although us stock futures traded lower this morning on monday there were a few notable insider trades when insiders sell shares it indicates their concern in the company’s prospects or that they view the stock as being overpriced either way this signals an opportunity to go short on the stock insider sales should not be taken as the only indicator for making an investment or trading decision at best it can lend conviction to a selling decision below is a look at a few recent notable insider sales for more check out benzingas insider transactions platform   the trade target corporation nyse tgt executive officer melissa kremer sold a total of 8602 shares at an average price of 25000 the insider received around 215 million from selling those shares   what’s happening gordon haskett recently upgraded the stock from hold to buy and raised its price target on the stock from 255 to 300   what target does with 1926 stores as of the end of fiscal 2021 target is a leading american general merchandise retailer offering a variety of products across several categories including beauty and household essentials 26 of fiscal 2021 sales food and beverage 19 home furnishings and décor 19 hardlines 18 and apparel and accessories 17   the trade par pacific holdings inc nyse parr 10 owner zell credit opportunities master fund lp sold a total of 783609 shares at an average price of 1559 the insider received around 1221 million from selling those shares   what’s happening par pacific last month announced plans to suspend purchases of russian crude oil   what par pacific does par pacific holdings inc is an oil and gas company that manages and maintains interests in energy and infrastructure businesses also check this 2 stocks under 5 insiders are aggressively buying   the trade talos energy inc nyse talo director pierre lapeyre jr sold a total of 207179 shares at an average price of 1989 the insider received around 412 million as a result of the transaction   what’s happening keybanc recently maintained talos energy with an overweight and raised the price target from 21 to 22   what talos energy does talos energy inc is an independent oil and gas company primarily involved in offshore exploration and production the company has operations in the united states gulf of mexico and offshore mexico have a look at our premarket coverage here    the trade sylvamo corporation nyse slvm 10 owner international paper co sold a total of 4132000 shares at an average price of 3475 the insider received around 14359 million from selling those shares   what’s happening rbc capital recently upgraded sylvamo from sector perform to outperform and raised the price target from 40 to 43   what sylvamo does sylvamo corp is engaged in producing various uncoated freesheet for paper products such as cutsize and offset paper as well as market pulp aseptic and liquid packaging board and coated unbleached kraft papers   the trade moderna inc nasdaq mrna ceo stephane bancel sold a total of 23000 shares at an average price of 14998 the insider received around 285 million from selling those shares   what’s happening moderna recently said a covid19 booster designed to target the beta variant and the original coronavirus generated a better immune response against several virus variants including omicron   what moderna does moderna is a commercialstage biotech that was founded in 2010 and had its initial public offering in december 2018