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Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Sep 18, 2026

ICLR

ICON PLC
BEARISH
Impact 4/10
Horizonweeks Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.4M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

The cluster is small in dollar terms and involves only directors, not operating executives. Without C-suite participation or a material percentage of market cap, this is likely routine portfolio diversification. Monitor next Form 4 filings for any officer selling that would carry a stronger signal.

DirectionBearish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
ICLR ▲ +3.70% at T+20d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -3.70% · α vs SPY -3.49% · entry $164.11 → $170.18
Next anchor: T+60d in 7w
Latest observation: T+25 -4.63% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Sep 18, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+3.31%
call -3.31% · α -1.76%
$169.55
settled 5w ago
T+5d
+5.01%
call -5.01% · α -3.74%
$172.33
settled 5w ago
T+20d
+3.70%
call -3.70% · α -3.49%
$170.18
settled 12d ago
T+60d
Pending
in 7w

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Executive Summary

Two ICON PLC directors sold a combined $1.45M in open-market transactions on September 17, 2026, at ~$175/share. The sales are modest relative to market cap and lack C-suite participation, reducing their informational value.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.4M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Two directors sold a total of 8,300 shares for $1.45M at ~$175/share on 2026-09-17.
  • No C-suite officers (CEO, CFO, COO) participated in the selling.
  • Sales are open-market (code S) with no 10b5-1 plan indicated.
  • Total value of $1.45M is approximately 0.003% of ICON's ~$47B market cap — well below the 0.1% materiality threshold.

Financial Impact

Sales of $1.45M represent ~0.003% of market cap — trivial relative to company size.

insider selling

Risk Factors

  • If additional insider sales emerge in coming weeks, the pattern could indicate broader bearish sentiment among insiders.

Investment Themes

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-ICLR-1789726128586
16 reports for ICLR
Performance horizon
67% Hit rate @ T+1 4 of 6 directional calls Went positive at some point 4 of 6 best @ T+5▲ +3.92%Aug 6, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for ICLR — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 27, 2026
today
6-K
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$195.00awaiting T+1—$182.98 (+6.16%)
Oct 27, 2026
today
6-K
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$192.39awaiting T+1—$182.98 (+4.89%)
Oct 8, 2026
19d ago
6-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$164.50 $164.17▼ −0.20%▼ −0.80%$182.98 (+11.23%)
Sep 18, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$164.11 $169.55▼ −3.31%▼ −1.76%$182.98 (−11.50%)
Aug 20, 2026
9w ago
6-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$174.27 $172.23▼ −1.17%▼ −1.58%$182.98 (+5.00%)
Aug 12, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$167.48 $163.15▼ −2.59%▼ −2.39%$182.98 (+9.25%)
Aug 12, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$167.48 $163.15▼ −2.59%▼ −2.39%$182.98 (+9.25%)
Aug 6, 2026
11w ago
6-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$161.17 $164.51▲ +2.07%▲ +1.46%$182.98 (+13.53%)
Jul 30, 2026
12w ago
6-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$165.53 $163.57▲ +1.19%▲ +1.89%$182.98 (−10.54%)
Jul 22, 2026
13w ago
6-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$167.28 $170.32▲ +1.82%▲ +3.05%$182.98 (+9.39%)
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Report published Sep 18, 2026