%. It was a disappointing quarter as it also produced full-year revenue guidance missing analysts’ expectations.

Hexcel had the weakest full-year guidance update among its peers. The stock is up 8.4% since reporting and currently trades at $54.75.

Read our full, actionable report on Hexcel here, it’s free.

Rocket Lab

Becoming the first private company in the Southern Hemisphere to reach space, Rocket Lab offers rockets designed for launching small satellites.

Rocket Lab reported revenues of $122.6 million, up 32.1% year on year. This result topped analysts’ expectations by 0.8%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter as it also produced EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

The stock is up 20.2% since reporting and currently trades at $27.80.

Read our full, actionable report on Rocket Lab here, it’s free.

Market Update

The Fed’s interest rate hikes throughout 2022 and 2023 have successfully cooled post-pandemic inflation, bringing it closer to the 2% target. Inflationary pressures have eased without tipping the economy into a recession, suggesting a soft landing. This stability, paired with recent rate cuts (0.5% in September 2024 and 0.25% in November 2024), fueled a strong year for the stock market in 2024. The markets surged further after Donald Trump’s presidential victory in November, with major indices reaching record highs in the days following the election. Still, questions remain about the direction of economic policy, as potential tariffs and corporate tax changes add uncertainty for 2025.

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