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title: "Continental Grain's Paul Fribourg Has Sold $402 Million and Bought $120 Million Across 9 Companies"
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published_at: 2026-03-01T16:41:52.088Z
updated_at: 2026-03-01T16:42:03.299Z
author: Alex Rivera
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# Continental Grain's Paul Fribourg Has Sold $402 Million and Bought $120 Million Across 9 Companies

> Paul J. Fribourg, chairman of Continental Grain and director at multiple public companies, has filed 1,700 insider transactions including $402 million in sales and $120 million in purchases across 9 companies.

Paul J. Fribourg, chairman of Continental Grain Company and director at multiple public companies, has filed 1,700 insider transactions including $402 million in sales and $120 million in purchases across 9 different companies. His filings span the food, insurance, beauty, and specialty chemicals sectors — a rare multi-industry insider profile that reflects Continental Grain's diversified investment strategy. The Numbers Metric Value Career Sell Value $402 million Career Buy Value $120 million Total Transactions 1,700 Companies Filed At 9 Last Filing Dec 15, 2025 Recent Activity Date Type Ticker Shares Price Est. Value Dec 1, 2025 Sell L 1,442 $108.13 $156K Sep 2, 2025 Sell L 1,422 $96.69 $137K Aug 7, 2025 Buy IFF 15,450 $64.80 $1.0M Feb 7, 2025 Buy EL 44,900 $64.99 $2.9M Fribourg's 2025 activity shows small quarterly Loews (L) sells alongside large open-market buys in IFF and Estée Lauder (EL) — a simultaneous sell-and-buy pattern across different holdings. What It Means Fribourg's insider profile is unusual because he files at 9 companies simultaneously, reflecting his role as Continental Grain's chairman. The private grain trading firm, founded in 1813, has evolved into a diversified holding company with board seats across food, consumer, and industrial companies. His $120 million in career purchases — including a $2.9 million Estée Lauder buy in February 2025 and a $1 million IFF buy in August — signals genuine conviction, not just passive board-level equity. The sell-and-buy pattern makes Fribourg one of the most active cross-sector insiders in the market. While his sales at Smithfield Foods and Loews represent diversification, his purchases at beaten-down names like EL (down 70%+ from its peak) suggest a contrarian, value-oriented approach. What to Watch Whether Fribourg adds to his Estée Lauder (EL) position after buying $2.9M in February 2025, as the stock continues to trade near multi-year lows His quarterly Loews (L) selling cadence, which has been remarkably consistent at ~1,200-1,400 shares per quarter Any new board appointments that would expand his already-wide filing footprint across the market

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Source: 13F Insight — https://13finsight.com/news/fribourg-sfd-402-million-career-insider-trades
Author: Alex Rivera — https://13finsight.com/authors/alex-rivera
Last updated: 2026-03-01T16:42:03.299Z