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Ladd Robert T. purchased ~$57K in Stellus Capital Investment stock

Stellus Capital Investment (SCM)  ·  Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4

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SCM price after insider trade by Ladd Robert T.

Insider

Ladd Robert T.

Role

Transaction

Open-Market Purchase

Approx. Value

~$57K

Trade Date

Mar 16, 2026

Company

Stellus Capital Investment

Ticker

SCM

Source

SEC EDGAR Form 4

Very Strong conviction signal

Scored in the top tier across multiple factors. Fewer than 5% of insider trades receive this rating.

~$57K purchase

A personal investment by a corporate insider. Even smaller trades can be meaningful when combined with other factors like timing and role.

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On March 16, 2026, Ladd Robert T. — a corporate insider at Stellus Capital Investment — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$57K in Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) 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.

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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.

Signal strength Very Strong
Trade size ~$57K
Insider role Insider

What is this?

When company executives buy or sell their own stock, they must report it to the SEC within 2 days. These public filings reveal what the people who know the company best are doing with their own money.

Why does it matter?

Insiders can sell for many reasons (taxes, diversification, expenses), but they generally only buy for one: they think the stock is going up. That's why insider purchases are more predictive than sales.

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