Smith Ryan Lewis purchased ~$9K in U.S. Energy Corp. stock
U.S. Energy Corp. (USEG) · CEO · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
▲ = insider buy date
90-day return
+31.8%vs SPY +1.7%
Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
Smith Ryan Lewis
Role
CEO
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$9K
Trade Date
Nov 13, 2024
Company
U.S. Energy Corp.
Ticker
USEGSource
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.
~$9K purchase
A personal investment by a corporate insider. Even smaller trades can be meaningful when combined with other factors like timing and role.
CEO
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+31.8% in 90 days (S&P 500: +1.7%)
This trade beat the S&P 500 by 30.1 percentage points over 90 days. We track performance on every insider trade so you can see who consistently outperforms.
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On November 13, 2024, Smith Ryan Lewis — CEO of U.S. Energy Corp. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$9K in U.S. Energy Corp. (USEG) 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, USEG returned +31.8% versus +1.7% 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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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.
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