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Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Jun 4, 2026

AADX

Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.
BULLISH
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed4mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $510K total
Actionable Insight ▲ Bullish

Two AADX directors made open-market purchases totaling $510K on the same day as a dilutive 32.5M-share public offering priced at $20.00. The C-suite is absent from this cluster; both buyers are directors. The $510K combined purchase represents about 0.16% of the likely pre-offering market cap (~$326M based on ~16.3M pre-offer shares at $20), a modest but noteworthy vote of confidence from the board. The equity grant transactions ($85K each) are non-cash and carry no economic signal. The cluster is amplified by the same-day material agreement (8-K 1.01) per the actuarial verdicts, but the lack of any C-suite participation and the director-only composition cap the signal strength.

DirectionBullish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
AADX ▼ -24.74% at T+60d
LONG call ✗ call lost -24.74% · α vs SPY -28.74% · entry $17.54 → $13.20
Entry = T+0 close
Jun 4, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+9.58%
call +9.58% · α +9.35%
$19.22
settled 5mo ago
T+5d
+16.48%
call +16.48% · α +15.91%
$20.43
settled 5mo ago
T+20d
+31.58%
call +31.58% · α +29.72%
$23.08
settled 4mo ago
T+60d
-24.74%
call -24.74% · α -28.74%
$13.20
settled 8w ago

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Executive Summary

Two AADX directors made open-market purchases totaling $510K on the same day as a dilutive 32.5M-share public offering priced at $20.00. The C-suite is absent from this cluster; both buyers are directors. The $510K combined purchase represents about 0.16% of the likely pre-offering market cap (~$326M based on ~16.3M pre-offer shares at $20), a modest but noteworthy vote of confidence from the board. The equity grant transactions ($85K each) are non-cash and carry no economic signal. The cluster is amplified by the same-day material agreement (8-K 1.01) per the actuarial verdicts, but the lack of any C-suite participation and the director-only composition cap the signal strength.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
buying
Total Value
$510.0K
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Director James C. Katzman purchased 25,000 shares for $500K at $20.00 on June 4, 2026
  • Director Scott Goldstein purchased 500 shares for $10K at $20.00 on June 4, 2026
  • Both directors also received non-cash grants of 4,250 shares each ($85K each, $0 cash outlay)
  • Total open-market purchases: $510K, or ~0.16% of the pre-offering market cap of ~$326M
  • The purchases occurred on the same day as a 32.5M-share dilutive offering at the same $20.00 price
  • No C-suite insiders (CEO, CFO, COO) participated in the cluster

Financial Impact

Insiders purchased ~$510K in open-market common stock at $20.00 per share, representing ~0.16% of pre-offering market cap. Combined with the 32.5M-share dilutive offering at the same price, the signal is that board-level insiders were willing to invest alongside the offering at the offering price.

insider holdings

Risk Factors

  • No C-suite insiders participated; the bullish signal comes entirely from directors
  • The 32.5M-share offering may more than double the float, creating near-term overhang
  • Purchases were at the offering price — a floor, not a motivated premium

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE

Investment Themes

Defense Tech

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-AADX-1780610066966
14 reports for AADX
Performance horizon
25% Hit rate @ T+20 1 of 4 directional calls Went positive at some point 3 of 4 best @ T+60▲ +24.74%Jun 4, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for AADX — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 14, 2026
10w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$18.12 $12.22▼ −32.56%▼ −30.58%$10.50 (−42.05%)
Aug 12, 2026
10w ago
8-K
MIXED ★ 6/10
$19.11 $11.54▼ −39.61%▼ −37.72%$10.50 (−45.05%)
Aug 10, 2026
11w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$21.52 $12.39▼ −42.43%▼ −41.51%$10.50 (−51.21%)
Jun 29, 2026
17w ago
ANALYST-UPGRADE
BULLISH ★ 3/10
$20.73 $18.01▼ −13.12%▼ −12.84%$10.50 (−49.35%)
Jun 4, 2026
20w ago
Insider Cluster
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$17.54 $23.08▲ +31.58%▲ +29.72%$10.50 (−40.14%)
Jun 4, 2026
20w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$17.54 $23.08▼ −31.58%▼ −29.72%$10.50 (+40.14%)
Jun 4, 2026
20w ago
424B4
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$18.60 $23.06▲ +23.98%▲ +25.35%$10.50 (−43.55%)
Jun 3, 2026
20w ago
3
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$18.60 $23.06▲ +23.98%▲ +25.35%$10.50 (−43.55%)
Jun 3, 2026
20w ago
3
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$18.60 $23.06▲ +23.98%▲ +25.35%$10.50 (−43.55%)
Jun 3, 2026
20w ago
3
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$18.60 $23.06▲ +23.98%▲ +25.35%$10.50 (−43.55%)
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Report published Jun 4, 2026