Jeffrey W Priest bought $123k of GAM
President & CEO at GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC. 5,000 shares at an average of $24.69, traded Apr 8, 2026, filed Apr 8, 2026.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +10Trade size$123k at market
- +3Relative to holdingsHoldings up 14%
- 0Price contextNear the top of the 52-week range
- +15Cluster3 insiders buying within 14 days
- +5Repeat buying2 buys in 90 days
- +5Track recordMedian 6-month excess return +3% over 3 past buys
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 0000040417-26-000039, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 | POpen-market purchase 5.95% Preferred Stock | +5,000 | $24.69 | $123k | 40,691 | Apr 8, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Weak | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Spencer Davidson other | $228k 10,000 shares | +6% | |
| 48Moderate | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Eugene S Stark VP Administration | $114k 5,000 shares | +15% | |
| 51Moderate | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Craig Anthony Grassi Vice-President | $46k 2,000 shares | +182% | |
| 53Moderate | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Samantha X. Jin Treasurer/PAO/PFO | $71k 3,000 shares | - | |
| 53Moderate | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Jeffrey W Priest President & CEO | $94k 4,000 shares | +10% | |
| 46Moderate | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Eugene S Stark VP Administration | $120k 5,000 shares | +42% | |
| 45Moderate | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Anang K. Majmudar Senior Vice-President | $12k 500 shares | +4% | |
| 48Moderate | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Anang K. Majmudar Senior Vice-President | $25k 1,000 shares | +10% | |
| 57Moderate | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Eugene S Stark VP Administration/CCO/PFO | $153k 6,151 shares | +22% | |
| 33Weak | GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC | Eugene S Stark VP Administration/CCO/PFO | $21k 838 shares | +3% |
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.