The insider cluster is too small in dollar terms to be a meaningful signal. The CFO and director buys are modest and may reflect confidence in the Hansen & Adkins acquisition, but the President/COO sale, while small, introduces a mixed signal. Monitor for larger insider activity or any subsequent 8-Ks regarding integration progress or guidance updates.
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Executive Summary
Proficient Auto Logistics insiders show a mixed cluster: two C-suite/director buys totaling $77K and one President/COO sale of $33K. The buys follow the company's transformative $130M acquisition of Hansen & Adkins and $75M convertible note offering, while the sale is small and likely liquidity-driven. The net dollar value ($110K) is 0.075% of market cap, below the 0.1% threshold for materiality, making this cluster routine in scale despite the cross-filing context of a major deal and earnings miss.
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Key Facts
- CFO Bradley J. Wright bought 4,000 shares at $5.55 ($22K) on 2026-08-13.
- Director Rohit Lal bought 10,000 shares at $5.53 ($55K) on 2026-08-14.
- President/COO Amy F. Rice sold 5,808 shares at $5.61 ($33K) on 2026-08-19.
- Total cluster value of $110K is 0.075% of PAL's $146M market cap, below the 0.1% materiality threshold.
- The cluster follows the company's Q2 2026 earnings miss (revenue -5.3% YoY to $109.4M, operating loss of $3.2M) and the announcement of a ~$130M acquisition and $75M convertible note offering.
Financial Impact
Total insider cluster value of $110K, representing 0.075% of market cap — immaterial relative to company size.
Risk Factors
- Insider cluster is small and mixed, providing no clear directional signal.
- The company's Q2 earnings miss and operating loss suggest operational headwinds that may persist.
- The transformative acquisition and convertible note add integration risk and balance sheet leverage.
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Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-PAL-1787379741799 |
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Aug 21, 2026 6w ago | Insider Cluster | $5.30 $4.01 | ▼ −24.34% | ▼ −24.35% | $3.50 (−33.96%) |
Aug 15, 2026 7w ago | Insider Cluster | $5.89 $4.86 | ▼ −17.49% | ▼ −15.51% | $3.50 (−40.58%) |
Aug 14, 2026 7w ago | 8-K | $5.50 $4.95 | ▼ −10.00% | ▼ −8.01% | $3.50 (−36.36%) |
Aug 10, 2026 7w ago | 8-K | $5.10 $5.04 | ▼ −1.18% | ▼ −0.12% | $3.50 (−31.37%) |
Aug 10, 2026 7w ago | Press Release | $5.10 $5.04 | ▼ −1.18% | ▼ −0.12% | $3.50 (−31.37%) |
Jun 1, 2026 17w ago | Press Release | $5.98 $6.58 | ▲ +10.03% | ▲ +11.60% | $3.50 (−41.47%) |
Jun 1, 2026 17w ago | 8-K | $5.98 $6.58 | ▲ +10.03% | ▲ +11.60% | $3.50 (−41.47%) |
May 15, 2026 20w ago | 144 | $5.02 $7.86 | ▲ +56.57% | ▲ +54.99% | $3.50 (−30.28%) |
May 7, 2026 21w ago | 8-K | $5.95 $6.39 | ▼ −7.39% | ▼ −7.37% | $3.50 (+41.18%) |
Apr 10, 2026 25w ago | Press Release | $7.02 $6.17 | ▼ −12.11% | ▼ −19.84% | $3.50 (−50.14%) |
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