Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 24, 2026

CHE

CHEMED CORP
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizonweeks Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.6M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The CEO and EVP selling on the same day is a pattern to monitor, but the dollar amounts are too small relative to market cap to be a strong bearish signal. Look for any upcoming earnings or corporate events that might explain the timing. If selling accelerates (e.g., >$5M in a month), reassess.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
CHE ▼ -8.26% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -8.26% · α vs SPY -9.57% · entry $541.34 → $496.62
Next anchor: T+60d in 7w
Latest observation: T+27 -17.35% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Aug 24, 09:56 AM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
+0.49%
call +0.49% · α +0.17%
$543.98
settled 5w ago
T+5d
-4.18%
call -4.18% · α -4.65%
$518.71
settled 5w ago
T+20d
-8.26%
call -8.26% · α -9.57%
$496.62
settled 10d ago
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 7w

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Executive Summary

CEO Kevin McNamara and EVP Spencer Lee sold a combined $1.62M of CHE stock on August 21, 2026, in open-market transactions. While the dollar amount is modest relative to CHE's $7.1B market cap (0.02%), the fact that both the CEO and a senior executive sold on the same day warrants attention. The cluster is a sell, but the proportionality is trivial, and per academic literature, cluster sells are not strongly predictive, so the overall signal is neutral.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.6M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • CEO Kevin McNamara sold 2,000 shares at $541.16 for $1.08M on August 21, 2026.
  • EVP Spencer Lee sold 1,000 shares at $541.04 for $541K on August 21, 2026.
  • Total insider selling in this cluster is $1.62M, representing 0.02% of CHE's $7.1B market cap.
  • Both sales were open-market (code S) and occurred on the same day.
  • Recent 30-day insider activity shows 3 prior sells totaling $2.7M, making this cluster part of a broader selling pattern.

Financial Impact

Total insider selling of $1.62M, or 0.02% of market cap, is trivial and not financially material.

insider ownership

Risk Factors

  • Insider selling could signal management's view that the stock is fairly valued or overvalued.
  • The cluster may be driven by personal liquidity or tax planning rather than negative fundamentals.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Services-Home Health Care Services
Analyst Consensus
50% bullish (8 analysts)

Investment Themes

Healthcare & Medical Devices

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-CHE-1787579872472
10 reports for CHE
Performance horizon

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Reports for CHE — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 24, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$541.34 $496.62▼ −8.26%▼ −9.57%$504.88 (−6.74%)
Aug 4, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$539.72 $515.17▼ −4.55%▼ −3.31%$504.88 (−6.46%)
Aug 4, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$539.72 $515.17▼ −4.55%▼ −3.31%$504.88 (−6.46%)
Jul 28, 2026
9w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$539.36 $548.56▲ +1.71%▼ −3.31%$504.88 (−6.39%)
May 18, 2026
19w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$441.62 $433.87▼ −1.75%▼ −3.34%$504.88 (+14.32%)
May 1, 2026
22w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$422.16 $422.84▲ +0.16%▼ −5.12%$504.88 (+19.59%)
Apr 23, 2026
23w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$421.11 $441.55▲ +4.85%▲ +0.83%$504.88 (+19.89%)
Apr 23, 2026
23w ago
Press Release
MIXED ★ 6/10
$421.11 $441.55▲ +4.85%▲ +0.83%$504.88 (+19.89%)
Apr 13, 2026
24w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$387.62 $421.43▲ +8.72%▲ +0.99%$504.88 (+30.25%)
Feb 25, 2026
31w ago
8-K
MIXED ★ 6/10
$396.63 $371.95▼ −6.22%▲ +0.18%$504.88 (+27.29%)
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Report published Aug 24, 2026