The CEO's $1.35M sale is too small relative to market cap to signal bearish conviction. Monitor for larger insider sales or a pattern of sustained selling in coming weeks. The cluster's trivial size suggests no immediate trading catalyst from this filing alone.
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Executive Summary
CEO Gregory Smith and Director Marilyn Matz sold a combined $1.62M in open-market sales on the same day at $337.83/share. While the dollar amount is trivial relative to Teradyne's $52B market cap (0.003%), the CEO's sale is notable as it is his first open-market sale in the cluster window and is not part of a regular 10b5-1 pattern. The cluster is purely selling with no offsetting buys, but the magnitude is too small to be a material signal of management concern about the business outlook.
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Key Facts
- CEO Gregory Smith sold 4,000 shares for $1.35M on 2026-09-15
- Director Marilyn Matz sold 800 shares for $270K on 2026-09-15
- Total cluster value is $1.62M, representing 0.003% of Teradyne's $52B market cap
- Both sales were open-market transactions, not tax-withholding or derivative exercises
- No insider buying occurred in the 7-day cluster window
Financial Impact
Total insider sales of $1.62M, negligible relative to $52B market cap
Risk Factors
- CEO sale could be misinterpreted as bearish signal by retail traders
- No offsetting insider buying to provide confidence signal
- If this is the start of a larger selling pattern, it could become more meaningful
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Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-TER-1789576310706 |
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Sep 16, 2026 16d ago | Insider Cluster | $341.15 $389.14 | ▲ +14.07% | ▲ +11.50% | $446.70 (+30.94%) |
Aug 21, 2026 6w ago | ANALYST-DOWNGRADE | $375.74 $354.97 | ▼ −5.53% | ▼ −6.00% | $446.70 (+18.88%) |
Aug 18, 2026 6w ago | Insider Cluster | $404.29 $366.43 | ▼ −9.36% | ▼ −9.16% | $446.70 (+10.49%) |
Aug 10, 2026 7w ago | 8-K | $379.56 $404.29 | ▲ +6.52% | ▲ +6.92% | $446.70 (+17.69%) |
Jul 16, 2026 11w ago | Insider Cluster | $322.30 $373.75 | ▲ +15.96% | ▲ +17.63% | $446.70 (+38.60%) |
Jun 16, 2026 15w ago | Insider Cluster | $408.56 $427.20 | ▲ +4.56% | ▲ +5.60% | $446.70 (+9.33%) |
May 26, 2026 18w ago | Insider Cluster | $375.83 $392.62 | ▲ +4.47% | ▲ +3.26% | $446.70 (+18.86%) |
May 26, 2026 18w ago | Insider Cluster | $375.83 $392.62 | ▲ +4.47% | ▲ +3.26% | $446.70 (+18.86%) |
May 19, 2026 19w ago | Insider Cluster | $321.40 $372.75 | ▲ +15.98% | ▲ +13.73% | $446.70 (+38.98%) |
Apr 30, 2026 22w ago | ANALYST-UPGRADE | $345.42 $354.11 | ▲ +2.52% | ▲ +0.17% | $446.70 (+29.32%) |
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