--- title: "Tuesday 5/19 Insider Buying Report: BKKT, DINO" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286934113.md" description: "On May 19, insider buying was reported at Bakkt and HF Sinclair. Bakkt's Director Michael Alfred purchased 585,000 shares at $8.29 each, totaling $4.85M, with the stock up 16.2% on the day. HF Sinclair's CEO Franklin Myers bought 15,000 shares at $69.11 each for $1.04M, while the stock was down 0.2%. Insider buying often indicates confidence in future stock performance." datetime: "2026-05-19T14:50:14.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286934113.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286934113.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286934113.md) --- # Tuesday 5/19 Insider Buying Report: BKKT, DINO Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. At Bakkt, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Monday, Director Michael Alfred bought 585,000 shares of BKKT, at a cost of $8.29 each, for a total investment of $4.85M. Alfred was up about 32.6% on the buy at the high point of today's trading session, with BKKT trading as high as $10.99 in trading on Tuesday. Bakkt is trading up about 16.2% on the day Tuesday. And at HF Sinclair, there was insider buying on Monday, by CEO and President Franklin Myers who purchased 15,000 shares for a cost of $69.11 each, for a trade totaling $1.04M. HF Sinclair is trading off about 0.2% on the day Tuesday. **VIDEO: Tuesday 5/19 Insider Buying Report: BKKT, DINO** The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. ### Related Stocks - [BKKT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BKKT.US.md) - [DINO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DINO.US.md) - [NDAQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NDAQ.US.md) - [BKKT+.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BKKT+.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Bakkt stock: can it really the sustain insider-driven momentum on Tuesday?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286953729.md) - [Insider Power Play: Major Bakkt Director Quietly Snaps Up Shares](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286844824.md) - [21:40 ETINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Bakkt, Inc. - BKKT](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286491973.md) - [Bakkt Investors Cheer Insider Purchases, Stablecoin Growth Strategy](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286949117.md) - [Bakkt Holdings swings to Q1 loss on lower trading volumes](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285999730.md)