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Arista Networks director Kelly Battles sold 422 shares of company stock on February 23, 2026, in transactions governed by a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 10, 2025. The weighted sale prices ranged from $126.8497 to $131.464 for a total of $54,042. After the dispositions Battles retains 9,529 shares. The stock trades at $132.89, above the pri…
Lynas Rare Earths reported a markedly stronger half-year performance, recording a net profit of A$80.2 million for the six months ended December 31. The result, more than 13 times the prior-year half, coincided with rising revenues and higher rare earth benchmark prices, sending the stock to a four-month high.
BlueScope’s board has informed the SGH and Steel Dynamics consortium that a revised A$15 billion (US$10.7 billion) offer, equating to A$34 per share and reduced to A$32.35 after recent dividends, is insufficient for the board to recommend a scheme of arrangement. The company says it is prepared to continue discussions if the bidders raise the propo…
Innovex International (NASDAQ: INVX) Chief Executive Officer Adam Anderson sold 18,837 shares on February 24, 2026, for $28.50 per share, netting about $536,854. The transaction, carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan established March 14, 2025, leaves Anderson with 466,744 directly held shares. The stock trades near its 52-week high and has risen sh…
iRhythm Holdings' Chief Accounting Officer Marc Wade Rosenbaum sold 280 shares on February 24, 2026, in a transaction executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale totaled roughly $39,454. The company reported a strong fourth quarter with revenue of $208.9 million, positive GAAP net income, and an adjusted EBITDA of $34.3 million, while analysts trim…
Mervin Smith, Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Operations at iRhythm Holdings, sold 732 shares of the company on February 24, 2026, generating proceeds of $103,146 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The transaction came amid a roughly 14.5% one-week decline in the stock, which was trading at $135.85 at the time of reporting. iRhythm al…
The opening weeks of 2026 have seen a wave of workforce reductions at U.S. companies as businesses reallocate resources toward artificial intelligence and other strategic priorities. High-profile cuts include Amazon’s January 28 announcement of 16,000 job eliminations globally, while a range of other firms in technology, consumer and retail, manufa…
Ocular Therapeutix Chief Scientific Officer Jeffrey S. Heier sold 3,057 shares on February 23, 2026, for roughly $25,311 to satisfy tax obligations tied to vested restricted stock units. The transaction left Heier with 323,368 shares. The stock has since risen, and recent positive Phase 3 SOL-1 data for Axpaxli and divergent analyst reactions are i…
Peter Kaiser, Chief Development Officer at Ocular Therapeutix, sold 2,810 shares on February 23, 2026, for a total of $23,266 to satisfy tax withholding tied to vested restricted stock units. The transaction came as the stock climbed 38% over the prior week and follows mixed market responses to positive Phase 3 results for the company’s investigati…
Walton Family Holdings Trust, which owns roughly 10% of Walmart Inc., executed a series of sales between February 23 and February 25, 2026, disposing of common stock totaling $159.8 million. The transactions, recorded on a Form 4 filing, included four blocks sold at average prices from $125.6253 to $127.171. After the disposals, the trust continues…
The Department of Defense has requested that Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin evaluate how dependent they are on Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence, a preliminary move that could lead to a formal 'supply chain risk' designation for the AI developer. The request follows Pentagon concerns about Anthropic’s refusal to modify certain safeguards th…
Ocular Therapeutix CEO Pravin Dugel sold 20,056 shares on February 23, 2026 under an automatic instruction to cover tax withholding tied to restricted stock unit vesting. The transaction, disclosed in an SEC Form 4, was non-discretionary. The company recently reported positive Phase 3 results for AXPAXLI while analysts issued a range of price targe…
Meta Platforms Chief Operating Officer Javier Olivan sold 1,555 shares of Class A common stock on February 23, 2026, for about $1.01 million, according to an SEC Form 4. The transactions included both direct and indirect sales through family and LLC entities. The filing leaves Olivan with 17,039 directly held Class A shares. Market metrics cited in…
Reliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:RS) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Stephen Paul Koch executed sales totaling 24,060 shares on February 23, 2026, generating roughly $7.7 million across multiple trades. The share disposals were carried out in tranches at prices in the low $320s. On the same day Koch recorded an acquisition of 24,060 shar…
A senior House Democrat has accused the U.S. Justice Department of suppressing FBI interview records with a woman who has alleged sexual abuse by President Donald Trump when she was a minor. Representative Robert Garcia says the withheld files, drawn from a multi-million document release tied to Jeffrey Epstein, show the FBI conducted multiple inte…
Gold Royalty (GROY) sits at an interesting crossroads: a leaner balance sheet, an expanded revolving facility, and an accelerating royalty-generator pipeline that has grown to 250 assets. With the stock trading at $4.60 and technicals showing constructive momentum, the risk/reward favors a long exposure to a potential cash-flow inflection and struc…
Steven S. Fendley, President of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' U.S. Division, sold 7,000 shares of the company on February 23, 2026, under a 10b5-1 plan adopted May 12, 2025, raising roughly $647,976. The transaction occurred in two tranches and leaves Fendley with 334,648 Kratos shares. The insider sale coincides with recent analyst bullishn…
Star Entertainment has agreed to a non-binding term sheet with U.S. private credit manager WhiteHawk Capital Partners for a proposed refinancing that would refinance the company’s total debt and provide additional liquidity to support its turnaround plan. The agreement remains non-binding and may not result in a final credit facility; both parties …
Mo Qatanani, Chief Scientific Officer at Scholar Rock Holding Corp (SRRK), sold 8,484 shares of common stock on February 23, 2026, for roughly $399,350 across three transactions. The sales occurred as the stock traded close to its 52-week peak, while the company navigates regulatory follow-up with the FDA for a manufacturing partner and receives va…
U.S. homebuilding and related stocks fell sharply after Lowe’s and Home Depot signaled that elevated interest rates and broader economic pressures continue to restrain housing turnover and home-sales activity. The losses extended across builders, materials suppliers and housing indexes despite a modest rise in the broader market.
Coupang is confronting a twin challenge: reputational damage and customer attrition following a large-scale data breach affecting roughly 34 million users, and a proposed easing of late-night restrictions that could open overnight delivery to big brick-and-mortar retailers. The company’s recent metrics, analyst estimate cuts and a sharp fall in its…
June C. Lemerand, Snap-on Inc's Vice President and Chief Information Officer, sold 1,378 shares on February 25, 2026, generating $534,075. The transaction occurred as the stock traded close to its 52-week high. Lemerand retains 2,912.7936 shares and holds a range of stock options, restricted stock units and performance units. Snap-on recently repor…
Nordson Corp. President and CEO Sundaram Nagarajan sold 41,800 shares of company stock on February 24, 2026, realizing roughly $12.26 million. The sale coincided with an option exercise for an identical number of shares and followed a quarterly report that met EPS expectations and beat revenue forecasts, prompting analysts to lift price targets.
Nordson Corporation Executive Vice President Joseph P. Kelley executed multiple stock sales totaling $6.6 million and simultaneously exercised options to acquire 21,033 shares on February 23, 2026. The moves occurred as the company reported first-quarter 2026 results that matched EPS forecasts and beat revenue estimates, and as analysts adjusted pr…
A Bluescape-affiliated holder disposed of 5,256 shares of Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (REPX) on February 23, 2026, generating about $149,173 in proceeds. The sale occurred at prices between $28.06 and $28.515, while the stock is trading lower at $27.68 and carries a P/E of 6.81. Following the sale, the seller retains a direct stake of 3,032,653…
