Nasdaq · CIK 0001891856
GENK GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
Insider trading from SEC Form 4. Last filing Aug 15, 2025. Close $1.58 on Oct 12, 2026, +8% from the 52-week low and -50% from the high.
In brief
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) has 11 SEC Form 4 filings on file from 4 insiders, the latest filed on Aug 15, 2025. No insider bought or sold on the open market in the last 90 days; rows filed in that time are grants, exercises, tax withholding and other transactions that carry no view on the price.
9 open-market trades have been scored at GENK. The newest: Michael Cowan (director) bought $99k of stock on May 30, 2025, filed Jun 2, 2025, scored 61 (notable). The largest of the 9 shown: David Wook Jin Kim (Co-Chief Executive Officer) bought $101k on Dec 16, 2024, scored 43 (moderate). 2 insiders bought within 14 days of each other around May 30, 2025.
Last 90 days
Price and insider trades, last year
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value. Click a marked bar to open the signal.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Signals
Open-market buys and sells at GEN Restaurant Group, Inc., scored.
| Score | Insider | Value | Holdings | Price context | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61Notable | Michael Cowan director buy | $99k 30,000 shares | +720% | +2% from low-68% from high | |
| 56Moderate | Thomas Croal Chief Financial Officer buy | $8,000 2,000 shares | - | +1% from low-60% from high | |
| 35Weak | David Wook Jin Kim Co-Chief Executive Officer buy | $31k 4,277 shares | +3% | - | |
| 43Moderate | David Wook Jin Kim Co-Chief Executive Officer buy | $101k 12,500 shares | +9% | - | |
| 35Weak | David Wook Jin Kim Co-Chief Executive Officer buy | $31k 3,954 shares | +3% | - | |
| 20Weak | David Wook Jin Kim Co-Chief Executive Officer buy | $8,263 1,046 shares | +1% | - | |
| 18Weak | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. owner sell | $37k 4,527 shares | -1% | 0% from low-63% from high | |
| 12Weak | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. owner sell | $8,082 900 shares | -0% | +3% from low-57% from high | |
| 18Weak | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. owner sell | $37k 4,157 shares | -1% | +4% from low-56% from high |
Transactions
Every row filed, 14 in all.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | Michael Cowan director | AGrant or award Class A Common Stock | +6,000 | $4.20 | $25k | 40,167 | Aug 15, 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | Michael Cowan director | POpen-market purchase Class A Common Stock | +30,000 | $3.30 | $99k | 34,167 | Jun 2, 2025 |
| May 19, 2025 | Thomas Croal Chief Financial Officer | POpen-market purchase Class A Common Stock | +2,000 | $4.00 | $8,000 | 2,000 | May 21, 2025 |
| May 12, 2025 | David Wook Jin Kim Chief Executive Officer | AGrant or award Class A Common Stock | +52,127 | $0.00 | $0 | 52,127 | May 15, 2025 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | David Wook Jin Kim Co-Chief Executive Officer | POpen-market purchase Class A Common Stockindirect: Through Put Call Forever LP | +4,277 | $7.36 | $31k | 151,870 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | David Wook Jin Kim Co-Chief Executive Officer | POpen-market purchase Class A Common Stockindirect: Through Put Call Forever LP | +12,500 | $8.09 | $101k | 147,593 | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Nov 21, 2024 | David Wook Jin Kim Co-Chief Executive Officer | POpen-market purchase Class A Common Stockindirect: Through Put Call Forever LP | +3,954 | $7.90 | $31k | 135,093 | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Nov 19, 2024 | David Wook Jin Kim Co-Chief Executive Officer | POpen-market purchase Class A Common Stockindirect: Through Put Call Forever LP | +1,000 | $7.90 | $7,900 | 131,093 | Nov 21, 2024 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | David Wook Jin Kim Co-Chief Executive Officer | POpen-market purchase Class A Common Stockindirect: Through Put Call Forever LP | +46 | $7.90 | $363 | 131,139 | Nov 21, 2024 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. owner | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See footnote 1 | -2,187 | $7.63 | $17k | 412,656 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. owner | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See footnote 1 | -2,340 | $8.65 | $20k | 410,316 | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. owner | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote 1 | -900 | $8.98 | $8,082 | 414,843 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. owner | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote 1 | -1,854 | $8.86 | $16k | 418,046 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. owner | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote 1 | -2,303 | $8.83 | $20k | 415,743 | Nov 14, 2023 |
Insiders
Everyone who has filed a Form 4 here.
- Michael Cowandirector
- Thomas CroalChief Financial Officer
- David Wook Jin KimChief Executive Officer
- Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.owner
Questions about GENK
Answered from the filings on this page, as of the latest one.
Are insiders buying GENK?
No. In the last 90 days no insider at GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. bought or sold shares on the open market according to SEC Form 4 filings. The rows on file from that period are grants, exercises, tax withholding or other transactions, which carry no view on the price.
Who was the last insider to trade GENK on the open market?
Michael Cowan (director) bought $99k of GENK on May 30, 2025 and filed the Form 4 on Jun 2, 2025. InsiderTell scored 61 (notable), with 2 insiders on the same side within 14 days.
How many insiders file Form 4 at GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.?
4 people have filed a Form 4 at GEN Restaurant Group, Inc., among them Michael Cowan (director), Thomas Croal (Chief Financial Officer), David Wook Jin Kim (Chief Executive Officer). Officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of a share class must report their trades within two business days.
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.