Every Form 4 that Covista Inc (CVSA) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow CVSA and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full CVSA filings page.
Covista Inc. (CVSA) director Michael W. Malafronte reported a bona fide gift of 2,500 shares of Covista common stock on 2026-08-31 to a 501(c)(3) educational charitable institution. After this gift, he directly holds 110,705 shares and indirectly holds 25,395 shares through the Michael W Malafronte 2016 Gift Trust.
Covista Inc. (CVSA) reported that its VP and Chief Accounting Officer, Gangadharan Manjunath, sold 1,802 shares of common stock on August 27, 2026 at $137.18 per share in an open-market transaction. Following this sale, he directly holds 5,083 shares of Covista common stock.
The sale was executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 15, 2025. Footnotes state the shares sold represent holdings above Covista’s Stock Ownership and Holding Requirements, executed in pre-scheduled increments, and that, under company policy, discretionary trades are not permitted absent a hardship exception.
Covista Inc. (CVSA) reported insider equity activity for officer Michael Betz (Pres. Walden University & CDO). On 2026-08-23 he received 7,320 and 5,124 shares of common stock as payouts of performance share units awarded on November 8, 2023, at a reference price of $132.35 per share. On the same date, 945, 3,302, and 2,311 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units and performance shares.
Covista Inc. (CVSA) reported that Chief Financial Officer Phelan Robert J. had equity compensation activity in the company’s common stock on August 23, 2026. He received two share awards totaling 7,056 and 10,080 shares as payouts of performance share units granted on November 8, 2023, at a reference price of $132.35 per share. In related transactions, 1,279, 3,126, and 4,466 shares were delivered or withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of previously awarded restricted stock units and performance shares.
Covista Inc. (CVSA) reported that Gangadharan Manjunath, VP and Chief Accounting Officer, had equity compensation vest on August 23, 2026. He received 1,050 shares of common stock as payout of performance share units awarded on November 8, 2023, and 1,500 shares in connection with vested performance shares.
To cover related tax withholding obligations upon vesting of these restricted stock units and performance shares, a total of 936 common shares were disposed of through share withholding at a reference value of $132.35 per share. All transactions involve directly held common stock and are compensation-related rather than open‑market trades.
Covista Inc. (CVSA) reported insider equity compensation activity by Douglas G. Beck, SVP, GC, Corp. Sec & ISS. On 2026-08-23 he received two Common Stock awards of 4,242 and 6,060 shares at a reference price of $132.35 per share in payout of performance share units awarded on November 8, 2023. On the same date, a total of 5,452 shares of Common Stock were withheld at $132.35 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of previously awarded restricted stock units and performance shares. These are compensation-related grants and tax-withholding dispositions, not open-market purchases or sales.
Covista Inc. (CVSA) reported Form 4 transactions by Chairman & CEO Stephen W. Beard involving equity awards and related tax withholding in Covista common stock on August 23, 2026. Beard received two acquisitions coded "A" totaling grants of common stock issued in payout of performance share units that had been awarded on November 8, 2023, at a reference price of $132.35 per share. Three dispositions coded "F" reflect shares delivered or withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of previously awarded restricted stock units and of the performance shares, also valued at $132.35 per share. All transactions are recorded as direct holdings, and the filing describes the F-code entries as payments of tax liability by delivering or withholding securities.
Covista Inc.’s Chairman & CEO Stephen W. Beard reported a sale of 3,545 shares of Common Stock on August 11, 2026 at a weighted average price of $130.345 per share, executed in multiple trades between $130.005 and $131.343. The sale was carried out under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 10, 2025 pursuant to Covista’s insider trading policies, which state that no discretionary trades are permitted absent a hardship exception. Following this transaction, Beard held 415,197 shares directly.
Covista Inc. Chief Financial Officer Robert J. Phelan reported the sale of 2,186 shares of common stock on 2026-08-07 at a weighted average price of $135.15 per share, executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following this transaction, he directly holds 48,306 shares of Covista common stock.
Covista Inc. executive Douglas G. Beck (SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & ISS) reported a sale of 4,526 shares of Covista common stock on August 7, 2026 at a weighted average price of $135.81 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 28,544 shares. The sale was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 11, 2025, with trades carried out in pre-scheduled increments and prices ranging from $135.00 to $136.785 per share. Footnotes state that Covista policy does not permit discretionary trades by the reporting person, and all sales must occur pursuant to a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan absent a hardship exception.
Manning Amelia reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Covista Inc. reported that Amelia Manning, President of Chamberlain University, received a grant of 4,317 shares of common stock as a compensation award. The award, structured as restricted stock units convertible into common shares on a one-for-one basis, was valued at $115.82 per share for reporting purposes.
The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments beginning on July 15, 2027. Following this grant, Manning holds 4,317 shares directly, reflecting this new award and indicating no additional holdings reported in this filing.
Covista Inc. Chairman & CEO Stephen W. Beard executed an open-market sale of 5,291 common shares on July 13, 2026 at a weighted average price of $132.754 per share under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 10, 2025. Trades occurred between $130.6625 and $134.02 per share and represent holdings in excess of Covista's Stock Ownership and Holding Requirements. Following the sale, he directly holds 418,742 Covista common shares.
Covista Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, Robert J. Phelan, reported open-market sales of 5,314 shares of common stock at weighted average prices around $135 per share over two days. The sales were made under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in December 2025 and executed in pre-scheduled increments. After these transactions, he continues to hold over 50,000 shares directly, consistent with Covista’s stock ownership and holding requirements and a policy that allows no discretionary insider sales.
Covista Inc. senior vice president and general counsel Douglas G. Beck reported two open-market sales of company common stock executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. He sold 2650 shares on July 7, 2026 at a weighted average price of $135.403 and 2439 shares on July 8, 2026 at a weighted average price of $135.339, for total reported sales of 5089 shares. The company notes that these trades occurred pursuant to a trading plan adopted on December 11, 2025 and represent a portion of holdings above Covista’s Stock Ownership and Holding Requirements. Following the transactions, Beck directly holds 33,070 Covista common shares, and company policy allows no discretionary sales outside such pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plans absent a hardship exception.
Covista Inc. Chairman & CEO Stephen W. Beard reported open-market sales of 5,291 shares of common stock in mid-June. He sold 2,762 shares at a weighted average price of $130.1388 per share on June 10 and 2,529 shares at $130.7847 on June 11.
The transactions were carried out under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 10, 2025, in line with Covista’s insider trading policies. Footnotes state the sales reflect only the portion of his holdings above Covista’s stock ownership and holding requirements, and that discretionary trades are not permitted outside such plans. After these sales, Beard directly holds 424,033 shares of Covista common stock.
Covista Inc. VP and Chief Accounting Officer Gangadharan Manjunath reported a routine tax-withholding transaction. On the vesting of previously awarded restricted stock units, 426 shares of common stock were used to satisfy tax withholding obligations at an indicated value of $127.85 per share. After this non-market disposition, he continues to hold 5,271 shares of Covista common stock directly.
Covista Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer Robert J. Phelan reported an open-market sale of 10,000 shares of common stock. The transaction took place on May 8, 2026 at a weighted average price of $126.2064 per share, in multiple trades between $125.00 and $128.09.
The sale was executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 12, 2025, as required by Covista’s insider trading policy, which does not permit discretionary trades absent a hardship exception. The shares sold represent holdings above Covista’s Stock Ownership and Holding Requirements, and Phelan now directly owns 55,806 shares of Covista common stock.
Covista Inc. senior vice president and general counsel Douglas G. Beck sold 9,615 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $127.0287 per share. The sale was executed on May 8, 2026 under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
After this transaction, Beck directly holds 38,159 Covista common shares. The company’s policy allows no discretionary insider trades, so the sale formed part of pre-scheduled increments designed to reduce holdings above Covista’s stock ownership and holding requirements.
Covista Inc. executive Karen Sue Cox, President of Chamberlain University, sold 2,000 shares of Covista common stock in an open-market transaction on May 8, 2026 at a weighted average price of $124.50 per share. The sale was executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 15, 2025 and represents shares above Covista’s Stock Ownership and Holding Requirements. After this sale, Cox directly holds 31,596 Covista shares, and company policy permits only pre-scheduled plan trades absent a hardship exception.
Covista Inc. Chairman & CEO Stephen W. Beard reported an open-market sale of 15,874 shares of Covista common stock on May 8, 2026 at a weighted average price of $131.2529 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 429,324 Covista shares.
The sale was carried out under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 10, 2025 in line with Covista’s Insider Sales and Ownership Policy Addendum. Footnotes state that the shares sold represent a portion of holdings above Covista’s Stock Ownership and Holding Requirements and that all sales must occur under such pre-set plans absent a hardship exception.
The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $130.00 to $132.67 per share, with the reported price reflecting the weighted average sales price.
Covista Inc. executive Liles Scott, President, Medical and Vet, used company shares to cover taxes on vested equity. On April 15, 2026, 448 shares of Common Stock were withheld at $112.49 per share to satisfy tax obligations tied to previously awarded restricted stock units. After this non-market, tax-withholding disposition, Scott directly holds 13,103 shares of Covista common stock.
Covista Inc. lead independent director Michael W. Malafronte reported open-market purchases of a total of 36,036 shares of Covista common stock. The trades were executed on March 10 and 11 at weighted average prices around $100.9 per share.
One purchase of 11,841 shares on March 10 was held directly, leaving 113,205 directly held shares after that trade. Two additional purchases of 15,305 and 8,890 shares were made for the Michael W Malafronte 2016 Gift Trust, an irrevocable trust for which he serves as trustee, bringing that trust’s reported holdings to 25,395 shares after the March 11 transaction.