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Insider Cluster (3 insiders) ·Filed Aug 5, 2026

CNXN

PC CONNECTION INC
BEARISH
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Insider cluster: 3 insiders, $1.9M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

The CEO and CFO selling concurrently is a bearish signal, especially given the stock's already weak analyst sentiment. Monitor for any upcoming earnings miss or guidance cut. The cluster is not large enough to force a re-rating alone, but it adds to the negative narrative.

DirectionBearish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
CNXN ▼ -3.31% at T+20d
SHORT call ✓ call won +3.31% · α vs SPY +3.91% · entry $86.39 → $83.53
Next anchor: T+60d tomorrow
Latest observation: T+55 +17.16% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 5, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-2.84%
call +2.84% · α +3.45%
$83.94
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
-6.27%
call +6.27% · α +7.49%
$80.97
settled 3mo ago
T+20d
-3.31%
call +3.31% · α +3.91%
$83.53
settled 8w ago
T+60d
Pending
tomorrow

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Executive Summary

Three insiders at PC Connection, including the CEO and CFO, sold a combined $1.86M in open-market sales over a 5-day window. The CEO alone sold $4.3M in the same period. While the dollar value is modest relative to the $2.2B market cap (~0.08%), the cluster includes the top two C-suite executives selling concurrently, which warrants attention. The stock has a bearish analyst consensus (0% bullish) and recent insider activity has been heavily weighted toward selling ($6.7M in 30 days).

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.9M
Insiders
3

Key Facts

  • CEO Timothy McGrath sold $4.3M in open-market sales over 3 days (Aug 3-4)
  • CFO Thomas Baker sold $1.66M on July 31
  • Director Barbara Duckett sold $168K on July 31
  • Total cluster value of $1.86M represents ~0.08% of $2.2B market cap
  • 30-day insider activity shows $6.7M in total sales
  • Analyst consensus is 0% bullish (3 Hold, 1 Sell, 2 Strong Sell)

Financial Impact

Insider sales of $1.86M in cluster, plus $4.3M from CEO in same week, total ~$6.2M in 5 days — ~0.28% of market cap

insider ownershipmarket sentiment

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales may be pre-planned under 10b5-1 plans (not disclosed in filing)
  • Cluster size is modest relative to market cap — may be noise
  • CEO sales could be for personal diversification or tax planning

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software
Analyst Consensus
0% bullish (6 analysts)

Investment Themes

Software & IT

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-CNXN-1786003469712
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Report published Aug 6, 2026