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FRENCH CHRISTOPHER E

President & CEO

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5 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2025-08-12

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/ SHEN 24 0 Net buying

Activity

August 2025
Buy
16,800 shares
$198,677
Significance 6/10

SHEN CEO buys 16,800 shares at $11.83; stock down 13.7% in 30 days but cluster pattern active (2 other insiders bought within 14 days).

Christopher E French, President & CEO of Shenandoah Telecommunications, purchased 16,800 shares at $11.83 on 2025-08-11, expanding his holdings by 4.3% to 410,517 shares. The transaction occurred as SHEN stock is down 13.7% over the past 30 days and 22.3% below its 52-week high of $16.40, suggesting a price-sensitive entry point. Notably, 2 other insiders also bought within the past 14 days, forming a cluster buy pattern at these depressed price levels. French's same-ticker trading history shows mixed timing outcomes—2 of 5 prior buys yielded positive 90-day returns—which provides limited predictive value for this purchase, though the cumulative insider accumulation may reflect management's assessment of valuation relative to the company's 14.2% annual revenue growth.

March 2025
Buy
16,500 shares
$198,167
Significance 4/10

SHEN CEO Christopher E. French buys 16,500 shares (14.8% addition) for $198,167.48 at $12.01 amid -42.8% YTD decline from 52-week high

CEO Christopher E. French executed 2 purchases totaling 16,500 shares for $198,167.48 at $12.01 on 2025-03-11, expanding his holdings by 14.8% to 127,636 shares. The stock is currently trading at $12.18, down 42.8% from its 52-week high of $21.29, though up 6.6% over the past 30 days. His prior 5 trades at SHEN (all buys in August 2024) showed consistently weak 90-day outcomes, with 0 of 5 achieving positive returns by the 90-day mark, averaging -13.4% over 90 days. The company reported a net loss of $-12,872,000.00 in the latest quarter despite 14.2% annual revenue growth, creating a fundamental backdrop of recent losses overlaid with a substantially depressed valuation relative to recent trading ranges.

August 2024
Buy
5,000 shares
$70,100
Significance 6/10

CEO French buys 5,000 SHEN shares at $14.02; stock down -41.9% from 52-week high amid cluster buying by 3 other insiders

Christopher French, President & CEO of Shenandoah Telecommunications, purchased 5,000 shares at $14.02 on 2024-08-14, bringing his holdings to 304,032 shares. The transaction occurs at a price -41.9% below the 52-week high and follows five consecutive buy transactions by the same insider just five days prior on 2024-08-09. Three other insiders also purchased shares within the past 14 days, forming a cluster buy pattern. The company reported a net loss of $-12.9M in the latest quarter against revenue of $85.8M, though annual revenue growth stands at +7.5%, indicating operational challenges despite top-line expansion. The timing context shows the stock has declined -25.4% over 30 days and -21.6% over 90 days, with current price at $14.37.

Buy
18,500 shares
$275,853
Significance 7/10

SHEN CEO buys 18,500 shares for $275,853.25 in 16 transactions on 2024-08-09; holdings rise to 81,485 shares

Christopher E. French, President & CEO of Shenandoah Telecommunications, executed 16 separate purchases totaling 18,500 shares for $275,853.25 at prices ranging from $14.84 to $14.96, raising his holdings by 29.4% to 81,485 shares. The fragmented purchase pattern—across multiple price points on the same day with a blended average of $14.91—occurred when the stock trades at $15.27, only 38.3% below its 52-week high of $24.74, and is down 8.8% over the prior 30 days and 9.6% over 90 days. Across his open-market history (12 prior buys at various tickers), French has achieved an average 90-day return of +25.8% with a 100% win rate; however, his same-ticker trading history at SHEN is more recent and mixed, with 5 prior purchases showing 30-day returns ranging from +0.9% to +24.1%, though only one has a measurable 90-day outcome. The company's latest quarter shows negative net income of $-12,872,000.00 against revenue of $85,799,000.00, though annual revenue growth stands at 7.5% year-over-year, providing mixed fundamental context for the CEO's substantial equity accumulation.

June 2024
Buy
5,000 shares
$78,950
Significance 5/10

CEO French buys 5,000 SHEN shares at $15.79; stock now down 35.8% from 52-week high, up 24.4% on prior June 10 buys at same ticker.

Christopher E. French, President & CEO, purchased 5,000 shares of Shenandoah Telecommunications on 2024-06-14 at $15.79, increasing his holdings by 6.3% to 84.6K shares total. The stock is currently trading 35.8% below its 52-week high of $24.74 and has declined 10.3% over the past 30 days. This purchase continues a buying pattern initiated by French on 2024-06-10, when he executed three separate purchases at the same ticker; those June 10 transactions showed a positive 30-day return of approximately +24.4% and +24.1% on two of the recorded trades. His cross-ticker track record shows 11 prior open-market buys with an average 30-day return of +25.8%, though the timing pattern at SHEN specifically (5 prior trades) has not yet demonstrated measurable 90-day outcomes. The CEO's repeated accumulation at depressed pricing warrants monitoring of whether this represents confidence in near-term recovery or reflects available capital allocation within a broader portfolio strategy.

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