Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 27, 2026

CRS

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
NEUTRAL
Impact 4/10
Horizondays Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.3M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The CEO's large single-day sale of ~$45.4M is unusual in absolute size but represents only ~0.19% of market cap, consistent with diversification rather than a bearish signal. Monitor for any Form 4 filings showing additional sales or a 10b5-1 plan adoption. The cluster is not actionable on its own given the trivial proportionality to market cap.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizondays
Latest settled — T+20d
CRS ▼ -18.29% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -18.29% · α vs SPY -17.78% · entry $490.58 → $400.85
Next anchor: T+60d in 7w
Latest observation: T+22 -13.94% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Aug 26, 04:20 PM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
-2.88%
call -2.88% · α -2.66%
$476.43
settled 5w ago
T+5d
-4.71%
call -4.71% · α -4.98%
$467.48
settled 4w ago
T+20d
-18.29%
call -18.29% · α -17.78%
$400.85
settled 8d ago
T+60d
—
call — · α —
—
in 7w

Price Chart

Loading chart...

Executive Summary

CEO Tony Thene sold ~$1.1M and Director Ramin Younessi sold ~$216K in open-market transactions within a week, totaling ~$1.32M in insider selling. While the dollar amount is modest relative to CRS's $24.3B market cap (0.005%), the cluster involves the CEO and a director, and the CEO's 20-trade day on Aug 25 alone totaled ~$45.4M in sales, making this a significant cluster by absolute dollar value. The selling is not routine 10b5-1 pattern — it's concentrated and large — but per academic literature, cluster sells are weak predictors of forward returns, and the proportionality check shows the cluster value is well below 0.1% of market cap, suggesting routine diversification rather than informed bearish signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.3M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • CEO Tony Thene sold ~$1.1M in open-market sales on Aug 25, 2026
  • Director Ramin Younessi sold ~$216K on Aug 21, 2026
  • Total cluster value ~$1.32M, representing ~0.005% of CRS's $24.3B market cap
  • CEO's total open-market sales on Aug 25 alone were ~$45.4M across 20 trades
  • No 10b5-1 plan pattern identified — sales are concentrated and large in absolute terms

Financial Impact

Insider selling of ~$1.32M (0.005% of market cap) is trivial relative to company size; CEO's total Aug 25 sales of ~$45.4M are notable in absolute terms but still only ~0.19% of market cap

insider ownershipmarket sentiment

Risk Factors

  • CEO selling could be misinterpreted by market as negative signal despite small relative size
  • Additional unannounced insider sales could follow and accumulate to material levels

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
Analyst Consensus
80% bullish (15 analysts)

Investment Themes

Materials & Mining

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-CRS-1787900852194
10 reports for CRS
Performance horizon
67% Hit rate 2 of 3 directional calls best @ T+60▲ +48.50%Apr 29, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for CRS — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 27, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$490.58 $400.85▼ −18.29%▼ −17.78%$388.47 (−20.81%)
Aug 12, 2026
7w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$535.57 $443.19▼ −17.25%▼ −15.50%$388.47 (−27.47%)
Aug 1, 2026
8w ago
Institutional Cluster
MIXED ★ 5/10
$543.49 $476.42▼ −12.34%▼ −13.58%$388.47 (−28.52%)
Jun 3, 2026
17w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$492.62 $597.24▲ +21.24%▲ +22.61%$388.47 (−21.14%)
Apr 29, 2026
22w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$428.20 $462.01▲ +7.90%▲ +2.93%$388.47 (−9.28%)
Apr 29, 2026
22w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$406.53 $460.91▲ +13.38%▲ +7.92%$388.47 (−4.44%)
Apr 17, 2026
24w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$452.00 $404.26▼ −10.56%▼ −14.76%$388.47 (−14.06%)
Apr 17, 2026
24w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$445.48 $429.58▼ −3.57%▼ −8.94%$388.47 (−12.80%)
Apr 2, 2026
26w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$391.33 $428.20▼ −9.42%▲ +0.45%$388.47 (+0.73%)
Feb 12, 2026
33w ago
Court Ruling
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$367.81 $361.11▼ −1.82%▲ +0.97%$388.47 (+5.62%)
Showing 10 of 10

US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens Mon (65h 10m)

Subscribe to SecBot

Get Real-Time SEC Filing Intelligence

Comprehensive SEC filing analysis delivered the moment filings hit EDGAR. Sentiment scoring, impact analysis, and actionable insights for every material event.

Try SecBot Free Coming soon: SecBot Pro with alerts, watchlists, and API access
Report published Aug 28, 2026