although us stocks closed lower on tuesday there were a few notable insider trades when insiders purchase shares it indicates their confidence in the companys prospects or that they view the stock as a bargain either way this signals an opportunity to go long on the stock insider purchases should not be taken as the only indicator for making an investment or trading decision at best it can lend conviction to a buying decision below is a look at a few recent notable insider purchases for more check out benzingas insider transactions platform   the trade freeportmcmoran inc director ryan m lance acquired a total of 31000 shares at an average price of 3188 to acquire these shares it cost around 98831 thousand   what’s happening the company last month posted downbeat quarterly results   what freeportmcmoran does freeportmcmoran inc is an international mining company it operates geographically diverse assets with proven and probable mineral reserves of copper gold and molybdenum   the trade vf corporation director richard carucci acquired a total of 10000 shares at an average price of 4144 to acquire these shares it cost around 41442 thousand   what’s happening cowen  co recently downgraded the stock from outperform to market perform and lowered its price target from 52 to 50   what vf does vf designs produces and distributes branded apparel and accessories its largest apparel categories include action sports outdoor and workwear don’t forget to check out our premarket coverage here  also check this hp snap pvh and some other big stocks moving lower in todays premarket session   the trade keurig dr pepper inc chief supply chain officer anthony maurice milikin bought a total of 12979 shares at an average price of 3879 to acquire these shares it cost around 50346 thousand   what keurig dr pepper does keurig dr pepper the product of a 2018 merger between dr pepper snapple and keurig green mountain is the thirdlargest nonalcoholic beverage company in north america