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sellModerate cluster of 410b5-1 plan

Laura Alber sold $18M of WSM

PRESIDENT & CEO at WILLIAMS SONOMA INC. 90,000 shares at an average of $200.17, traded Sep 15, 2025, filed Sep 17, 2025.

Warning score
45
Value
$18M
90,000 shares
Holdings after
876,927
-9% from before
From 52-week low
+58%
low $125.87, close $198.28
From 52-week high
-7%
high $212.83, as of Sep 15, 2025

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $18.0M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 9.3% of holdings
    0
  • Cluster
    4 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • 10b5-1 plan
    Pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
    -20

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

WSMOct 9, 2026 · close 241.78
Since filing Sep 17, 2025: +24.7%SPY +19.7% · excess +5.0%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0000719955-25-000017, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Sep 15, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-1,062$196.81$209k965,865Sep 17, 2025
Sep 15, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-1,318$197.59$260k964,547Sep 17, 2025
Sep 15, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-5,667$198.90$1.1M958,880Sep 17, 2025
Sep 15, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-49,569$200.02$9.9M909,311Sep 17, 2025
Sep 15, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-32,278$200.83$6.5M877,033Sep 17, 2025
Sep 15, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-106$201.32$21k876,927Sep 17, 2025

Related signals

Other insiders at WILLIAMS SONOMA INC and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
38Weak
WSMsell 210b5-1
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Laura Alber
PRESIDENT & CEO
$7.7M
35,000 shares
-4%
30Weak
WSMsell 210b5-1
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Jeffrey Howie
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$672k
3,045 shares
-8%
45Moderate
WSMsell 210b5-1
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Jeffrey Howie
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$5.9M
32,684 shares
-49%
38Weak
WSMsell 210b5-1
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Laura Alber
PRESIDENT & CEO
$3.7M
20,000 shares
-2%
30Weak
WSMsell10b5-1
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Laura Alber
PRESIDENT & CEO
$7.3M
35,000 shares
-4%
30Weak
WSMsell10b5-1
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Laura Alber
PRESIDENT & CEO
$5.4M
30,000 shares
-3%
56Moderate
WSMsell 3
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Karalyn Yearout
EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER
$696k
3,500 shares
-20%
37Weak
WSMsell 410b5-1
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Jeffrey Howie
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$627k
3,153 shares
-8%
60Notable
WSMsell 3
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
David Randolph King
EVP GENERAL COUNSEL
$3.6M
17,500 shares
-15%
38Weak
WSMsell 210b5-1
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Laura Alber
PRESIDENT & CEO
$5.0M
30,000 shares
-3%

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