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sellWeak cluster of 210b5-1 plan

W Nicholas Howley sold $12M of TDG

director at TransDigm Group INC. 10,132 shares at an average of $1,213.05, traded Mar 18, 2026, filed Mar 19, 2026.

Warning score
23
Value
$12M
10,132 shares
Holdings after
21,548
-32% from before
From 52-week low
+4%
low $1,152.50, close $1,199.94
From 52-week high
-21%
high $1,516.55, as of Mar 18, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Director
    +15
  • Trade size
    $12.3M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 32% of holdings
    +10
  • Cluster
    2 insiders selling within 14 days
    +8
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -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.

This signal so far: 1m +6.2%, 3m +11.4%, 6m -9.7%.

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.

TDGOct 13, 2026 · close 1,112
Since filing Mar 19, 2026: -6.7%SPY +18.8% · excess -25.5%

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 0001193125-26-116079, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Mar 18, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
+10,132$50.92$516k31,680Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-202$1,205.42$243k31,478Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-507$1,206.05$611k30,971Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-91$1,207.38$110k30,880Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-324$1,208.56$392k30,556Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-1,246$1,209.52$1.5M29,310Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-1,376$1,210.39$1.7M27,934Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-1,182$1,211.46$1.4M26,752Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-2,025$1,212.57$2.5M24,727Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-1,159$1,213.45$1.4M23,568Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-552$1,214.40$670k23,016Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-125$1,215.51$152k22,891Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-188$1,216.63$229k22,703Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-80$1,217.57$97k22,623Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-49$1,218.80$60k22,574Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-90$1,220.61$110k22,484Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-40$1,221.44$49k22,444Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-29$1,222.38$35k22,415Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-10$1,223.80$12k22,405Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-70$1,225.10$86k22,335Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-38$1,226.44$47k22,297Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-120$1,228.44$147k22,177Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-521$1,229.51$641k21,656Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stockindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-108$1,231.34$133k21,548Mar 19, 2026
Mar 18, 2026MOption exercise
Stock Optionderivativeindirect: W. Nicholas Howley Family Trust u/a/d 4/23/9910b5-1
-10,132$0.00$07,908Mar 19, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at TransDigm Group INC and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
30Weak
TDGsell10b5-1
TransDigm Group INC
Joel Reiss
Co-Chief Operating Officer
$4.3M
3,900 shares
-52%
23Weak
TDGsell 210b5-1
TransDigm Group INC
W Nicholas Howley
director
$13M
10,132 shares
-32%
38Weak
TDGsell 210b5-1
TransDigm Group INC
Joel Reiss
Co-Chief Operating Officer
$4.8M
3,900 shares
-52%
23Weak
TDGsell 210b5-1
TransDigm Group INC
W Nicholas Howley
director
$12M
10,132 shares
-32%
28Weak
TDGsell 210b5-1
TransDigm Group INC
Joel Reiss
Co-Chief Operating Officer
$4.2M
3,486 shares
-46%
31Weak
TDGsell 210b5-1
TransDigm Group INC
Joel Reiss
Co-Chief Operating Officer
$510k
414 shares
-10%
43Moderate
TDGsell 2
TransDigm Group INC
W Nicholas Howley
director
$13M
10,132 shares
-32%
43Moderate
TDGsell 2
TransDigm Group INC
W Nicholas Howley
director
$13M
10,132 shares
-32%
43Moderate
TDGsell 2
TransDigm Group INC
W Nicholas Howley
director
$13M
10,132 shares
-32%
58Moderate
TDGsell 2
TransDigm Group INC
Joel Reiss
Co-Chief Operating Officer
$5.0M
3,900 shares
-52%

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.

W Nicholas Howley sold $12M of TDG | InsiderTell