144 ·Filed Aug 7, 2026

TWST

Twist Bioscience Corp
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizonimmediate Processed1mo ago SEC0001959173-26-005735
Actionable Insight • Neutral

This is a routine pre-planned director sale with no material signal for the stock. Monitor for any acceleration of insider selling or changes in insider sentiment, but this filing alone does not warrant a trading response.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
TWST ▲ +7.82% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +7.82% · α vs SPY +8.22% · entry $115.67 → $124.72
Next anchor: T+60d in 4w
Latest observation: T+36 +31.37% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Aug 7, 11:04 AM ET
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call +7.96% · α +7.99%
$124.88
settled 8w ago
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call +2.51% · α +2.11%
$118.57
settled 7w ago
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call +7.82% · α +8.22%
$124.72
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Executive Summary

Director Robert Chess filed a Form 144 notice to sell 18,417 shares of Twist Bioscience common stock, valued at approximately $2.04 million, pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan adopted on May 8, 2026. The sale is tied to a stock option exercise and represents a routine, pre-planned transaction by a director.

Key Facts

  • Director Robert Chess intends to sell 18,417 shares of TWST common stock.
  • Estimated market value of the proposed sale is $2,042,261.13.
  • Sale is related to a stock option exercise on August 7, 2026.
  • The 10b5-1 trading plan was adopted on May 8, 2026.
  • Shares represent approximately 0.03% of TWST's $6.8B market cap.

Financial Impact

Proposed sale of ~$2.04M, or ~0.03% of market cap.

dilution

Risk Factors

  • No material risks identified from this filing.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
Analyst Consensus
94% bullish (16 analysts)

Investment Themes

Biotech & Drug DiscoveryGenomics & Gene Editing

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 6 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
144 Filing (TWST) — Batch item 10001959173-26-005735
Document: 0001959173-26-005735-index.html0001959173-26-005735
Document: 0001959173-26-005735.txt0001959173-26-005735
144 Filing (TWST) — Batch item 40001959173-26-005735
Document: 0001959173-26-005735-index.html0001959173-26-005735
Document: 0001959173-26-005735.txt0001959173-26-005735
27 reports for TWST
Performance horizon
88% Hit rate 7 of 8 directional calls best @ T+60▲ +52.11%May 4, 2026
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Sep 10, 2026
21d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$127.22 $166.99▲ +31.26%▲ +31.60%$187.45 (+47.34%)
Aug 27, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$153.10 $128.71▼ −15.93%▼ −16.20%$187.45 (+22.44%)
Aug 25, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$151.42 $132.06▼ −12.79%▼ −12.25%$187.45 (+23.79%)
Aug 21, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$145.59 $141.38▼ −2.89%▼ −3.37%$187.45 (+28.75%)
Aug 20, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$136.23 $153.10▲ +12.38%▲ +11.27%$187.45 (+37.60%)
Aug 14, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$124.41 $140.80▲ +13.17%▲ +14.36%$187.45 (+50.67%)
Aug 14, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$124.41 $140.80▼ −13.17%▼ −14.36%$187.45 (−50.67%)
Aug 12, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$125.29 $136.23▲ +8.73%▲ +10.70%$187.45 (+49.61%)
Aug 12, 2026
7w ago
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NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$125.29 $136.23▲ +8.73%▲ +10.70%$187.45 (+49.61%)
Aug 11, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$123.12 $116.10▼ −5.70%▼ −5.30%$187.45 (+52.25%)
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