ERNST MARK A purchased ~$657K in LendingTree, Inc. stock
LendingTree, Inc. (TREE) · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
▲ = insider buy date
90-day return
-28.1%vs SPY +4.2%
Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
ERNST MARK A
Role
—
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$657K
Trade Date
May 9, 2022
Company
LendingTree, Inc.
Ticker
TREESource
SEC EDGAR Form 4
Why This Trade Stands Out
Very Strong conviction signal
Scored in the top tier across multiple factors. Fewer than 5% of insider trades receive this rating.
~$657K purchase
A significant position. Insiders who invest $500K+ of their own money typically have strong views on their company's near-term outlook.
-28.1% in 90 days (S&P 500: +4.2%)
This trade underperformed the S&P 500 by 32.2 percentage points. Not every insider trade wins. We track all of them so you can focus on the insiders with the best records.
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On May 9, 2022, ERNST MARK A — a corporate insider at LendingTree, Inc. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$657K in LendingTree, Inc. (TREE) 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, TREE returned -28.1% versus +4.2% 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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