SMITH DAN F purchased ~$196K in Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. stock
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
▲ = insider buy date
90-day return
+28.8%vs SPY -3.1%
Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
SMITH DAN F
Role
—
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$196K
Trade Date
Mar 4, 2022
Company
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A.
Ticker
OECSource
SEC EDGAR Form 4
Why This Trade Stands Out
Strong conviction signal
Scored above average across multiple factors. Roughly 15% of insider trades qualify as Strong.
~$196K purchase
A meaningful investment of personal capital. The average insider purchase is around $150K, putting this in the typical range for serious positions.
+28.8% in 90 days (S&P 500: -3.1%)
This trade beat the S&P 500 by 31.9 percentage points over 90 days. We track performance on every insider trade so you can see who consistently outperforms.
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On March 4, 2022, SMITH DAN F — a corporate insider at Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$196K in Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (OEC) stock.
Under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, corporate insiders must report all open-market stock transactions to the SEC within two business days. These filings — known as Form 4s — are publicly available on the SEC's EDGAR database. VeritySignals filters and scores the full Form 4 stream to surface high-conviction signals like this one.
In the 90 days following this trade, OEC returned +28.8% versus -3.1% for the S&P 500 over the same period.
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All data sourced from publicly available SEC Form 4 filings via EDGAR · Not financial advice · Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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