Insider Buying Update for Wednesday, November 26: TPC and AUR
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 26 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Tutor Perini Insider Buy: Director Peter Arkley purchased 40,000 shares of TPC for $2.56M at $64.12 each, marking his first buy in a year, with TPC trading up about 2.3% on Wednesday.
Aurora Innovation Insider Buy: CEO Christopher Urmson bought 258,000 shares for $1.00M at $3.88 each, also his first buy in a year, with Aurora trading up about 3.1% on Wednesday.
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Analyst Views on AUR
Wall Street analysts forecast AUR stock price to rise
7 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 4.220
Low
4.00
Averages
10.36
High
15.00
Current: 4.220
Low
4.00
Averages
10.36
High
15.00
About AUR
Aurora Innovation, Inc. develops the Aurora Driver, which is designed as a platform to adapt and interoperate among a multitude of vehicle types and applications. The Aurora Driver is an advanced and scalable suite of self-driving hardware, software, and data services to transform the global transportation market. The Company has integrated the Aurora Driver into numerous different vehicle platforms designed to meet its requirements: from passenger vehicles to light commercial vehicles to Class 8 trucks. It intends to launch Aurora Driver for Freight, its driverless trucking subscription service, as its first commercial product. Its second core market focuses on passenger mobility, initially targeting the ride hailing space with Aurora Driver for Rides, its driverless ride hailing subscription service. Its third core market is local goods delivery, which spans several sub-segments, including last-mile parcel and post, prepared food, grocery, and business-to-business (B2B) delivery.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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