The selling is small relative to market cap and involves only 10% owners and a director, not C-suite. The lone buy is too small to be meaningful. Monitor for any upcoming earnings or material corporate events that might explain the Gottwald family's selling, but this cluster alone does not warrant action.
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Executive Summary
A mixed insider cluster at Tredegar Corp shows two 10% owners (Gottwald family) selling $118K combined, a director selling $42K, and a non-C-suite insider buying $8K. The selling is modest at ~0.1% of market cap and likely reflects routine portfolio management or tax planning, not a bearish signal. The lone buy is too small to offset the selling pattern, leaving the cluster neutral overall.
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Key Facts
- Two 10% owners (John D. Gottwald, William M. Gottwald) sold 7.4K shares each at ~$8.01 on May 15, totaling $118K.
- Director Carl E. Tack III sold 5.4K shares at $7.81 on May 18 for $42K.
- Non-C-suite insider Arijit DasGupta bought 1,000 shares at $7.55 on May 21 for $8K.
- Total open-market selling value is ~$160K, or ~0.06% of Tredegar's $274M market cap.
- The buy is trivial at 0.003% of market cap and does not signal conviction.
- No C-suite executives (CEO/CFO) participated in the cluster.
- Analyst consensus is heavily bearish: 0 strong buy, 3 hold, 6 sell/strong sell.
Financial Impact
Total insider selling of ~$160K, or ~0.06% of market cap; buying of $8K is negligible.
Risk Factors
- Insider selling by 10% owners could precede negative news, though the dollar amount is too small to be predictive.
- Heavily bearish analyst consensus (6 out of 9 ratings are sell/strong sell) suggests the market already discounts the stock.
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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-TG-1779811456362 |
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Oct 22, 2026 5d ago | Insider Cluster | $7.31 | awaiting T+20 | — | $7.31 (−0.00%) |
Oct 20, 2026 6d ago | Insider Cluster | $8.04 | awaiting T+20 | — | $7.31 (−9.08%) |
Sep 15, 2026 5w ago | 8-K | $6.87 $7.61 | ▲ +10.77% | ▲ +7.79% | $7.31 (+6.40%) |
Aug 21, 2026 9w ago | Insider Cluster | $7.97 $7.01 | ▲ +12.05% | ▲ +13.06% | $7.31 (+8.28%) |
Aug 21, 2026 9w ago | Insider Cluster | $7.97 $7.01 | ▼ −12.05% | ▼ −13.06% | $7.31 (−8.28%) |
Aug 20, 2026 9w ago | 8-K | $7.97 $7.01 | ▼ −12.05% | ▼ −13.06% | $7.31 (−8.28%) |
Aug 19, 2026 9w ago | Insider Cluster | $7.80 $6.87 | ▲ +11.92% | ▲ +10.41% | $7.31 (+6.28%) |
Aug 19, 2026 9w ago | Insider Cluster | $7.80 $6.87 | ▼ −11.92% | ▼ −10.41% | $7.31 (−6.28%) |
Aug 17, 2026 10w ago | Insider Cluster | $7.98 $6.72 | ▼ −15.79% | ▼ −14.26% | $7.31 (−8.40%) |
Aug 13, 2026 10w ago | Insider Cluster | $7.98 $7.16 | ▼ −10.28% | ▼ −8.53% | $7.31 (−8.40%) |
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