NHC NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP

NEUTRAL Impact: 3/10 Insider Cluster (2 insiders)
Horizon days Filed May 22, 2026 Processed 18d 13h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.8M total
Latest settled — T+5d
NHC ▼ -5.58% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -5.58% · α vs SPY -6.66% · entry $190.00 → $179.40
Next anchor: T+20d in 8d
Last close $197.72 (close Jun 12) · +4.06% from $190.00 entry
Entry anchored
May 22, 03:59 PM ET
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T+1d
+1.05%
call +1.05% · α +1.05%
$192.00
settled 20d ago
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call -5.58% · α -6.66%
$179.40
settled 14d ago
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Executive Summary

Two NHC insiders sold a total of $1.83M in open-market sales over a 7-day window, with the largest sale ($1.46M) by Director Richard LaRoche. The selling follows a material agreement (8-K filed May 15) to acquire five skilled nursing facilities for $50.5M, which may have informed the timing. The total sale value is 0.06% of NHC's $3.0B market cap, falling below the 0.1% threshold for routine activity, and the cluster includes a non-cash derivative exercise by the CIO. The selling is not amplified by the cluster effect per academic literature, as cluster sales are typically liquidity-driven.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.8M
Insiders
2

Actionable Insight

The insider selling is routine in size and pattern, with no C-suite participation. The derivative exercise by the CIO is non-cash and does not indicate a bearish view. Monitor the Q2 2026 closing of the $50.5M facility acquisition for any operational or credit impact, but this cluster alone does not warrant a trading response.

Key Facts

  • Director Richard LaRoche sold 7,500 shares at $195.14 for $1.46M on 2026-05-21
  • Sr. VP Operations Timothy Shelly sold 1,850 shares at $197.22 for $365K on 2026-05-19
  • CIO Ben Flatt exercised 8,000 derivative shares (non-cash) and surrendered 2,739 shares for tax withholding ($537K) on 2026-05-22
  • Total open-market sales: $1.83M, representing 0.06% of NHC's $3.0B market cap
  • The cluster follows a May 15 8-K announcing a $50.5M acquisition of five skilled nursing facilities from a related party

Financial Impact

Open-market sales total $1.83M, or 0.06% of market cap — trivial relative to company size

insider holdingsdilution

Risk Factors

  • Insider selling could accelerate if the acquisition closing reveals integration challenges
  • Related-party nature of the acquisition may raise governance concerns among investors

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-NHC-1779914192791
6 reports for NHC
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May 27, 2026
18d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$184.84 $188.02▲ +1.72%▲ +1.40%$197.72 (+6.97%)
May 22, 2026
23d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$190.00 $179.40▼ −5.58%▼ −6.66%$197.72 (+4.06%)
May 22, 2026
23d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$190.00 $183.35▼ −3.50%▼ −4.71%$197.72 (+4.06%)
May 21, 2026
24d ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$196.00 $179.40▼ −8.47%▼ −10.13%$197.72 (+0.88%)
May 15, 2026
4w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$196.30 $190.00▼ −3.21%▼ −4.83%$197.72 (+0.72%)
May 8, 2026
5w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$188.82 $197.96▲ +4.84%▲ +3.38%$197.72 (+4.71%)
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