Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed May 20, 2026

MORN

Morningstar, Inc.
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizondays Processed4mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $141K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The insider sales are too small to signal a material change in fundamentals. Monitor the next 10-Q for any guidance revision or segment performance shifts, but this cluster alone does not warrant a trading response.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
MORN ▲ +19.25% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +19.25% · α vs SPY +14.95% · entry $173.37 → $206.74
Entry anchored
May 20, 2026
via day open
T+1d
+3.62%
call +3.62% · α +3.17%
$179.64
settled 4mo ago
T+5d
+4.99%
call +4.99% · α +3.14%
$182.02
settled 4mo ago
T+20d
-11.44%
call -11.44% · α -11.77%
$153.55
settled 4mo ago
T+60d
+19.25%
call +19.25% · α +14.95%
$206.74
settled 7w ago

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Executive Summary

Executive Chairman Joseph Mansueto and CFO Michael Holt sold a combined $141K in open-market sales over a 5-day window, representing 0.002% of Morningstar's $6.5B market cap. The sales are trivial relative to company size and accompanied by routine non-cash equity grants and tax-withholding transactions by the CEO and directors, indicating liquidity-driven activity rather than a bearish signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$141.0K
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Executive Chairman Mansueto sold 559 shares for ~$96K on 2026-05-18.
  • CFO Holt sold 270 shares for ~$45K on 2026-05-15.
  • Total open-market sales of $141K represent 0.002% of Morningstar's $6.5B market cap.
  • CEO Kapoor and 7 directors received non-cash equity grants (A) on 2026-05-15; CEO also had tax-withholding (F) of 3,699 shares worth $614K.
  • No open-market purchases were reported in the cluster.
  • The cluster includes 20 total transactions, but 17 are non-cash (A, F, M) with $0 economic value.

Financial Impact

Total open-market sales of $141K, or 0.002% of market cap — immaterial.

dilution

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales could increase if the stock appreciates further, but current levels are routine.
  • No bearish signal from this cluster; risk of misinterpreting as negative is low.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Investment Advice
Analyst Consensus
78% bullish (9 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-MORN-1779311218429
12 reports for MORN
Performance horizon
Filters
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Reports for MORN — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 12, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$206.89 $191.02▼ −7.67%▼ −5.92%$183.55 (−11.28%)
Aug 7, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$201.03 $200.53▼ −0.25%▲ +0.67%$183.55 (−8.70%)
Aug 5, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$199.33 $209.80▲ +5.26%▲ +5.86%$183.55 (−7.91%)
Jun 25, 2026
14w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$154.65 $167.57▲ +8.35%▲ +7.09%$183.55 (+18.69%)
Jun 18, 2026
15w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$153.41 $172.48▲ +12.43%▲ +12.58%$183.55 (+19.65%)
May 27, 2026
18w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$180.11 $154.65▼ −14.14%▼ −10.99%$183.55 (+1.91%)
May 22, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$177.74 $155.56▼ −12.48%▼ −10.53%$183.55 (+3.27%)
May 22, 2026
19w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$177.74 $155.56▼ −12.48%▼ −10.53%$183.55 (+3.27%)
May 20, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$173.37 $153.55▼ −11.44%▼ −11.77%$183.55 (+5.87%)
May 19, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$172.55 $153.68▼ −10.94%▼ −11.68%$183.55 (+6.37%)
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Report published May 20, 2026