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Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 12, 2026

ACU

ACME UNITED CORP
NEUTRAL
Impact 4/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $511K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Two insiders at ACME UNITED, including the President and COO, sold a total of $511K in open-market sales over a 7-day window. The COO sold $332K across multiple trades, and a director sold $208K. While the dollar amount is modest relative to the $220M market cap (0.23%), the cluster of open-market sales by senior leadership warrants attention, though insider sales are generally less predictive than buys per academic literature.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
ACU ▼ -0.08% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call -0.08% · α vs SPY +1.66% · entry $60.77 → $60.72
Next anchor: T+60d in 9d
Latest observation: T+50 -19.41% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 12, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-0.61%
call -0.61% · α -0.41%
$60.40
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
+2.19%
call +2.19% · α +4.15%
$62.10
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
-0.08%
call -0.08% · α +1.66%
$60.72
settled 7w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 9d

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Executive Summary

Two insiders at ACME UNITED, including the President and COO, sold a total of $511K in open-market sales over a 7-day window. The COO sold $332K across multiple trades, and a director sold $208K. While the dollar amount is modest relative to the $220M market cap (0.23%), the cluster of open-market sales by senior leadership warrants attention, though insider sales are generally less predictive than buys per academic literature.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$511.0K
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • President and COO Brian Olschan sold $332K in open-market sales across 4 trades (Aug 7-12)
  • Director Rex Davidson sold $208K in a single open-market sale on Aug 10
  • Total cluster value of $511K represents ~0.23% of ACU's $220M market cap
  • No insider buys were reported in the cluster window

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $511K, or ~0.23% of market cap

insider ownership

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales may signal reduced confidence in near-term outlook
  • Cluster of sales by senior leadership could precede negative news
  • No insider buying to offset the selling pressure

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
Analyst Consensus
67% bullish (6 analysts)

Investment Themes

Industrials & Manufacturing

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-ACU-1786608274290
15 reports for ACU
Performance horizon
80% Hit rate @ T+1 4 of 5 directional calls Went positive at some point 4 of 5 best @ T+5▲ +5.47%Apr 23, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for ACU — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 27, 2026
today
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$64.12awaiting T+1—$63.58 (−0.84%)
Oct 27, 2026
today
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$64.12awaiting T+1—$63.58 (−0.84%)
Oct 22, 2026
4d ago
SC 13G/A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$63.48 $63.58▲ +0.16%▼ −0.55%$63.58 (+0.16%)
Oct 19, 2026
8d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$61.17awaiting T+1—$63.58 (+3.94%)
Sep 18, 2026
5w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$61.34 $61.59▲ +0.41%▼ −1.14%$63.58 (+3.64%)
Aug 19, 2026
9w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$61.94 $60.81▲ +1.84%▲ +2.24%$63.58 (−2.64%)
Aug 15, 2026
10w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 4/10
$61.91 $62.83▲ +1.49%▲ +2.16%$63.58 (+2.70%)
Aug 12, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$60.62 $60.25▼ −0.61%▼ −0.41%$63.58 (+4.89%)
Aug 12, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$60.77 $60.40▼ −0.61%▼ −0.41%$63.58 (+4.62%)
Jul 15, 2026
14w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$47.29 $47.52▲ +0.49%▲ +1.03%$63.58 (+34.45%)
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Report published Aug 13, 2026