Contran Corp., 10% Owner at VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI), bought 10,000 shares at $54.99 ($554K) on 2011-10-05, disclosed to the SEC on 2011-10-05.
Open-market purchase of $554k 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 | $54.40 | 76 | $4K | 0.7% |
| 2 | $54.99 | 2 | $110 | 0.0% |
| 3 | $55.00 | 4,922 | $271K | 48.9% |
| 4 | $55.75 | 5,000 | $279K | 50.3% |
| Total | $55.37 avg | 10,000 | $554K | 100% |
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| VHI | BUY | 2011-11-15 | $192K | — | Filing → |
| VHI | BUY | 2011-11-10 | $282K | — | Filing → |
| VHI | BUY | 2011-11-09 | $288K | — | Filing → |