HADJIPATERAS JOHN C

LPG CEO Hadjipateras buys 15,000 shares at $27.30; 10.8% boost to holdings amid -37.0% FY revenue decline

HADJIPATERAS JOHN C, the company's President and CEO, purchased 15,000 shares at $27.30 on 2026-01-07, increasing his stake from 138,500 to 153,500 shares. This represents a 10.8% increase in his holdings with a transaction value of $409,500.00. The purchase occurs against a backdrop of significant operational headwinds: Dorian LPG reported annual revenue decline of -37.0% year-over-year, though the most recent quarter showed $124,064,281.00 in revenue and $55,382,036.00 in net income. The insider's same-ticker trade history at LPG shows 3 of 4 prior buys posted positive 90-day returns (30-day returns of +23.0%, 90-day returns of +49.2% on the April 2025 purchases), suggesting timing acuity on prior accumulations at this stock, though the January 2024 buy yielded negative 90-day performance at -6.5%.

LPG CEO HADJIPATERAS buys 30,000 shares ($532,500.00) in 3 transactions at $17.75; holdings surge to 30.7K (+4518.1%)

John C. Hadjipateras, LPG's President and CEO, executed 3 separate open-market purchases totaling 30,000 shares at $17.75 on 2025-04-08 for $532,500.00, expanding his position from 664 shares to 30.7K shares. This represents a dramatic 4518.1% increase in his direct holdings. The stock currently trades at $18.19, only 2.5% above the transaction price, but stands 64.4% below its 52-week high of $51.17 and is down 30.0% over the past 90 days. His prior open-market purchase at LPG in January 2024 generated a negative 90-day return (stock fell after that buy), establishing a pattern of poorly-timed entries at this ticker. The company's fundamentals show strength—$21.4M net income on $80.7M quarterly revenue with 43.9% annual revenue growth and a 4.82 P/E ratio—but the timing and scale of this accumulation against a steep recent decline and prior history of negative post-purchase returns merit close examination.