Advisory Research Inc

Filings by Advisory Research Inc span 4 companies, the busiest being Avalon Holdings Corp, Quest Resource Corp and Scheid Vineyards Inc. Over a trading history stretching from 8 February 2006 to 17 March 2008, the count stands at 14 filings.

Both buying and selling appear: 2 purchases worth €953k, against 12 sales worth €13.1M. Taken together, the sales exceed the purchases by €12.2M. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. 2008 to date brings 2 purchases and no sales.

The latest filing, published on 19 March 2008, reports an open-market purchase of €689k in Quest Resource Corp. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 2 days. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.