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BUKS Butler National (BUKS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Restaurants & Leisure · Services-miscellaneous amusement & recreation · CIK 0000015847
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Cluster · 3 insiders
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
2
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about BUKS

Insiders, 180 days
+$52.7K net bought
3 buyers · 1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Butler National insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, BUTLER NATIONAL CORP insiders bought a net $52.7K of stock across 216 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 3 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Zeff Capital, LP
SELL
2026-10-15 SEC
34,800
$164.3K
+3.7%
Context
  • 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 sales), the last on Oct 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 7,291,234 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Zeff Capital, LP sold about $164.3K of BUKS on Oct 15, 2026; 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Zeff Capital, LP
SELL
2026-10-15 SECtraded 2026-10-14
5,000
$24.0K
+3.7%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Oct 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 7,326,034 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Zeff Capital, LP sold about $24.0K of BUKS on Oct 14, 2026; 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Zeff Capital, LP
SELL
2026-10-15 SECtraded 2026-10-13
10,303
$48.2K
+3.7%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Jul 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 7,331,034 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Zeff Capital, LP sold about $48.2K of BUKS on Oct 13, 2026; 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Daly Joseph Patrick
Director
BUY
2026-10-02 SEC
3,190
$13.2K
+21.2%
Context
  • 182 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (182 buys), the last on Oct 1, 2026.
  • +15.4% median (+26.4% mean) 90-day return after 26 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 4,555,000 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Daly Joseph Patrick bought about $13.2K of BUKS on Oct 2, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days and 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Daly Joseph Patrick
Director
BUY
2026-10-02 SEC
10,000
$40.9K
+21.2%
Context
  • 182 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (182 buys), the last on Oct 1, 2026.
  • +15.4% median (+26.4% mean) 90-day return after 26 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.2% of the 4,565,000 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Daly Joseph Patrick bought about $40.9K of BUKS on Oct 2, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days and 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
216 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$52.7K over 180 days
+$134.2K over 90 days · -$2.2K of it by a 10%+ holder
more than 80% of Restaurants & Leisure
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
2 funds bought in last quarter
Revenue
+16.7% year over year
more than 81% of Restaurants & Leisure
Margin
22.4% net margin
more than 96% of Restaurants & Leisure
Buybacks
$5.5M repurchased, FY to 2026-04-30
below 82% of Restaurants & Leisure
Short interest
0.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 87% of Restaurants & Leisure
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 15Insider Zeff Capital, LP sold $236.5K (3 trades, Oct 13 to Oct 15)
Oct 2Director Daly Joseph Patrick bought $61.4K (3 trades, Oct 1 to Oct 2)

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+119.1%12M
-3%+40%+82%+125%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-12-29 · Zeff Capital, LP sold $227.1K2026-07-14 · Zeff Capital, LP sold $171.7K2026-10-15 · Zeff Capital, LP sold $164.3K2026-09-14 · Veradace Partners LP bought $163.6K2025-12-22 · Zeff Capital, LP sold $103.8K2026-09-15 · Veradace Partners LP bought $58.6K2026-07-13 · Zeff Capital, LP sold $49.3K2026-10-13 · Zeff Capital, LP sold $48.2K2026-10-02 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $40.9K2026-09-15 · Loh Michael Anthony bought $39.1K2026-07-13 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $33.4K2026-07-10 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $30.4K2026-07-10 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $26.1K2026-10-14 · Zeff Capital, LP sold $24.0K2026-01-12 · Loh Michael Anthony bought $23.0K2026-07-10 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $22.0K2026-09-22 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $20.1K2026-07-10 · Zeff Capital, LP sold $17.6K2026-09-21 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $16.4K2026-07-10 · Loh Michael Anthony bought $15.9K2025-12-26 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $15.0K2026-10-02 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $13.2K2026-07-13 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $10.9K2026-07-14 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $9.9K2026-07-10 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $8.6K2026-01-02 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $8.1K2026-10-01 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $7.3K2025-12-29 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $6.8K2026-01-09 · Loh Michael Anthony bought $5.9K2026-09-22 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $5.5K2026-01-12 · REEDY CHRISTOPHER J bought $5.1K2026-09-15 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $4.0K2026-03-20 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $3.9K2026-03-19 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $2.9K2026-09-15 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $1.6K2025-12-23 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $1.5K2025-12-23 · Zeff Capital, LP sold $1.2K2026-01-12 · REEDY CHRISTOPHER J bought $5682026-09-15 · Daly Joseph Patrick bought $374
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Who owns BUKS: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
Mink Brook Asset Management LLC
1,421,111 sh
$5.9M
WESBANCO BANK INC
86,887 sh
$362.3K

Congress trades in BUKS

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

BUKS planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

BUKS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
WesMark Small Company Fund
$362.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Reedy
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$1.2M
$1.4M
$477.9K
+487%
n/a
2024
$1.0M
$1.0M
$702.2K
+116%
n/a
2021
$863.0K
$1.2M
$462.0K
+55%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
3 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $52.7K bought by insiders over 180 days, 2 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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BUKS financials

Revenue growth
+16.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
22.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$108.6M
four quarters, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Net margin, TTM
+21.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$8.7M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Debt to equity
0.32x
long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31; equity 2026-07-31
Cash flow to debt
0.56x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31
Return on equity
+31.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on assets
+17.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on invested capital
+33.3%
operating income after a 26.9% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31 plus average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+29.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
14.00x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Enterprise value
$314.5M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-09-11 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31, minus cash 2026-07-31
FCF yield
+2.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.20x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 71%: four quarters to 2026-07-31 against the four to 2025-07-31
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-042025-042024-042023-04
Revenue$98.0M$84.0M$78.4M$75.2M
Operating income$28.5M$16.8M$13.2M$8.7M
Net income$21.9M$12.6M$12.5M$4.5M
EPS (diluted)0.340.190.180.06
Operating cash flow$25.8M$18.4M$7.5M$20.9M
Cash$35.1M$25.2Mn/an/a
Long-term debt$24.6M$29.9M$33.2M$38.4M
Buybacks$5.5M$2.3M$5.1M$61.0K
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

BUKS Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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BUKS ranks highest on profitability (87th percentile) and insider conviction (84th), and lowest on risk and compliance (55th), among Restaurants & Leisure peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersRisk
Profitability
87
Inputs
  • Return on equity+31.0% · 79 pct, sector of 85
  • Return on assets+17.4% · 92 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capital+33.3% · 82 pct, sector of 41
  • Return on capital employed+29.5% · 95 pct, sector of 104
Financial health
76
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.32x · 70 pct, sector of 95
  • Cash flow to debt0.56x · 82 pct, sector of 105
Growth
81
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+16.7% · 81 pct, sector of 143
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
84
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$53K · 80 pct, sector of 77
  • Insider buyers, 180d3 · 88 pct, sector of 77
Risk and compliance
55
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+0.1% · 92 pct, sector of 150
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+21.2% · 18 pct, sector of 100
2 not measured: Institutional and government, US patents
  • Institutional and government needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than five funds report holding it; no Congress trades in 365 days; no federal contracts in 180 days; no lobbying filings in the last four quarters
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

BUKS filings, in plain words

Are Butler National insiders buying or selling BUKS?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Butler National insiders were net buyers, a net $52.7K: $527.8K of purchases and $475.1K of sales reported on Form 4, by 3 buyers and 1 seller.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Butler National insiders were net buyers of BUKS, a net $52.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 buyers and 1 seller. 3 different insiders reported purchases within the last 90 days, a cluster buy, which is rarer than a single purchase. None of the 6 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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