Insider Buy ·Filed Jul 20, 2026

FCEL

FUELCELL ENERGY INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizondays Processed2mo ago SEC0000897069-26-001523
Insider cluster: 1 insiders, $495K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The buy is too small to signal a strong conviction. Monitor for follow-up purchases from C-suite insiders and next quarter's earnings to gauge if management sees value. The recent offering dilutes existing shareholders, making this single director buy a minor counterpoint.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizondays
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
FCEL ▲ +12.70% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +12.70% · α vs SPY +8.58% · entry $19.84 → $22.36
Next anchor: T+60d in 11d
Latest observation: T+49 -79.73% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Jul 17, 03:59 PM ET
via exchange tick
T+1d
+9.07%
call +9.07% · α +8.24%
$21.64
settled 2mo ago
T+5d
+7.16%
call +7.16% · α +7.58%
$21.26
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
+12.70%
call +12.70% · α +8.58%
$22.36
settled 7w ago
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 11d

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Executive Summary

Director Homer John Livingston III purchased $495K of FCEL stock on the open market at $18.79/share, approximately 11 days after the company closed a $258.75M dilutive offering. The buy represents 0.038% of market cap and is a single conviction buy, not a cluster. Given the small size and the director-level (not C-suite) nature, the signal is weak and overshadowed by the recent dilutive capital raise and FCEL's poor historical return profile.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
buying
Total Value
$495.0K
Insiders
1

Key Facts

  • Director Homer John Livingston III purchased 26,343 shares at $18.7893 on July 16, 2026, totaling $495K.
  • The purchase amount is ~0.038% of FCEL's $1.3B market cap, well below the 0.1% trivial threshold.
  • The buy followed a dilutive public offering (8-K filed July 9) that raised ~$258.75M gross at $21.00/share.
  • No other open-market purchases were made by any insider in the recent window; only equity grants to other directors.

Financial Impact

Director invested $495K; no material impact on FCEL's capital structure or operations.

dilutioninsider ownership

Risk Factors

  • FCEL's historical returns on prior analyst reports are deeply negative (avg -45% T+20), suggesting the stock is highly volatile and unpredictable.
  • The dilutive offering may pressure the stock further; the insider buy could be a value-trap signal.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
OTC
Sector
Electrical Industrial Apparatus
Analyst Consensus
57% bullish (14 analysts)

Investment Themes

Industrials & Manufacturing

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
INSIDER-BUY Data (Synthetic)0000897069-26-001523
9 reports for FCEL
Performance horizon
25% Hit rate 1 of 4 directional calls best @ T+5▲ +24.96%Jul 9, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for FCEL — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 15, 2026
16d ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$15.50 $17.18▼ −10.84%▼ −8.28%$17.71 (−14.26%)
Sep 15, 2026
17d ago
Insider Buy
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$15.25 $18.11▲ +18.75%▲ +17.94%$17.71 (+16.13%)
Sep 2, 2026
4w ago
8-K
MIXED ★ 6/10
$14.40 $15.59▲ +8.26%▲ +9.22%$17.71 (+22.99%)
Sep 2, 2026
4w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$14.40 $15.59▼ −8.26%▼ −9.22%$17.71 (−22.99%)
Jul 20, 2026
10w ago
Insider Buy
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$19.84 $21.26▲ +7.16%▲ +7.58%$17.71 (−10.74%)
Jul 9, 2026
12w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$23.00 $17.26▲ +24.96%▲ +24.82%$17.71 (+23.00%)
Jul 9, 2026
12w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$23.00 $17.26▼ −24.96%▼ −24.82%$17.71 (−23.00%)
Jun 8, 2026
16w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$15.50 $17.50▼ −12.90%▼ −10.79%$17.71 (−14.26%)
Mar 9, 2026
29w ago
Press Release
MIXED ★ 6/10
$7.38 $6.91▼ −6.37%▼ −5.01%$17.71 (+139.97%)
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