Insider Selling on October 21, 2026: SNOW, TALO and CVX Lead $204.8M of Sales
Every open-market insider sale filed with the SEC on October 21, 2026: SNOW, TALO, CVX, GTLB and more, with each insider's stake, the price since and 90-day insider history.
Company insiders filed 59 open-market sales worth $204.8M with the SEC on October 21, 2026, across 51 companies. 46 of them (78%) were made under Rule 10b5-1 plans set up months in advance, which makes a sale less telling. Below are the largest, with what each insider owns now, how the stock has moved since, and each company's insider trading over the past 90 days.
The 15 largest insider sales filed Oct 21
| Ticker | Company | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNOW | Snowflake Inc. | Slootman Frank | Director | 300,000 | $316.43 | $94.9M | Oct 19 |
| TALO | Talos Energy Inc. | Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. | 10% Owner, Add'l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1 | 2,141,590 | $18.01 | $38.6M | Oct 19 |
| CVX | Chevron Corp | Pate R. Hewitt | Chief Legal Officer | 43,100 | $226.59 | $9.8M | Oct 19 |
| GTLB | Gitlab Inc. | Sijbrandij Sytse | Director | 116,200 | $53.27 | $6.2M | Oct 19 |
| ALMR | Alamar Biosciences, Inc. | Qiming Corporate GP VI, Ltd. | 10% Owner | 217,512 | $27.35 | $5.9M | Oct 19 |
| UTHR | UNITED THERAPEUTICS Corp | Rothblatt Martine A | Chairperson & CEO, Director | 9,500 | $553.87 | $5.3M | Oct 20 |
| HSY | Hershey Co | Hershey Trust Co Trustee In Trust For Milton Hershey School | 10% Owner | 30,000 | $168.15 | $5.0M | Oct 19 |
| N | Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. | Franklin Templeton INC | Affiliate of Investment Adv. | 441,696 | $11.32 | $5.0M | Oct 19 |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | Kurtz George | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | 20,000 | $227.90 | $4.6M | Oct 19 |
| IRON | Disc Medicine, Inc. | Bitterman Kevin | Director | 41,825 | $80.13 | $3.4M | Oct 19 |
| IBTA | Ibotta, Inc. | Leach Bryan | CEO AND PRESIDENT, Director, 10% Owner | 63,064 | $47.58 | $3.0M | Oct 19 |
| CRDO | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | Brennan William Joseph | Pres & Chief Executive Officer, Director | 16,666 | $174.87 | $2.9M | Oct 19 |
| PACS | PACS Group, Inc. | Murray Jason Hulse | Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman, Director, 10% Owner | 45,707 | $47.64 | $2.2M | Oct 19 |
| PINS | Pinterest, Inc. | Silbermann Benjamin | Director, 10% Owner | 93,750 | $22.75 | $2.1M | Oct 20 |
| HUBS | Hubspot Inc | Halligan Brian | Director | 8,500 | $239.57 | $2.0M | Oct 20 |
Unscheduled sales
The largest sales made outside Rule 10b5-1 plans by officers and directors rather than 10% owners. These are the sales worth reading.
- Franklin Templeton INC (Affiliate of Investment Adv.) at N sold 441,696 shares at $11.32 ($5.0M), cutting their holding 8.7%.
- Magnani Alexandre Mr (Director) at PAGS sold 63,309 shares at $11.21 ($710K), cutting their holding 37%.
- Kelly Jason R (See remarks, Director) at DNA sold 45,682 shares at $10.14 ($463K), cutting their holding 26%.
- Batista de Lima Filho Pedro (Director) at AXIA3 sold 11,000 shares at $11.50 ($126K), cutting their holding 0.2%.
- Kiessling Heather (Chief Financial Officer) at ASPI sold 21,830 shares at $2.19 ($48K), cutting their holding 1.4%.
- Nicholas J. Calamari (Director) at BETR sold 1,320 shares at $10.53 ($14K), cutting their holding 1.9%.
- Tuffin Paula (General Counsel and CCO, Director) at BETR sold 1,225 shares at $10.48 ($13K), cutting their holding 2.8%.
- Coen Steven P. (See remarks) at DNA sold 766 shares at $10.14 ($8K), cutting their holding 1.5%.
Biggest stake cuts
The sales that shrank an insider's holding the most, in percent.
- Slootman Frank (Director) at SNOW sold 300,000 shares at $316.43 ($94.9M), cutting their holding 94%.
- Pate R. Hewitt (Chief Legal Officer) at CVX sold 43,100 shares at $226.59 ($9.8M), cutting their holding 83%.
- Bitterman Kevin (Director) at IRON sold 41,825 shares at $80.13 ($3.4M), cutting their holding 76%.
- Silbermann Benjamin (Director, 10% Owner) at PINS sold 93,750 shares at $22.75 ($2.1M), cutting their holding 67%.
- Maetzold Derek J (Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer, Director) at CSTL sold 14,496 shares at $31.91 ($463K), cutting their holding 54%.
- Magnani Alexandre Mr (Director) at PAGS sold 63,309 shares at $11.21 ($710K), cutting their holding 37%.
Snowflake Inc. (SNOW)
Slootman Frank (Director) sold 300,000 shares starting Oct 19 at an average $316.43, about $94.9M. That cut their holding 94.0%, leaving 19,024 shares. The trade was made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan set up in advance. Read the Form 4.
SNOW last closed at $330.27 on Oct 29, +4.4% from the average sale price. Since Aug 1, Snowflake Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases ($0) and 25 sales ($491.5M). 229 13F filers hold SNOW among their 50 largest positions, including Ram Parameswaran, Brad Gerstner and Lee Ainslie. Members of Congress disclosed 4 trades in SNOW over the past year; most recently Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) bought $15,001–$50,000 on Sep 4.
Who traded SNOW since Aug 1:
- Slootman Frank (Director): 4 sales of 908,191 shares, about $295.3M
- Dageville Benoit (Director): 5 sales of 250,000 shares, about $82.7M
- Speiser Michael L (Director): 3 sales of 152,223 shares, about $51.9M
- Kleinerman Christian (EVP, Product Management): 8 sales of 118,324 shares, about $38.3M
- Garrett Mark (Director): 1 sale of 50,000 shares, about $17.5M
- Beaulier Jonathan Mead (Chief Revenue Officer): 2 sales of 13,047 shares, about $4.4M
- Raghunathan Vivek (SVP, Engineering): 1 sale of 3,876 shares, about $1.2M
- Ho Emily (Chief Accounting Officer): 1 sale of 768 shares, about $256K
See every SNOW insider trade and which funds own SNOW.
Talos Energy Inc. (TALO)
Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. (10% Owner, Add'l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1) sold 2,141,590 shares starting Oct 19 at an average $18.01, about $38.6M. That cut their holding 8.0%, leaving 24,500,000 shares. Read the Form 4.
TALO last closed at $17.81 on Oct 29, -1.1% from the average sale price. Since Aug 1, Talos Energy Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases ($0) and 9 sales ($282.9M). 16 13F filers hold TALO among their 50 largest positions.
Who traded TALO since Aug 1:
- Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. (10% Owner, Add'l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1): 6 sales of 15,960,036 shares, about $278.3M
- Moss William S. III (See Remarks): 1 sale of 120,000 shares, about $2.1M
- Spath John B. (See Remarks): 1 sale of 90,000 shares, about $1.5M
- Babcock Gregory (See Remarks): 1 sale of 61,307 shares, about $1.0M
See every TALO insider trade and which funds own TALO.
Chevron Corp (CVX)
Pate R. Hewitt (Chief Legal Officer) sold 43,100 shares starting Oct 19 at an average $226.59, about $9.8M. That cut their holding 83.1%, leaving 8,791 shares. The trade was made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan set up in advance. Read the Form 4.
CVX last closed at $231.46 on Oct 29, +2.1% from the average sale price. Since Aug 1, Chevron Corp insiders filed 0 open-market purchases ($0) and 7 sales ($238.4M). 1,561 13F filers hold CVX among their 50 largest positions, including Warren Buffett, Torray Funds and Ken Fisher. Members of Congress disclosed 24 trades in CVX over the past year; most recently Kevin Hern (R-OK) partly sold $15,001–$50,000 on Sep 23.
Who traded CVX since Aug 1:
- Hess John B (Director): 1 sale of 810,665 shares, about $157.4M
- Wirth Michael K (Chairman and CEO, Director): 2 sales of 322,647 shares, about $64.6M
- Pate R. Hewitt (Chief Legal Officer): 2 sales of 45,570 shares, about $10.3M
- Walz Andrew Benjamin (President, DM&C): 1 sale of 16,800 shares, about $3.4M
- Gustavson Jeff B (President, New Energies): 1 sale of 14,044 shares, about $2.7M
See every CVX insider trade and which funds own CVX.
Gitlab Inc. (GTLB)
Sijbrandij Sytse (Director) sold 116,200 shares starting Oct 19 at an average $53.27, about $6.2M. That cut their holding 0.9%, leaving 12,669,651 shares. The trade was made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan set up in advance. Read the Form 4.
GTLB last closed at $56.65 on Oct 29, +6.3% from the average sale price. Since Aug 1, Gitlab Inc. insiders filed 1 open-market purchase ($125K) and 4 sales ($110.0M). 33 13F filers hold GTLB among their 50 largest positions, including Glen Kacher and Gavin Baker.
Who traded GTLB since Aug 1:
- Sijbrandij Sytse (Director): 2 sales of 2,232,400 shares, about $107.3M
- Padisetty Sivaprasad (Chief Technology Officer): 1 sale of 51,915 shares, about $2.4M
- Mundy Simon (Chief Accounting Officer): 1 sale of 8,725 shares, about $332K
- Staples William (Chief Executive Officer, Director): 1 purchase of 2,677 shares, about $125K
Alamar Biosciences, Inc. (ALMR)
Qiming Corporate GP VI, Ltd. (10% Owner) sold 217,512 shares starting Oct 19 at an average $27.35, about $5.9M. That cut their holding 10.5%, leaving 1,851,350 shares. Read the Form 4.
ALMR last closed at $34.04 on Oct 29, +24.4% from the average sale price. Since Aug 1, Alamar Biosciences, Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases ($0) and 2 sales ($10.8M). 6 13F filers hold ALMR among their 50 largest positions.
UNITED THERAPEUTICS Corp (UTHR)
Rothblatt Martine A (Chairperson & CEO, Director) sold 9,500 shares starting Oct 20 at an average $553.87, about $5.3M. That cut their holding 2.8%, leaving 324,443 shares. The trade was made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan set up in advance. Read the Form 4.
UTHR last closed at $593.54 on Oct 29, +7.2% from the average sale price. Since Aug 1, UNITED THERAPEUTICS Corp insiders filed 0 open-market purchases ($0) and 65 sales ($305.7M). 78 13F filers hold UTHR among their 50 largest positions, including Jim Simons. Members of Congress disclosed 3 trades in UTHR over the past year; most recently Lisa C. McClain (R-MI) bought $1,001–$15,000 on Oct 30.
Who traded UTHR since Aug 1:
- Rothblatt Martine A (Chairperson & CEO, Director): 58 sales of 541,500 shares, about $279.6M
- Mahon Paul A (EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL): 6 sales of 49,800 shares, about $26.0M
- Mesa Nilda (Director): 1 sale of 228 shares, about $115K
Hershey Co (HSY)
Hershey Trust Co Trustee In Trust For Milton Hershey School (10% Owner) sold 30,000 shares starting Oct 19 at an average $168.15, about $5.0M. That cut their holding 5.3%, leaving 536,119 shares. The trade was made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan set up in advance. Read the Form 4.
HSY last closed at $160.28 on Oct 29, -4.7% from the average sale price. Since Aug 1, Hershey Co insiders filed 0 open-market purchases ($0) and 26 sales ($102.6M). 123 13F filers hold HSY among their 50 largest positions, including Steven Check and Hillman Capital Management. Members of Congress disclosed 7 trades in HSY over the past year; most recently Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) sold $1,001–$15,000 on May 3.
Who traded HSY since Aug 1:
- Hershey Trust Co Trustee In Trust For Milton Hershey School (10% Owner): 24 sales of 590,000 shares, about $102.3M
- Voskuil Steven E (SVP, Chief Financial Officer): 1 sale of 950 shares, about $171K
- McCalman Jennifer (VP, Chief Accounting Officer): 1 sale of 710 shares, about $128K
See every HSY insider trade and which funds own HSY.
Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (N)
Franklin Templeton INC (Affiliate of Investment Adv.) sold 441,696 shares starting Oct 19 at an average $11.32, about $5.0M. That cut their holding 8.7%, leaving 4,661,961 shares. Read the Form 4.
Since Aug 1, Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases ($0) and 1 sale ($5.0M).
Every number here comes from the original Form 4 filings. See all of the day's trades in the Oct 21 insider recap, or screen every Form 4 in the insider screener.
Questions and answers
What were the biggest insider sales on October 21, 2026?
Slootman Frank (Director) sold $94.9M of SNOW; Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. (10% Owner, Add'l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1) sold $38.6M of TALO; Pate R. Hewitt (Chief Legal Officer) sold $9.8M of CVX; Sijbrandij Sytse (Director) sold $6.2M of GTLB; Qiming Corporate GP VI, Ltd. (10% Owner) sold $5.9M of ALMR.
How many insider sales were filed on October 21, 2026?
59 open-market sales worth $204.8M at 51 companies, from SEC Form 4 filings.
Does insider selling mean the stock will fall?
Not necessarily. Insiders sell for taxes, diversification and planned liquidity, and many sales run on Rule 10b5-1 plans set up months ahead. Purchases are the stronger signal: there is only one reason to buy.
Sources: SEC Form 4 filings dated 2026-10-21. Written from the data on this site on Oct 30, 2026; every figure links to the page it comes from. Not investment advice.