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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Rhame James Gary, was filed 16 May 2023.
Vertex Energy Inc.: what insiders have been doing
Vertex Energy Inc. is a Energy company. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). Nothing new has been filed by managers of Vertex Energy Inc. in twelve months, the latest record being from 11 April 2024.
Since 2006, the database holds 20 purchases and 72 sales by insiders of the company.
Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
226
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€893,134
20 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€14M
72 ops. · all time
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
as of FY 2023FY ended December 2023 · cache
Income statement
RevenueUS$2.7B
Gross profitUS$124.1M5% margin
Net income-US$61.5M-2.2% margin
Last declaration on 11 April 2024
Declarations226 total
2,250 shares@ US$1.16100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001999371-24-004713:0
00Common StockSEC:0001999371-24-000422:0
28,490 shares0Common StockSEC:0001999371-23-001286:0
9,826 shares0Common StockSEC:0001839882-23-034214:1
9,912 shares0Common StockSEC:0001839882-23-034214:0
100,000 shares@ US$3.92623.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001999371-23-000147:0
12,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001387131-23-008609:1
12,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001387131-23-008609:2
25,000 shares0Common StockSEC:0001387131-23-008609:0
100,000 shares@ US$2.9652.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001839882-23-017842:0
22,121 shares0Common StockSEC:0001839882-23-015913:0
20,034 shares0Common StockSEC:0001387131-23-007660:0
28,730 shares0Common StockSEC:0001387131-23-007653:0
22,121 shares0Common StockSEC:0001387131-23-007658:0
20,034 shares0Common StockSEC:0001387131-23-007655:0
6,250 shares@ US$1.4515.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001387131-23-006794:1
25,000 shares@ US$1.92100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001387131-23-006794:0
4,000 shares@ US$6.3276100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001387131-23-006625:0
Canonical exit: 10 Aug 2023 (T+90)
66,666 shares@ US$8.007.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001839882-23-010040:0
66,667 shares@ US$8.297.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001387131-23-004646:0
9,193 shares@ US$8.223.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001839882-23-007385:1
45,000 shares@ US$1.452.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001839882-23-007385:2
7,934 shares@ US$8.222.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001839882-23-007385:3
15,000 shares@ US$1.921.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001839882-23-007385:4
3,502 shares@ US$8.221.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001839882-23-007385:5
25 of 226 declarations
About Vertex Energy Inc.
Vertex Energy Inc. is a U.S.-listed company traded on the NYSE/NASDAQ market in the United States, with its headquarters in Houston, Texas, United States. The company has historically been built around the collection, recycling, and re-refining of petroleum-related waste streams, especially used motor oil and off-specification feedstocks. Its business model is anchored in industrial processing and the conversion of secondary feedstocks into marketable refined products, giving it exposure to both energy markets and circular-economy themes. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/890447/000162828022005958/vtnr-20211231.htm?utm_source=openai))
In its more recent profile, Vertex positions itself as a specialty refiner and marketer of refined products. Its core platform includes used motor oil collection, re-refining operations in Marrero, Louisiana, and refining activity in Mobile, Alabama. The company states that it continues to produce and market gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel, while also building a more advanced product slate that includes Group III re-refined base oils. That move up the value chain is strategically important because base oils are tied to lubricant demand and can offer a more differentiated commercial profile than commodity fuels alone. ([api.vertexenergy.com](https://api.vertexenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Vertex-Energy-Announces-Production-of-Group-III-Re-Refined-Base-Oil.pdf?utm_source=openai))
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Vertex’s operating history shows a long-running focus on used motor oil processing and related petroleum streams, followed by an expansion into more integrated re-refining and specialty refining capabilities. Over time, the company has developed a Gulf Coast footprint that benefits from proximity to major U.S. energy infrastructure and downstream markets. Houston provides a strategic corporate and operating base, while logistics and terminal assets in Mobile, Alabama, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Baytown, Texas help support distribution, feedstock handling, and product marketing. ([api.vertexenergy.com](https://api.vertexenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Vertex-Energy-Fact-Sheet-1-14-16.pdf?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive perspective, Vertex operates in a niche where scale matters, but integration, product quality, logistics, and regulatory/sustainability credentials can be equally important. In November 2024, the company announced multiple ISCC PLUS certifications covering used motor oil collection, logistics, and re-refining operations, which strengthens its positioning with customers and counterparties that care about traceability and environmental standards. In November 2025, Vertex announced successful production of Group III re-refined base oil at Mobile, a meaningful operational milestone that suggests the company is trying to broaden its product mix and improve the value derived from existing assets. ([api.vertexenergy.com](https://api.vertexenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Vertex-Press-Release-ISCC-Certification.pdf?utm_source=openai))
For French, Belgian, and Swiss investors, Vertex Energy Inc. is best viewed as a U.S. energy-specialty and environmental-processing name with exposure to refining margins, feedstock availability, logistics execution, and product mix improvement. The investment case is less about pure volume growth and more about operational integration, certification-driven market access, and the potential to create additional value through higher-spec products and an expanded re-refining platform.
