ASC CLUSTER SEC Filing Analysis

Latest settled — T+5d ⚠ clustered

ASC ▼ -0.53% at T+5d

NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -0.53% · α vs SPY -1.49% · entry $18.49 → $18.39

Next anchor: T+20d due 3d ago

Last close $17.08 (close Jun 12) · -7.60% from $18.49 entry

Entry anchored
May 14, 2026
via day open

T+1d

+1.80%

call +1.80% · α +1.86%

$18.82

settled 4w ago

T+5d

-0.53%

call -0.53% · α -1.49%

$18.39

settled 25d ago

T+20d

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call — · α —

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due 3d ago

T+60d

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in 8w

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Executive Summary

Four Ardmore Shipping insiders, including the President and SVP, sold a total of $718K in open-market sales over a 7-day window. The cluster is entirely sells, with the largest trade ($300K) by the SVP. At 0.09% of market cap, the total value is below the 0.1% materiality threshold, making this a routine liquidity-driven event. No buys or non-cash transactions are present to offset the signal, but the dollar amount is trivial relative to the company's $765M market cap.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction

selling

Total Value

$718.0K

Insiders

4

Actionable Insight

The insider selling is too small relative to market cap to warrant a bearish read. Monitor for any upcoming earnings or chartering updates that could explain the timing, but this cluster alone does not signal material deterioration. The cross-filing amplifiers (cluster + earnings context) are noted but do not override the proportionality check — the dollar value is simply too small.

Key Facts

4 insiders sold $718K total in open-market sales over 7 days
President Bart Kelleher sold $153K on May 5; SVP Aideen O'Driscoll sold $300K on May 12
Total sales represent 0.09% of $765M market cap — below the 0.1% materiality threshold
No insider purchases or non-cash transactions in the cluster
All sales are open-market (code S); no 10b5-1 plan information provided

Financial Impact

$718K total insider sales, representing 0.09% of market cap

insider ownership

Risk Factors

If the company reports weak earnings or guidance in the next 30 days, these sales could be viewed as informed in hindsight
Continued insider selling at higher volumes could signal management concern

Market Snapshot

Exchange

NYSE

Sector

Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight

Analyst Consensus

86% bullish (7 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

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

Document	Accession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)	cluster-ASC-1778790812236

4 reports for ASC

T+1T+5T+20T+60

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Reports for ASC — sortable, filterable
	Type				Now
May 15, 2026 4w ago	144 NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$18.93 $18.83	▼ −0.53%	▼ −1.49%	$17.08 (−9.77%)
May 7, 2026 5w ago	6-K BULLISH ★ 8/10	$18.87 $18.75	▼ −0.64%	▼ −2.14%	$17.08 (−9.49%)
May 5, 2026 5w ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$18.49 $18.39	▼ −0.53%	▼ −1.49%	$17.08 (−7.60%)
May 5, 2026 5w ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$19.06 $18.96	▼ −0.52%	▼ −2.51%	$17.08 (−10.39%)

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