CLF insiders were actively buying shares on the open market only one month before the announcement of the Stelco deal, which is rather surprising—and patently bullish.
The director who bought today, John Baldwin, also bought $1M worth of stock on 6/13/24 (#msg-174593789).
Recap—CLF has had six insider buys since 5/1/24 totaling $2.6M of stock: $1M by the CEO (#msg-174587787); $100K by the CFO (#msg-174587787); and four purchases of a cumulative $1.5M by independent directors (#msg-174593789, #msg-174595056, and today’s transaction).