Real time insider trading transaction history:
- Insiders are prohibited from making short-swing profits by trading their shares within 6 months of the registration or acquiring the shares.
- Shares are not adjusted for stock split.
"Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise"
- Peter Lynch
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Common stock purchase or sale:
Transaction Date |
Reported DateTime |
Company | Symbol | Insider Relationship |
Shares Traded |
Average Price |
Total Amount |
Shares Owned |
Filing |
2023-04-19 Sale |
2023-04-20 4:32 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President |
66,666 | $8 | $533,328 | 6,232,026 (Indirect Direct) |
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2023-04-11 Sale |
2023-04-12 5:15 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
66,667 | $8.29 | $552,669 | 6,298,692 (Indirect Direct) |
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2023-03-02 Sale |
2023-03-03 4:16 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
66,667 | $10.05 | $670,003 | 6,199,359 (Indirect Direct) |
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2023-02-27 Sale |
2023-02-28 4:26 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
66,666 | $8.1 | $539,995 | 6,266,026 (Indirect Direct) |
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2022-11-17 Sale |
2022-11-17 7:46 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
66,666 | $8.13 | $541,995 | 6,332,692 (Indirect Direct) |
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2022-11-01 Sale |
2022-11-03 6:03 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
66,667 | $8.6248 | $574,990 | 6,399,358 (Indirect Direct) |
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2022-10-19 Sale |
2022-10-20 4:34 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
71,132 | $8.07 | $574,035 | 6,466,025 (Indirect Direct) |
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2022-09-13 Sale |
2022-09-14 6:09 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
71,133 | $8.08 | $574,755 | 6,537,157 (Indirect Direct) |
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2022-08-09 Sale |
2022-08-09 9:10 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
71,133 | $8.29 | $589,693 | 6,608,290 (Indirect Direct) |
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2022-07-20 Sale |
2022-07-20 5:24 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
71,132 | $11.33 | $805,926 | 6,679,423 (Indirect Direct) |
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2022-07-12 Sale |
2022-07-14 7:08 pm |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
71,133 | $10.38 | $738,361 | 6,750,555 (Indirect Direct) |
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Stock options: Exercise, Award, Grant, Conversion
Transaction Date |
Reported DateTime |
Exercisable Expiration |
Company | Symnbol | Insider Relationship |
Shares Traded |
Conversion Price |
Shares Owned |
Filing |
2023-12-28 Other(A) |
2024-01-12 5:20 pm |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President |
0 | $0 | 6,212,288 (Direct) |
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2023-12-28 Gift |
2023-12-28 8:22 pm |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President |
28,490 | $0 | 6,183,798 (Direct) |
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2023-12-17 Gift |
2023-12-20 07:01 am |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President |
19,738 | $0 | 6,212,288 (Indirect) |
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2023-05-14 Option Award |
2023-05-16 5:02 pm |
N/A 2033-05-14 |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President |
48,603 | $0 | 6,280,629 (Direct) |
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2023-03-21 Exercise |
2023-03-22 6:48 pm |
N/A 2023-04-12 |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
166,000 | $0 | 6,365,359 (Direct) |
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2023-03-21 Exercise |
2023-03-22 6:48 pm |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
166,000 | $1.26 | 6,365,359 (Direct) |
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2022-05-12 Option Award |
2022-05-16 7:25 pm |
N/A 2027-05-12 |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
28,813 | $0 | 6,850,501 (Direct) |
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2021-04-11 Gift |
2022-02-04 5:21 pm |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
152,817 | $0 | 8,821,688 (Direct) |
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2021-06-24 Exercise |
2022-02-04 5:21 pm |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
53,846 | $0 | 8,821,688 (Indirect) |
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2021-07-01 Exercise |
2022-02-04 5:21 pm |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
8,013 | $1.53 | 8,821,688 (Indirect) |
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2021-08-10 Other |
2022-02-04 5:21 pm |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
1,000,000 | $0 | 8,821,688 (Direct) |
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2021-05-14 Option Award |
2021-05-24 9:28 pm |
2022-05-14 2026-05-14 |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
96,520 | $0 | 7,110,303 (Direct) |
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2021-04-09 Gift |
2021-05-24 9:28 pm |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
152,817 | $0 | 7,110,303 (Direct) |
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2021-04-07 Other |
2021-04-07 5:22 pm |
2021-04-07 N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
1,118 | $0 | 7,212,433 (Indirect) |
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2021-01-14 Other |
2021-01-21 4:35 pm |
2021-01-14 N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
1,091 | $0 | 7,211,315 (Indirect) |
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2020-10-02 Other |
2020-10-02 6:04 pm |
2020-10-02 N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
1,064 | $0 | 7,210,224 (Indirect) |
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2020-06-24 Gift |
2020-08-25 11:42 am |
N/A N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
50,000 | $0 | 7,209,160 (Direct) |
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2020-07-02 Other |
2020-08-25 11:42 am |
2020-07-02 N/A |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
648 | $0 | 7,209,160 (Indirect) |
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2020-06-19 Option Award |
2020-06-23 11:33 am |
2021-06-19 2025-06-19 |
Vertex Energy Inc. | VTNR | Cowart Benjamin P CEO and President 10% Owner |
269,153 | $0 | 7,485,753 (Direct) |
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