Form 4: INSM Chief People Officer Sells 10,000 Shares; Retains 79,764
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Insmed insider stock sales totaling 10,000 shares were reported. The reporting person, identified as Chief People Strategy Officer and an officer/director, sold 3,554 shares at a weighted average around $126.57, 5,746 shares at a weighted average around $127.71, and 700 shares at a weighted average around $128.16, all on 08/14/2025. After these transactions the reporting person beneficially owned 79,764 shares.
The record shows specific price ranges for each block of shares sold and that 357 of the remaining shares were acquired through the company’s 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The filing includes a signed power of attorney for the submission. All details are reported on Form 4 and limited to these transactions and resulting ownership.
Positive
- Reporting person retains a sizeable stake of 79,764 shares after the sales, including 357 shares from the 2018 ESPP
Negative
- Insider sold a total of 10,000 shares in three transactions on 08/14/2025, which may be interpreted by some investors as reduced insider exposure
- Sales executed at market prices with weighted averages between approximately $126.57 and $128.16, reducing the insider's share count from 86,210 to 79,764 as reported
Insights
TL;DR: Officer sold 10,000 shares in three blocks; ownership now ~79,764 shares.
The filing documents routine open-market sales by an officer/director rather than option exercises or transfers. The three sale blocks total 10,000 shares with weighted average prices in a narrow $126–$128 range, suggesting marketed sales rather than single-block negotiated transactions. Retaining 79,764 shares keeps the reporting person as a meaningful, but reduced, insider holder. From a governance perspective, these are ordinary disclosures; the filing does not indicate hedging, loans, or related-party transfers that would raise additional governance flags.
TL;DR: Sales are material for the individual but present no disclosed extraordinary risk to the issuer.
The transaction size (10,000 shares) and prices are explicitly reported with ranges and weighted averages. The filing notes 357 shares from an Employee Stock Purchase Plan remain included in beneficial ownership. There is no reference to a Rule 10b5-1 plan or insider trading defense on this form, and no derivative or hedging instruments are reported. Based solely on the disclosed items, this is a straightforward insider sale with clear post-sale ownership figures; it does not by itself indicate company-level financial stress or material corporate events.