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Insider Buy ·Filed Aug 12, 2026

AAT

American Assets Trust, Inc.
BULLISH
Impact 6/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago SEC0001221359-26-000037
Insider cluster: 1 insiders, $5.2M total
Actionable Insight ▲ Bullish

The Executive Chairman's aggressive accumulation at declining prices ($23.04 down to $22.45) signals strong conviction that the stock is undervalued. With 0% analyst bullishness and heavy insider buying, this creates a contrarian setup. Monitor for any catalyst (earnings, asset sale, or strategic update) that could unlock value.

DirectionBullish
Confidencehigh
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
AAT ▼ -6.36% at T+20d
LONG call ✗ call lost -6.36% · α vs SPY -4.61% · entry $22.96 → $21.50
Next anchor: T+60d in 9d
Latest observation: T+50 -4.36% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 12, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-0.83%
call -0.83% · α -0.63%
$22.77
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
-0.57%
call -0.57% · α +1.40%
$22.83
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
-6.36%
call -6.36% · α -4.61%
$21.50
settled 7w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 9d

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Executive Summary

Executive Chairman Ernest S. Rady made a series of four open-market purchases of AAT stock totaling $5.16M between August 5-11, 2026, at prices ranging from $22.45 to $23.04. This is a significant insider buying cluster by the company's top executive, representing approximately 0.37% of AAT's $1.4B market cap.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
buying
Total Value
$5.2M
Insiders
1

Key Facts

  • Executive Chairman Ernest S. Rady purchased a total of 228,963 shares across four open-market transactions from August 5-11, 2026
  • Total purchase value: $5,160,956.01
  • Purchase prices ranged from $22.45 to $23.04 per share, with the largest purchases at the lowest prices
  • The $5.16M total represents approximately 0.37% of AAT's $1.4B market cap
  • This is the only insider buying in the cluster — all four trades are by the same executive

Financial Impact

$5.16M in insider purchases by Executive Chairman, representing 0.37% of market cap

insider ownershipmarket cap

Risk Factors

  • Analyst consensus is overwhelmingly bearish with 6 sell/strong-sell ratings and 0 buy ratings
  • REIT sector headwinds from interest rate sensitivity could persist
  • Single-executive buying, while significant, lacks the diversification of a multi-insider cluster

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Analyst Consensus
0% bullish (10 analysts)

Investment Themes

Real Estate

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
INSIDER-BUY Data (Synthetic)0001221359-26-000037
19 reports for AAT
Performance horizon
14% Hit rate @ T+5 1 of 7 directional calls Went positive at some point 2 of 7 best @ T+5▲ +1.55%Aug 14, 2026
Filters
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Reports for AAT — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 27, 2026
today
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$21.42awaiting T+5—$21.22 (−0.93%)
Oct 27, 2026
today
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$21.42awaiting T+5—$21.22 (−0.93%)
Sep 30, 2026
27d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$21.39 $21.61▲ +1.03%▼ −0.27%$21.22 (−0.79%)
Sep 16, 2026
5w ago
Insider Buy
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$22.13 $21.49▼ −2.89%▼ −3.49%$21.22 (−4.11%)
Sep 2, 2026
7w ago
Insider Buy
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$22.16 $21.50▼ −2.98%▼ −1.83%$21.22 (−4.24%)
Aug 28, 2026
8w ago
Insider Buy
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$22.46 $21.83▼ −2.81%▼ −2.66%$21.22 (−5.52%)
Aug 26, 2026
8w ago
Insider Buy
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$22.50 $22.16▼ −1.51%▼ −1.78%$21.22 (−5.69%)
Aug 21, 2026
9w ago
Insider Buy
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$23.00 $22.46▼ −2.35%▼ −2.82%$21.22 (−7.74%)
Aug 19, 2026
9w ago
Insider Buy
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$22.83 $22.50▼ −1.45%▼ −2.56%$21.22 (−7.05%)
Aug 14, 2026
10w ago
Insider Buy
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$22.65 $23.00▲ +1.55%▲ +2.74%$21.22 (−6.31%)
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US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens Wed (< 1m)

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Report published Aug 12, 2026