TWST CLUSTER SEC Filing Analysis

Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered

TWST ▲ +3.54% at T+60d

SHORT call ✗ call lost -3.54% · α vs SPY +4.72% · entry $48.09 → $49.79

Last close $76.17 (close Jun 12) · -58.39% from $48.09 entry (call sign-flipped)

Entry anchored
Feb 20, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick

T+1d

+0.94%

call -0.94% · α -0.20%

$48.54

settled 4mo ago

T+5d

-4.57%

call +4.57% · α +5.19%

$45.89

settled 4mo ago

T+20d

-7.47%

call +7.47% · α +3.52%

$44.50

settled 3mo ago

T+60d

+3.54%

call -3.54% · α +4.72%

$49.79

settled 28d ago

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Executive Summary

Six insiders at Twist Bioscience Corp, including the CEO, COO, CFO, and other executives, sold shares in a coordinated open-market transaction on February 23, 2026, totaling approximately $821,000 in sales. All transactions occurred at the same price and date, indicating a planned divestment rather than opportunistic trading.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction

selling

Total Value

$821.4K

Insiders

6

Actionable Insight

Traders should monitor for potential downward pressure on TWST shares, especially if this selling follows weak fundamentals or precedes an earnings release. The uniformity of the transaction date and price suggests pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans, but the concentration of C-suite participation raises concerns about confidence in near-term performance.

Key Facts

CEO Emily Leproust sold 7,205 shares for $336,544, the largest individual sale in the cluster.
President and COO Patrick Finn sold 4,294 shares for $200,572.
CFO Adam Laponis sold 2,085 shares for $97,390.
All six insiders executed identical open-market sales on the same day at $46.7098 per share.
Total value of the cluster: $821,438.54 in open-market selling by corporate insiders.

Financial Impact

$821,438 in insider selling over a single day

insider ownershipinvestor sentimentshareholder dilution risk (if proceeds used for operations)

Risk Factors

Perception of lack of confidence from top leadership, particularly the CEO and COO.
Potential for follow-on selling if other insiders participate in similar plans.
Negative market reaction due to clustering of sales among key executives.

Market Snapshot

Exchange

Nasdaq

Documents Analyzed

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

Document	Accession Number
CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (6 trades, 7d window)	cluster-TWST-1772109101826

11 reports for TWST

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

80% Hit rate 4 of 5 directional calls best @ T+20▲ +20.77%May 4, 2026

Filters

Reports for TWST — sortable, filterable
	Type				Now
Jun 2, 2026 12d ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$72.33 $73.93	▲ +2.21%	▲ +1.81%	$76.17 (+5.31%)
Jun 1, 2026 13d ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$70.15 $72.33	▲ +3.11%	▲ +3.80%	$76.17 (+8.58%)
May 28, 2026 17d ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 5/10	$66.87 $67.86	▼ −1.48%	▼ −1.21%	$76.17 (−13.91%)
May 26, 2026 19d ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$64.17 $69.03	▲ +7.57%	▲ +7.03%	$76.17 (+18.70%)
May 4, 2026 5w ago	8-K BULLISH ★ 7/10	$56.19 $56.70	▲ +0.91%	▲ +0.11%	$76.17 (+35.56%)
Apr 17, 2026 8w ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 4/10	$59.81 $61.88	▲ +3.46%	▲ +3.65%	$76.17 (+27.35%)
Mar 17, 2026 12w ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$47.28 $44.46	▼ −5.96%	▼ −4.57%	$76.17 (+61.10%)
Mar 6, 2026 14w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 5/10	$46.94 $48.33	▼ −2.96%	▼ −2.12%	$76.17 (−62.27%)
Feb 23, 2026 16w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 6/10	$48.09 $48.54	▼ −0.94%	▼ −0.20%	$76.17 (−58.39%)
Feb 23, 2026 16w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 7/10	$48.09 $48.54	▼ −0.94%	▼ −0.20%	$76.17 (−58.39%)

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