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

BKE

BUCKLE INC
BEARISH
Impact 6/10
Horizondays Processed7mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $2.5M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

Monitor for additional insider selling or downward revisions in guidance; consider this a cautionary signal ahead of earnings or strategic updates.

DirectionBearish
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
BKE ▼ -7.74% at T+60d
SHORT call ✓ call won +7.74% · α vs SPY +19.88% · entry $49.09 → $45.29
Entry = T+0 close
Mar 17, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.81%
call -0.81% · α -1.06%
$49.49
settled 7mo ago
T+5d
+3.48%
call -3.48% · α -4.18%
$50.80
settled 7mo ago
T+20d
+7.90%
call -7.90% · α -1.82%
$52.97
settled 7mo ago
T+60d
-7.74%
call +7.74% · α +19.88%
$45.29
settled 5mo ago

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Executive Summary

Two senior executives at Buckle Inc. sold shares in the past week, with total open-market sales amounting to approximately $3.94 million. The largest transactions were from EVP Stores Kari Smith and SVP Sales Michelle Hoffman, both executing direct market sales.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$3.9M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • EVP Stores Kari Smith sold 48,860 shares at $50.39, totaling $2.46 million
  • SVP Sales Michelle Hoffman sold 29,281 shares on March 20 and 719 shares on March 19, totaling ~$1.47 million
  • All transactions were open-market sales (Form 4 code 'S'), indicating deliberate divestment
  • Total insider sales in cluster: $3.94 million over 7 days

Financial Impact

$3.94 million in insider sales over 7 days, representing ~0.16% of $2.5B market cap

insider ownershipinvestor sentimentpotential dilution signal

Risk Factors

  • Perception of weakening fundamentals despite no public negative news
  • Potential for follow-on selling by other insiders

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE

Investment Themes

Consumer & Retail

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (3 trades, 7d window)cluster-BKE-1774302258632
10 reports for BKE
Performance horizon

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Reports for BKE — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 22, 2026
5d ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$47.48awaiting T+60—$46.39 (−2.30%)
Oct 22, 2026
6d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$46.54awaiting T+60—$46.39 (+0.32%)
Sep 15, 2026
6w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$39.65awaiting T+60—$46.39 (+17.00%)
Aug 31, 2026
8w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$42.60awaiting T+60—$46.39 (+8.90%)
Aug 8, 2026
11w ago
Institutional Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$46.65awaiting T+60—$46.39 (−0.56%)
Jun 2, 2026
21w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$44.15 $44.17▲ +0.05%▼ −1.07%$46.39 (+5.07%)
May 29, 2026
21w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$45.87 $44.41▼ −3.18%▼ −4.37%$46.39 (+1.13%)
Apr 22, 2026
26w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$55.95 $42.47▼ −24.09%▼ −28.87%$46.39 (−17.09%)
Apr 10, 2026
28w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$54.47 $42.69▲ +21.63%▲ +31.95%$46.39 (+14.83%)
Mar 17, 2026
32w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$49.09 $45.29▲ +7.74%▲ +19.88%$46.39 (+5.50%)
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Report published Mar 23, 2026