Contran Corp., 10% Owner at VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI), bought 10,000 shares at $53.00 ($525K) on 2011-10-03, disclosed to the SEC on 2011-10-03.
Open-market purchase of $525k VHI by 10% Owner. Below the thresholds we flag for high-conviction alerts (no C-suite role, rare reversal, cluster, or A-grade history).
Negative factors outweigh the positive ones.
| # | Price | Shares | Value | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51.99 | 70 | $4K | 0.7% |
| 2 | $52.00 | 4,930 | $256K | 48.8% |
| 3 | $53.00 | 5,000 | $265K | 50.5% |
| Total | $52.50 avg | 10,000 | $525K | 100% |
| Filing → |
| VHI | BUY | 2011-11-15 | $192K | — | Filing → |
| VHI | BUY | 2011-11-10 | $282K | — | Filing → |
| VHI | BUY | 2011-11-09 | $288K | — | Filing → |