Fly Insider; STAAR Surgical, Blade Air among week’s notable insider trades

Welcome to “Fly Insider,” The Fly’s weekly recap of notable insider stock transactions.

NOTABLE INSIDER PURCHASES: Significant insider purchases reported in the prior week from October 2 through October 6 include:

•  Beneficial owner of of Coty (COTY) JAB Holdings purchased 3,000,000 shares of company stock at $10.80 per share for a total transaction amount of $32,400,000

• Beneficial Owner of STAAR Surgical (STAA) Broadwood Partners purchased 205,296 shares of company stock at $37.81 per share for a total transaction amount of $7,762,468

• Chairman of WaveDancer (WAVD) James Benoit purchased 350,000 shares of company stock at 50c per share for a total transaction amount of $175,000

•  Chairman of Vaccinex (VCNX) Albert Friedberg purchased 3,000,000 shares of company stock at $1.00 per share for a total transaction amount of $3,000,000

NOTABLE INSIDER SALES: Significant insider sales reported in the prior week from October 2 through October 6 include:

• Chairman of AAR Corp (AIR) John Holmes sold 72,637 shares of company stock at $60.32 for a total transaction amount of $4,381,152

• CEO of Apple (AAPL) Tim Cook sold approximately 511K shares of company stock at between $171 and $173 per share for a total transaction amount of approximately $87.8M

• Chairman of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Brian Niccol sold 1,044 shares of company stock at $1,830.95 per share for a total transaction amount of $1,911,512

•  CEO of Blade Air Mobility (BLDE) Robert Wiesenthal sold 100,751 shares of company stock at $2.44 per share for a total transaction amount of $245,903

NOTABLE PRICE MOVEMENT AFTER INSIDER TRANSACTION: Shares of STAAR Surgical are up approximately 8% after beneficial owner Broadwood Partners purchased 205,296 shares of company stock at $37.81 per share, while shares of Blade Air Mobility are down 4% after CEO Robert Wiesenthal sold 100,751 shares of company stock at $2.44 per share.