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

FELE

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizondays Processed4mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $603K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Insider selling is immaterial in size relative to market cap and likely liquidity/option-exercise driven. With the company's 64% analyst bullish rating and no accompanying bearish corporate filings, this cluster carries no actionable trade signal. Ignore the selling and monitor next earnings for fundamental signals.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
FELE ▲ +2.08% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +2.08% · α vs SPY +0.20% · entry $101.16 → $103.26
Entry anchored
May 27, 01:17 PM ET
via exchange tick
T+1d
-2.05%
call -2.05% · α -2.60%
$99.09
settled 4mo ago
T+5d
-1.18%
call -1.18% · α -2.38%
$99.97
settled 4mo ago
T+20d
+7.63%
call +7.63% · α +9.53%
$108.88
settled 3mo ago
T+60d
+2.08%
call +2.08% · α +0.20%
$103.26
settled 6w ago

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Executive Summary

Two FELE insiders—the President of Headwater Companies and the Chief Administrative Officer—sold a combined $603K in open-market shares over a five-day window, with the CAO's sale coming immediately after a derivative exercise. At $4.4B market cap, the sales represent ~0.014% of market cap, a trivial amount that falls well below any materiality threshold. Director grants are non-cash stock awards of negligible value and carry no trading signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$602.6K
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • President (Headwater) sold 1,900 shares for $190K on May 26.
  • CAO Jonathan M. Grandon exercised options on 4,200 shares at $42.20, then sold those shares on May 22 for $412.6K.
  • Total open-market sales: $602.6K, representing ~0.014% of FELE's $4.4B market cap.
  • Four directors received minor stock grants totaling ~$15.9K — non-cash, routine compensation.
  • Historical cluster reports on FELE had a 20% T+20 win rate and average negative alpha, suggesting prior bullish reads were over-scored.

Financial Impact

Open-market insider sales of ~$603K, or 0.014% of market cap — economically trivial.

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Risk Factors

  • If a future negative corporate event materializes, these sales could be viewed as opportunistic in hindsight, though the small dollar amounts argue against that interpretation.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Motors & Generators
Analyst Consensus
64% bullish (11 analysts)

Investment Themes

Industrials & Manufacturing

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-FELE-1779902547381
10 reports for FELE
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

Filters
Rows
Reports for FELE — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Jul 28, 2026
9w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$109.71 $101.82▼ −7.19%▼ −10.57%$98.65 (−10.08%)
May 27, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$101.16 $108.88▲ +7.63%▲ +9.53%$98.65 (−2.48%)
May 4, 2026
21w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$98.62 $97.44▼ −1.19%▼ −6.84%$98.65 (+0.03%)
Apr 30, 2026
22w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$99.91 $99.09▼ −0.82%▼ −5.79%$98.65 (−1.26%)
Apr 28, 2026
22w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$101.59 $101.16▼ −0.42%▼ −5.88%$98.65 (−2.89%)
Apr 28, 2026
22w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$102.76 $100.65▼ −2.06%▼ −7.53%$98.65 (−4.00%)
Apr 28, 2026
22w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$102.76 $100.65▼ −2.06%▼ −7.53%$98.65 (−4.00%)
Apr 27, 2026
22w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$103.21 $100.65▼ −2.48%▼ −7.44%$98.65 (−4.42%)
Apr 14, 2026
24w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$102.81 $99.01▼ −3.70%▼ −10.00%$98.65 (−4.05%)
Mar 25, 2026
27w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$93.16 $101.61▲ +9.07%▲ +1.21%$98.65 (+5.89%)
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Report published May 27, 2026