The CEO's personal purchase is a modest bullish signal, but the dollar amount is trivial relative to market cap. Monitor for any upcoming earnings or material announcements that may have prompted the insider buying. The historical calibration for this ticker shows poor past performance on bullish calls, so treat this as a low-conviction signal.
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Executive Summary
Elanco CEO Jeffrey Simmons and another insider made open-market purchases totaling $200K on May 15, 2026, at ~$20.09-$20.35 per share. This is a small cluster relative to the $10.9B market cap (~0.002%), but the CEO's personal cash purchase is a modest positive signal. A director also received a non-cash grant of 4,678 shares on May 21, which is routine and not economically meaningful.
Key Financial Metrics
Key Facts
- CEO Jeffrey Simmons bought 5,000 shares for $100K at $20.09 on May 15.
- Rajeev Modi bought 4,900 shares for $100K at $20.35 on May 15.
- Director Art Garcia received a non-cash grant of 4,678 shares on May 21.
- Total cluster value of $200K is ~0.002% of $10.9B market cap.
- Prior insider activity (30d) included 2 buys totaling $200K, consistent with this pattern.
Financial Impact
CEO and insider open-market purchases totaling $200K, representing ~0.002% of market cap.
Risk Factors
- Historical reports on ELAN have underperformed, with avg T+20 alpha of -2.57% and 0% win rate.
- The cluster size is too small to be economically meaningful for a $10.9B company.
- No other material cross-filings (earnings, M&A, offerings) were provided to amplify the signal.
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Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-ELAN-1779828189779 |
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| Type | Now | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 11, 2026 21d ago | Press Release | $23.17 $22.42 | ▼ −3.24% | ▼ −3.02% | $22.14 (−4.45%) |
Aug 21, 2026 6w ago | Insider Cluster | $23.97 $24.11 | ▲ +0.58% | ▲ +0.11% | $22.14 (−7.63%) |
Aug 21, 2026 6w ago | Insider Cluster | $23.97 $24.11 | ▲ +0.58% | ▲ +0.11% | $22.14 (−7.63%) |
Aug 18, 2026 6w ago | Insider Cluster | $23.63 $25.09 | ▲ +6.19% | ▲ +6.39% | $22.14 (−6.30%) |
Aug 13, 2026 7w ago | Insider Cluster | $22.51 $23.56 | ▲ +4.66% | ▲ +6.63% | $22.14 (−1.64%) |
Aug 10, 2026 7w ago | Insider Cluster | $22.73 $23.64 | ▲ +4.00% | ▲ +4.41% | $22.14 (−2.60%) |
Aug 5, 2026 8w ago | 8-K | $26.22 $22.04 | ▼ −15.95% | ▼ −16.30% | $22.14 (−15.56%) |
Jun 29, 2026 13w ago | Court Ruling | $24.74 $25.13 | ▲ +1.58% | ▲ +0.19% | $22.14 (−10.51%) |
May 19, 2026 19w ago | Insider Cluster | $23.61 $24.58 | ▲ +4.11% | ▲ +3.64% | $22.14 (−6.22%) |
May 19, 2026 19w ago | Insider Cluster | $20.83 $23.69 | ▲ +13.74% | ▲ +12.50% | $22.14 (+6.30%) |
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