Airbnb (ABNB) insider sales: Sycamore Trust offloads 58,000 shares under plan
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Airbnb, Inc. director and ten percent owner Joseph Gebbia reported open-market sales of Class A Common Stock carried out by an affiliated entity, Sycamore Trust. On April 20, 2026, Sycamore Trust sold a total of 58,000 shares in several transactions at weighted average prices ranging from about $140.77 to $143.36 per share. Following these sales, Sycamore Trust held 166,736 Class A shares indirectly, while Gebbia also held 2,860 Class A shares directly. The filing notes these sales were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 29, 2025, indicating they were pre-arranged rather than discretionary trades.
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Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 58,000 shares ($8,270,238)
Net Sell
5 txns
Insider
Gebbia Joseph
Role
null
Sold
58,000 shs ($8.27M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 3,279 | $140.7728 | $462K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 7,673 | $141.5838 | $1.09M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 25,838 | $142.4883 | $3.68M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 21,210 | $143.3597 | $3.04M |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Class A Common Stock — 166,736 shares (Indirect, By Sycamore Trust);
Class A Common Stock — 2,860 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
- The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 29, 2025. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $140.4273 to $140.9899. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $141.00 to $141.9928. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $142.00 to $142.9945. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $143.00 to $143.87. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
Key Figures
Shares sold: 58,000 shares
Post-sale indirect holdings: 166,736 shares
Direct holdings: 2,860 shares
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6 metrics
Shares sold
58,000 shares
Total Class A shares sold on April 20, 2026 by Sycamore Trust
Post-sale indirect holdings
166,736 shares
Class A shares held indirectly by Sycamore Trust after transactions
Direct holdings
2,860 shares
Class A shares held directly by Joseph Gebbia after transactions
Weighted average sale price (largest block)
$143.3597 per share
21,210-share sale of Class A stock
Weighted average sale price (additional block)
$142.4883 per share
25,838-share sale of Class A stock
Trading plan adoption date
August 29, 2025
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan governing reported sales
Key Terms
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, weighted average price, open-market sale, indirect ownership
4 terms
Rule 10b5-1 trading plan regulatory
"The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 29, 2025."
A Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is a pre-arranged schedule that allows company insiders to buy or sell stock at specific times, even if they have inside information. It helps prevent accusations of unfair trading by making these transactions look planned and transparent, rather than sneaky or illegal.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
open-market sale financial
"transaction_action: open-market sale"
An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.
indirect ownership financial
"direct_or_indirect: I, nature_of_ownership: By Sycamore Trust"
FAQ
What insider transaction did Airbnb (ABNB) disclose for Joseph Gebbia?
Airbnb reported that an entity associated with director and ten percent owner Joseph Gebbia, Sycamore Trust, sold 58,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. These were open-market sales executed on April 20, 2026, at weighted average prices around the low $140s per share.
Were the Airbnb (ABNB) insider sales made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan?
Yes. The Form 4 states the sales were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 29, 2025. Such plans pre-schedule trades, indicating these transactions were arranged in advance rather than being opportunistic market-timing decisions.