10 Top Insider Stock Buys And Sells In January

4. Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR)

Number of insiders selling: 10

Market Cap: $29.08 billion

Restaurant Brands International is the company behind popular brands like Tim Hortons, Burger King, Firehouse Subs, and Popeyes. It is also one of 10 Large-Cap Stocks Insiders Are Selling Recently. The Canadian-American multinational fast-food holding company operates more than 30,000 restaurants across 120 countries and territories.

In January, 10 investors, including the company’s CEO and CFO sold a total of $3.42 million worth of Restaurant Brands shares at an average price of $64.75 per share. Of the total amount, the company’s CEO, Joshua Kobza, sold 12,420 shares, worth $797,342, reducing his holdings to 703,445 shares. The stock is now trading at $64.45, having lost 1.12% since the beginning of the year. Over the past 12 months, Restaurant Brands shares declined 15.56%.

Restaurant Brands has been paying dividends for 10 consecutive years and has a 3.67% dividend yield. For the full year 2024, the company disclosed $8.41 billion, an increase of 19.71% compared to the previous year’s $7.02 billion. Net income amounted to $1.45 billion, compared to $1.72 billion for the full year 2023.

As many as 22 analysts have an average “Buy” rating on the stock, with a price target of $80.2, representing an increase of 24.19% from the latest price, as per data from StockAnalysis.

On February 18, the company announced it has bought stakes in Burger King China from its local franchisee for around $158 million. As a result, the company now owns nearly 100% of the business and plans to identify a new local partner to inject primary capital into the business and become the controlling shareholder.