The dollar amount is too small to read as a bearish signal. Monitor for a related press release or earnings filing within 7 days to see if the cluster was driven by an upcoming blackout window, which would make it even less informative. This cluster alone does not warrant a trade.
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Executive Summary
Three KEX insiders, including the President/COO and top legal officer, sold a combined $2.33M in open-market sales on May 15, 2026. At roughly 0.03% of market cap, the cluster is economically trivial and likely driven by routine liquidity/vesting patterns rather than a coordinated negative view.
Key Financial Metrics
Key Facts
- Three insiders sold a total of 15,965 shares for $2.33M on May 15, 2026
- President & COO Christian O'Neil accounted for $1.65M (71%) of the total sales
- Total proceeds represent ~0.03% of KEX's $7.8B market cap — below the 0.1% triviality threshold
- All sales were open-market, none designated as 10b5-1 plan transactions
- No insider purchases occurred in this cluster window
Financial Impact
$2.33M in total insider sales, ~0.03% of market cap
Risk Factors
- The sales could be part of a 10b5-1 plan signed weeks earlier (not disclosed on Form 4, but common for C-suite).
- Sequential months of similar-size CFO/COO sales would confirm a routine liquidity pattern, reducing any edge.
Market Snapshot
Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-KEX-1779139877082 |
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| Type | Now | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 8, 2026 18d ago | 8-K | $138.11 $137.15 | ▼ −0.70% | ▼ −0.42% | $133.15 (−3.59%) |
Sep 28, 2026 28d ago | Press Release | $131.94 $138.50 | ▲ +4.97% | ▲ +3.02% | $133.15 (+0.92%) |
Jul 29, 2026 12w ago | 8-K | $131.07 $131.10 | ▲ +0.02% | ▼ −5.51% | $133.15 (+1.59%) |
May 18, 2026 23w ago | Insider Cluster | $146.62 $143.33 | ▼ −2.24% | ▼ −4.54% | $133.15 (−9.19%) |
May 18, 2026 23w ago | Insider Cluster | $146.62 $143.33 | ▼ −2.24% | ▼ −4.54% | $133.15 (−9.19%) |
Apr 30, 2026 25w ago | 8-K | $150.54 $142.55 | ▼ −5.31% | ▼ −7.04% | $133.15 (−11.55%) |
Mar 6, 2026 33w ago | DEFA14A | $125.81 $124.31 | ▼ −1.19% | ▲ +0.16% | $133.15 (+5.83%) |
Mar 2, 2026 34w ago | Insider Cluster | $132.97 $125.81 | ▲ +5.38% | ▲ +4.18% | $133.15 (−0.14%) |
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