Insider Activity & Governance Analysis

Purpose

Analyze insider ownership, transaction patterns, executive compensation structures, capital allocation decisions, and corporate governance quality for a publicly traded company. Assess management alignment with shareholders by examining whether insiders are buying or selling, how executives are compensated, and whether governance structures protect or disadvantage outside investors. Provide a holistic view of management quality and shareholder-friendliness.

Data Fetching Process

Consult ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/_shared/references/data-sources.md for full data-fetching instructions, ticker resolution, and fallback behavior.

Step 1 — Resolve Ticker and Retrieve Insider Filings

1. Resolve the company ticker to a CIK via the SEC company tickers JSON endpoint.
2. Search for recent Form 4 filings using the EFTS search endpoint: query the company name or ticker with forms=4 and a date range covering the past 12 months.
3. For each Form 4 filing returned, fetch the filing page via WebFetch to extract: reporting person name and title, transaction type (purchase, sale, option exercise), number of shares, price per share, date, and post-transaction holdings.
4. If EDGAR Form 4 data is difficult to parse, fall back to Stock Analysis or WebSearch for "{ticker} insider transactions" to find pre-aggregated insider activity summaries.

Step 2 — Retrieve Proxy Statement (DEF 14A)