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VSTS Vestis Corp
Insider trading from SEC Form 4. Last filing 6 d ago. Close $14.13 on Oct 9, 2026, +206% from the 52-week low and -14% from the high.
In brief
Vestis Corp (VSTS) has 106 SEC Form 4 filings on file from 19 insiders, the latest filed on Oct 7, 2026. In the last 90 days insiders made 1 open-market buy worth $1.0M and 0 open-market sells worth $0, net +$1.0M.
12 open-market trades have been scored at VSTS. The newest: James J. Barber (President & CEO) bought $1.0M of stock on Sep 2, 2026, filed Sep 3, 2026, scored 53 (moderate). The largest of the 12 shown: Keith A. Meister (director and 10% owner) bought $6.9M on Dec 16, 2025, scored 66 (notable). 3 insiders bought within 14 days of each other around Dec 18, 2025.
Last 90 days
Net insider value
+$1.0M
more bought than sold
Buys
1
$1.0M by 1 insider
Sells
0
$0 by 0 insiders
Insiders on file
19
with a Form 4 at this company
Price and insider trades, last year
VSTSOct 9, 2026 · close 14.13
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 Vestis Corp, scored.
| Score | Insider | Value | Holdings | Price context | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53Moderate | James J. Barber President & CEO buy | $1.0M 84,500 shares | +11% | - | |
| 52Moderate | Douglas A Pertz director buy | $172k 25,000 shares | +8% | +70% from low-58% from high | |
| 66Notable | Keith A. Meister director, owner buy | $6.9M 1,010,064 shares | +5% | +70% from low-58% from high | |
| 51Moderate | William Goetz director buy | $50k 6,746 shares | +29% | +82% from low-55% from high | |
| 79Notable | James J. Barber President & CEO buy | $1.0M 164,000 shares | +34% | +57% from low-62% from high | |
| 71Notable | Keith A. Meister director, owner buy | $4.8M 800,675 shares | +4% | +10% from low-64% from high | |
| 66Notable | Keith A. Meister director, owner buy | $6.1M 995,347 shares | +6% | +15% from low-62% from high | |
| 51Moderate | William Goetz director buy | $50k 7,500 shares | +48% | +16% from low-62% from high | |
| 53Moderate | William J. Seward EVP & Chief Operating Officer buy | $62k 10,000 shares | +8% | +15% from low-62% from high | |
| 58Moderate | Richard L. Burke Jr. director buy | $105k 18,382 shares | +62% | +15% from low-62% from high | |
| 61Notable | Douglas A Pertz director buy | $432k 70,000 shares | +31% | +15% from low-62% from high | |
| 37Weak | Douglas A Pertz director buy | $201k 10,370 shares | +78% | +34% from low-2% from high |
Transactions
The newest 50 of 140 rows filed, every code.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Russell Thane Tiejema EVP & Chief Financial Officer | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +89,222 | $0.00 | $0 | 89,371 | 6 d ago |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Russell Thane Tiejema EVP & Chief Financial Officer | AGrant or award Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | +224,821 | $0.00 | $0 | 224,821 | 6 d ago |
| Oct 1, 2026 | William J. Seward EVP & Chief Operating Officer | FTax withholding Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | -9,986 | $13.36 | $133k | 226,626 | 11 d ago |
| Sep 2, 2026 | James J. Barber President & CEO | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +84,500 | $12.37 | $1.0M | 867,222 | 40 d ago |
| Jul 1, 2026 | John Laveck Chief Accounting Officer | FTax withholding Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | -4,059 | $14.52 | $59k | 41,794 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Steven E Cochran EVP & Chief Commercial Officer | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +93,096 | $0.00 | $0 | 93,096 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Adam Bowen Interim CFO | FTax withholding Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | -490 | $7.87 | $3,856 | 85,299 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Tracy C Jokinen director | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +18,253 | $0.00 | $0 | 56,378 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Richard L. Burke Jr. director | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +18,253 | $0.00 | $0 | 66,365 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | James Phillip Holloman * | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +26,076 | $0.00 | $0 | 194,931 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Williams Ena Koschel director | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +18,253 | $0.00 | $0 | 56,483 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Lynn McKee director | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +18,253 | $0.00 | $0 | 183,235 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Mary Anne Whitney director | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +18,253 | $0.00 | $0 | 39,633 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Keith A. Meister director, owner | AGrant or award Common Stock | +18,253 | $0.00 | $0 | 50,443 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | William Goetz director | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +18,253 | $0.00 | $0 | 64,088 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Douglas A Pertz director | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +18,253 | $0.00 | $0 | 340,263 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | Andre C Bouchard EVP, CLO & General Counsel | FTax withholding Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | -1,250 | $6.53 | $8,163 | 110,552 | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | William Goetz director | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +15,958 | $0.00 | $0 | 45,835 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | James Phillip Holloman * | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +25,076 | $0.00 | $0 | 168,855 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Keith A. Meister director, owner | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +15,958 | $0.00 | $0 | 32,190 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Adam Bowen Interim CFO | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +21,835 | $0.00 | $0 | 85,789 | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Douglas A Pertz director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +10,000 | $6.90 | $69k | 307,010 | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Douglas A Pertz director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +15,000 | $6.90 | $103k | 322,010 | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Keith A. Meister director, owner | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: See footnotes | +800,222 | $6.81 | $5.4M | 19,604,121 | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Keith A. Meister director, owner | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: See footnotes | +209,842 | $6.79 | $1.4M | 19,813,963 | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | John Laveck Chief Accounting Officer | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +4,734 | $0.00 | $0 | 45,853 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | William J. Seward EVP & Chief Operating Officer | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +42,076 | $0.00 | $0 | 236,612 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Rodney Wedemeier EVP and Chief HR Officer | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +21,038 | $0.00 | $0 | 87,705 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | James J. Barber President & CEO | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +140,253 | $0.00 | $0 | 782,722 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Andre C Bouchard EVP, CLO & General Counsel | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +21,038 | $0.00 | $0 | 111,802 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Kelly Janzen EVP & CFO | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +35,064 | $0.00 | $0 | 256,162 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | John Laveck Chief Accounting Officer | AGrant or award Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | +12,011 | $0.00 | $0 | 12,011 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | William J. Seward EVP & Chief Operating Officer | AGrant or award Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | +106,762 | $0.00 | $0 | 106,762 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Rodney Wedemeier EVP and Chief HR Officer | AGrant or award Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | +53,381 | $0.00 | $0 | 53,381 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | James J. Barber President & CEO | AGrant or award Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | +355,872 | $0.00 | $0 | 355,872 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Andre C Bouchard EVP, CLO & General Counsel | AGrant or award Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | +53,381 | $0.00 | $0 | 53,381 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Kelly Janzen EVP & CFO | AGrant or award Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | +88,968 | $0.00 | $0 | 88,968 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | William Goetz director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +6,746 | $7.42 | $50k | 29,877 | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | James J. Barber President & CEO | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +81,633 | $6.34 | $518k | 560,102 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | James J. Barber President & CEO | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +82,367 | $6.36 | $524k | 642,469 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | William J. Seward EVP & Chief Operating Officer | FTax withholding Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | -1,847 | $6.48 | $12k | 194,536 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Rodney Wedemeier CHRO | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +66,667 | $0.00 | $0 | 66,667 | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | William J. Seward EVP & Chief Operating Officer | FTax withholding Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | -14,479 | $4.53 | $66k | 196,383 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Andre C Bouchard EVP, CLO & General Counsel | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +80,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 90,764 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Kelly Janzen EVP & CFO | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +200,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 221,098 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | William J. Seward EVP & Chief Operating Officer | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +80,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 210,862 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Grant Shih EVP and CTO | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +80,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 91,681 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | John Laveck Chief Accounting Officer | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +41,119 | $0.00 | $0 | 41,119 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | James J. Barber President & CEO | AGrant or award Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | +478,469 | $0.00 | $0 | 478,469 | Jun 4, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | Keith A. Meister director, owner | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: See footnotes | +377,277 | $5.89 | $2.2M | 18,380,501 | May 28, 2025 |
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Insiders
Everyone who has filed a Form 4 here.
- James J. BarberPresident & CEO
- Andre C BouchardEVP, CLO & General Counsel
- Adam BowenInterim CFO
- Richard L. Burke Jr.director
- Steven E CochranEVP & Chief Commercial Officer
- William Goetzdirector
- James Phillip Holloman*
- Kelly JanzenEVP & CFO
- Tracy C Jokinendirector
- Williams Ena Koscheldirector, coo, officer
- John LaveckChief Accounting Officer
- Lynn McKeedirector
- Keith A. Meisterdirector, owner
- Douglas A Pertzdirector
- William J. SewardEVP & Chief Operating Officer
- Grant ShihEVP and CTO
- Russell Thane TiejemaEVP & Chief Financial Officer
- Rodney WedemeierEVP and Chief HR Officer
- Mary Anne Whitneydirector, cfo, officer
Questions about VSTS
Answered from the filings on this page, as of the latest one.
Are insiders buying VSTS?
As of Oct 7, 2026, SEC Form 4 filings show 1 open-market buy worth $1.0M by 1 insider and 0 open-market sells worth $0 by 0 insiders at Vestis Corp in the last 90 days, net +$1.0M. Only purchases (code P) and sales (code S) count; grants, option exercises and tax withholding do not.
Who was the last insider to trade VSTS on the open market?
James J. Barber (President & CEO) bought $1.0M of VSTS on Sep 2, 2026 and filed the Form 4 on Sep 3, 2026. InsiderTell scored 53 (moderate).
How many insiders file Form 4 at Vestis Corp?
19 people have filed a Form 4 at Vestis Corp, among them James J. Barber (President & CEO), Andre C Bouchard (EVP, CLO & General Counsel), Adam Bowen (Interim CFO). 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.