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Insider Buy ·Filed Aug 17, 2026

RWAY

Runway Growth Finance Corp.
BULLISH
Impact 4/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago SEC0001104659-26-097933
Insider cluster: 1 insiders, $56K total
Actionable Insight ▲ Bullish

The CFO's open-market purchase is a modest but genuine conviction signal from a C-suite insider. While the dollar amount is small relative to market cap, the lack of any insider selling and the CFO's direct cash outlay suggest confidence in the company's near-term prospects. Monitor for additional insider buying or a catalyst (e.g., earnings, dividend announcement) that could validate the signal.

DirectionBullish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
RWAY ▼ -1.20% at T+20d
LONG call ✗ call lost -1.20% · α vs SPY -0.21% · entry $6.69 → $6.61
Next anchor: T+60d in 15d
Latest observation: T+47 -0.07% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 17, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-0.60%
call -0.60% · α -0.81%
$6.65
settled 2mo ago
T+5d
-1.94%
call -1.94% · α -1.74%
$6.56
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
-1.20%
call -1.20% · α -0.21%
$6.61
settled 6w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 15d

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Executive Summary

CFO Carmela Thomson purchased $56K of RWAY stock at $6.97/share in an open-market transaction. This is a modest insider buy relative to the $290M market cap (0.02%), but it is a conviction purchase by a C-suite officer with no 10b5-1 plan indicated. The buy comes amid a period of poor historical stock performance and weak analyst sentiment (56% bullish), but the insider's willingness to deploy personal capital is a modest positive signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
buying
Total Value
$55.7K
Insiders
1

Key Facts

  • CFO Carmela Thomson purchased 8,000 shares at $6.9679/share for $55,743 in an open-market transaction
  • Purchase represents 0.02% of RWAY's $290M market cap
  • Only insider transaction in the past 30 days; no other insider selling detected

Financial Impact

CFO invested $56K of personal capital at current market price

insider ownership

Risk Factors

  • Single insider buy of this size is a weak signal — may be a routine portfolio rebalancing
  • BDC sector faces interest rate sensitivity and credit risk that could offset insider confidence

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Analyst Consensus
56% bullish (16 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
INSIDER-BUY Data (Synthetic)0001104659-26-097933
14 reports for RWAY
Performance horizon
33% Hit rate @ T+20 1 of 3 directional calls Went positive at some point 1 of 4 best @ T+20▲ +2.53%Apr 7, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for RWAY — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 13, 2026
13d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$6.40awaiting T+20—$6.36 (−0.55%)
Oct 13, 2026
13d ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$6.40awaiting T+20—$6.36 (−0.55%)
Oct 6, 2026
20d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$6.38awaiting T+20—$6.36 (−0.16%)
Sep 25, 2026
4w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$6.69awaiting T+20—$6.36 (−4.86%)
Sep 25, 2026
4w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$6.78 $6.46▼ −4.72%▼ −3.24%$6.36 (−6.12%)
Sep 22, 2026
4w ago
Insider Buy
BULLISH ★ 4/10
$6.74 $6.29▼ −6.68%▼ −7.36%$6.36 (−5.56%)
Aug 17, 2026
9w ago
Insider Buy
BULLISH ★ 4/10
$6.69 $6.61▼ −1.20%▼ −0.21%$6.36 (−4.86%)
Jul 14, 2026
14w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$5.76 $6.70▲ +16.32%▲ +13.83%$6.36 (+10.50%)
Jun 11, 2026
19w ago
Institutional Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$6.09 $5.27▼ −13.46%▼ −15.36%$6.36 (+4.52%)
May 6, 2026
24w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$6.81 $6.28▼ −7.78%▼ −10.56%$6.36 (−6.53%)
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Report published Aug 17, 2026