MQ Marqeta, Inc.
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Executive Summary
Two insiders (a director and an officer) sold a combined $30K in open-market sales on May 15, 2026, just eight days after Marqeta reported Q1 earnings that beat prior-year losses but guided to a deceleration in revenue/profit growth slowdown. The dollar amount is trivial relative to MQ's $1.6B market cap (<0.002%), and the timing coincides with typical post-earnings blackout-lifting windows, not a bearish signal on new information. The cross-filing actuarial verdicts all point to AMPLIFIER, but with insider-cluster + earnings-context testing as a significant combo, but the absolute size is too small to elevate impact beyond routine noise.
Key Financial Metrics
Actionable Insight
Do not read this cluster as a bearish signal. The $30K in insider sales is noise — statistically indistinguishable from routine liquidity/vesting-related sales that occur after every earnings lockup lifts. The historical calibration for score-2 outcomes on this ticker shows a net negative alpha at T+20, but the infill is too thin to override the trivial dollar magnitude. Monitor the next 8-K for any material change in capital allocation or executive departures; current schedule suggests the next catalyst is Q2 earnings in August 2026.
Key Facts
- Two insiders sold a total of 7,908 shares worth ~$30K on May 15, 2026.
- Director Cummings Martha sold 2,853 shares ($11K); officer Sumner Crystal sold 5,055 shares ($19K).
- Total cluster value equals ~0.0019% of MQ's $1.6B market cap — well below the 0.1% triviality floor.
- Sales occurred 8 days after Q1 2026 earnings (Net Revenue $166M, GAAP net income $8M vs -$8M loss YoY).
- Q2 guidance decelerated to 14-16% Net Revenue and Gross Profit growth from Q1's 19%.
- Prior insider activity (30d) showed 4 sells totaling $150K in the prior 30 days, consistent with routine patterns.
- Both sales are open-market (code S); no 10b5-1 designation is stated, but size and timing follow typical post-earnings liquidity windows.
Financial Impact
Total proceeds of ~$30K from open-market sales; immaterial relative to $1.6B market cap.
Risk Factors
- Q2 guidance deceleration could weigh on sentiment if consumer spending softens.
- Larger insider sales at higher volumes or across multiple C-suite officers would warrant re-evaluation.
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Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-MQ-1779137795835 |
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Jun 11, 2026
3d ago
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8-K
| $3.79 awaiting T+5 | awaiting T+5 | — | $3.83 (+1.19%) |
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May 18, 2026
27d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $3.96 $3.82 | ▼ −3.54% | ▼ −5.83% | $3.83 (−3.28%) |
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May 8, 2026
5w ago
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8-K
| $4.17 $3.86 | ▼ −7.43% | ▼ −8.90% | $3.83 (−8.15%) |
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May 5, 2026
5w ago
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8-K
| $4.14 $3.99 | ▼ −3.51% | ▼ −4.64% | $3.83 (−7.38%) |
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Apr 21, 2026
7w ago
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DEFA14A
| $4.47 $4.35 | ▼ −2.80% | ▼ −2.85% | $3.83 (−14.32%) |
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Apr 15, 2026
8w ago
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Insider Cluster
| $4.12 $4.47 | ▲ +8.50% | ▲ +6.86% | $3.83 (−7.04%) |
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Apr 15, 2026
8w ago
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Insider Cluster
| $4.12 $4.47 | ▲ +8.50% | ▲ +6.86% | $3.83 (−7.04%) |
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Apr 10, 2026
9w ago
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DEFA14A
| $4.03 $4.46 | ▲ +10.67% | ▲ +7.37% | $3.83 (−4.96%) |
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Feb 24, 2026
15w ago
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8-K
| $3.86 $4.02 | ▲ +4.15% | ▲ +5.24% | $3.83 (−0.78%) |
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