Krispy Kreme Insider Makes $7.65 Million Stock Purchase

Se Lucresca, at Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT), made a large insider buy on September 3, according to a new SEC filing.

What Happened: A Form 4 filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday showed that Lucresca purchased 466,713 shares of Krispy Kreme at a price of $16.59 per share. The total transaction amounted to $7,646,254.

Following the transaction, Lucresca now owns 70,376,409 shares of the company, worth $1,070,425,180.

Krispy Kreme shares were up at $15.21 after Wednesday's closing.

The Importance of Insider Transactions

Insider transactions shouldn't be used primarily to make an investing decision, however, they can be an important factor for an investor to consider.

In legal terms, an "insider" refers to any shareholder who owns at least 10% of a company. This can include executives in the c-suite and large hedge funds. These insiders are required to let the public know of their transactions via a Form 4 filing, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction.

When a company insider makes a new purchase, that is an indication that they expect the stock to rise.

Insider sells, on the other hand, can be made for a variety of reasons, and may not necessarily mean that the seller thinks the stock will go down.

Important Transaction Codes

Investors prefer focusing on transactions that take place in the open market, indicated in Table I of the Form 4 filing. A P in Box 3 indicates a purchase, while S indicates a sale. Transaction code C indicates the conversion of an option, and transaction code A indicates the insider may have been forced to sell shares in order to receive compensation that had been promised upon being hired by the company.

Check Out The Full List Of Krispy Kreme's Insider Trades.