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Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Sep 17, 2026

ARQT

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonweeks Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $364K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Monitor next quarterly filing for any change in insider selling patterns or a material business catalyst that could explain the sales. No immediate read-through from this cluster.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
ARQT ▲ +13.55% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call +13.55% · α vs SPY +13.35% · entry $25.38 → $28.82
Next anchor: T+60d in 7w
Latest observation: T+25 +21.83% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Sep 18, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+2.29%
call +2.29% · α +0.73%
$25.96
settled 5w ago
T+5d
+6.07%
call +6.07% · α +4.80%
$26.92
settled 4w ago
T+20d
+13.55%
call +13.55% · α +13.35%
$28.82
settled 10d ago
T+60d
Pending
in 7w

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Executive Summary

Two insiders at Arcutis Biotherapeutics sold a combined $364K in open-market sales over a week. The sales are modest relative to the company's market cap and lack a clear pattern of informed selling, making this a routine event.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$364.0K
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Total insider sales of $364K over 7 days
  • Matsuda Masaru (See Remarks) sold 10,000 shares at $25.03 for $250K
  • Welgus Howard G. (Director) sold 4,700 shares at $24.18 for $114K
  • No open-market purchases in the cluster
  • Sales are small relative to typical market cap for a biotech of this size

Financial Impact

Total sales of $364K represent a trivial fraction of market cap, likely under 0.1%

dilution

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales could precede a negative catalyst, but the small size makes this unlikely
  • No purchases to offset selling signal

Investment Themes

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-ARQT-1789709605714
22 reports for ARQT
Performance horizon
67% Hit rate @ T+20 2 of 3 directional calls Went positive at some point 2 of 3 best @ T+60▲ +14.74%Mar 2, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for ARQT — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 21, 2026
4d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$32.20awaiting T+20—$31.79 (−1.27%)
Oct 5, 2026
21d ago
SC 13G/A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$25.15awaiting T+20—$31.79 (+26.40%)
Sep 29, 2026
27d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$26.75awaiting T+20—$31.79 (+18.84%)
Sep 18, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$25.96 $31.89▲ +22.84%▲ +23.75%$31.79 (+22.46%)
Sep 17, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$25.38 $28.82▲ +13.55%▲ +13.35%$31.79 (+25.26%)
Aug 24, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$24.86 $26.38▲ +6.11%▲ +5.87%$31.79 (+27.88%)
Aug 21, 2026
9w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$24.78 $27.78▲ +12.11%▲ +10.81%$31.79 (+28.29%)
Aug 19, 2026
9w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$25.35 $25.38▲ +0.12%▲ +0.12%$31.79 (+25.40%)
Aug 11, 2026
10w ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$26.28 $23.38▼ −11.04%▼ −9.14%$31.79 (+20.97%)
Aug 5, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$26.43 $23.66▼ −10.48%▼ −11.08%$31.79 (+20.28%)
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Report published Sep 17, 2026