James J. Barber bought $1.0M of VSTS
President & CEO at Vestis Corp. 164,000 shares at an average of $6.35, traded Dec 3, 2025, filed Dec 5, 2025.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +25Trade size$1.0M at market
- +6Relative to holdingsHoldings up 34%
- +8Price context62% below the 52-week high
- +15Cluster3 insiders buying within 14 days
- 0Repeat buyingFirst buy in 90 days
- 0Track recordToo few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
What happened after comparable buys
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001213900-25-118813, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +81,633 | $6.34 | $518k | 560,102 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +82,367 | $6.36 | $524k | 642,469 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at Vestis Corp and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53Moderate | VSTSbuy Vestis Corp | James J. Barber President & CEO | $1.0M 84,500 shares | +11% | |
| 52Moderate | Vestis Corp | Douglas A Pertz director | $172k 25,000 shares | +8% | |
| 66Notable | Vestis Corp | Keith A. Meister director, owner | $6.9M 1,010,064 shares | +5% | |
| 51Moderate | Vestis Corp | William Goetz director | $50k 6,746 shares | +29% | |
| 71Notable | Vestis Corp | Keith A. Meister director, owner | $4.8M 800,675 shares | +4% | |
| 66Notable | Vestis Corp | Keith A. Meister director, owner | $6.1M 995,347 shares | +6% | |
| 51Moderate | Vestis Corp | William Goetz director | $50k 7,500 shares | +48% | |
| 53Moderate | Vestis Corp | William J. Seward EVP & Chief Operating Officer | $62k 10,000 shares | +8% | |
| 58Moderate | Vestis Corp | Richard L. Burke Jr. director | $105k 18,382 shares | +62% | |
| 61Notable | Vestis Corp | Douglas A Pertz director | $432k 70,000 shares | +31% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.