Alpha Metallurgical (AMR) Director Kenneth Courtis Buys 15,000 Shares

What Happened
Director Kenneth S. Courtis made multiple open‑market purchases of Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (AMR) stock on August 20, 2026. The filing reports six purchase lots totaling 15,000 shares for an aggregate cost of approximately $2,902,552. Individual lots (shares @ weighted-average price = value) were:

• 333 @ $189.84 = $63,217
• 943 @ $190.77 = $179,896
• 1,151 @ $192.09 = $221,096
• 1,234 @ $192.80 = $237,915
• 5,976 @ $193.68 = $1,157,432
• 5,363 @ $194.48 = $1,042,996

These transactions are purchases (transaction code P), which retail investors often view as a more informative/bullish signal than routine sales, though no motive is stated.

Key Details

• Transaction date: August 20, 2026 (all lots) — Filing date: August 20, 2026 (timely).
• Prices: weighted-average prices shown above; each lot was executed in multiple trades (see footnote ranges below).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in this Form 4.
• Footnotes (price ranges for each lot):
  • F1: $189.22–$190.16
  • F2: $190.30–$191.23
  • F3: $191.33–$192.31
  • F4: $192.33–$193.29
  • F5: $193.36–$194.35
  • F6: $194.36–$195.22
• Transaction type: P = Purchase (open market or private purchase).
• Filing timeliness: Filed same day as the transactions (not marked late).

Context

• These were straight open‑market purchases (no options exercised, no awards, no gifts).
• The filing is factual and does not state why the director bought shares. Purchases by insiders can be of interest to retail investors as one data point among many when assessing company sentiment.