SmartRent (NYSE: SMRT) CEO adds 50,000 shares via family trust purchase
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
SmartRent, Inc. director and CEO Frank Martell reported an open-market purchase of 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock through the Frank D. and Donna M. Martell Family Trust. The shares were bought at a weighted average price of about $1.12 per share.
After this transaction, the trust holds 3,065,266 shares indirectly attributed to Martell, indicating this was a relatively small addition to an already substantial position. The trades were executed in multiple lots at prices ranging from $1.115 to $1.13 per share.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Buyer: 50,000 shares ($56,220)
Net Buy
1 txn
Insider
Martell Frank
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Bought
50,000 shs ($56K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Class A Common Stock | 50,000 | $1.1244 | $56K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Class A Common Stock — 3,065,266 shares (Indirect, Frank D. and Donna M. Martell Family Trust)
Footnotes (1)
- This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $1.115 to $1.13. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. The number of shares held reflects the transfer of 451,470 shares of Common Stock from the Reporting Person to the Frank D. and Donna M. Martell Family Trust, under agreement dated December 10, 2025, of which the Reporting Person and his spouse are co-trustees.
Key Figures
Shares purchased: 50,000 shares
Weighted average purchase price: $1.1244 per share
Post-transaction holdings: 3,065,266 shares
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5 metrics
Shares purchased
50,000 shares
Open-market purchase by family trust
Weighted average purchase price
$1.1244 per share
Open-market transaction
Post-transaction holdings
3,065,266 shares
Indirectly held via family trust
Trade price range
$1.115–$1.13 per share
Multiple executions for this purchase
Net share change
50,000 shares
Net-buy across reported transactions
Key Terms
open-market purchase, weighted average price, indirect ownership, Frank D. and Donna M. Martell Family Trust
4 terms
open-market purchase financial
"reported an open-market purchase of 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock"
An open-market purchase is when an investor or a company buys shares on a public stock exchange at the going market price, rather than through a private deal. It matters to investors because these purchases change how many shares are available, can push the stock price up or signal confidence from large buyers, and often affect per-share metrics like earnings—think of it like someone buying lots of apples off a grocery shelf, reducing supply and potentially raising the price.
weighted average price financial
"shares were bought at a weighted average price of about $1.12 per share"
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.
indirect ownership financial
"the trust holds 3,065,266 shares indirectly attributed to Martell"
Frank D. and Donna M. Martell Family Trust financial
"through the Frank D. and Donna M. Martell Family Trust"
FAQ
What did SmartRent (SMRT) CEO Frank Martell do in this Form 4 filing?
Frank Martell reported an indirect open-market purchase of 50,000 SmartRent Class A shares. The transaction was made through the Frank D. and Donna M. Martell Family Trust, which is associated with Martell and his spouse as co-trustees.
Is the SmartRent (SMRT) CEO’s purchase a direct or indirect holding?
The purchase is reported as indirect ownership for the CEO. The 50,000 SmartRent shares were acquired by the Frank D. and Donna M. Martell Family Trust, where Frank Martell and his spouse serve as co-trustees rather than as individual direct holders.