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Michael L West sold $1.6M of MCO

President, Moody's Investors at MOODYS CORP /DE/. 3,327 shares at an average of $474.10, traded Feb 26, 2026, filed Feb 27, 2026.

Warning score
55
Value
$1.6M
3,327 shares
Holdings after
9,787
-28% from before
From 52-week low
+22%
low $391.82, close $476.29
From 52-week high
-11%
high $536.03, as of Feb 26, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    President
    +20
  • Trade size
    $1.6M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 28% of holdings
    +10
  • Cluster
    5 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15

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 -10.9%, 3m -4.7%, 6m +8.5%.

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.

MCOOct 13, 2026 · close 464.13
Since filing Feb 27, 2026: -2.2%SPY +14.3% · excess -16.5%

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 0001791243-26-000005, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Feb 26, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock
+2,139$325.99$697k11,926Feb 27, 2026
Feb 26, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-2,139$474.19$1.0M9,787Feb 27, 2026
Feb 26, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock
+1,188$295.33$351k10,975Feb 27, 2026
Feb 26, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-1,188$473.94$563k9,787Feb 27, 2026
Feb 26, 2026MOption exercise
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-2,139$0.00$00Feb 27, 2026
Feb 26, 2026MOption exercise
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-1,188$0.00$01,189Feb 27, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at MOODYS CORP /DE/ and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
6Weak
MCOsell10b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Robert Fauber
President and CEO
$420k
923 shares
-2%
11Weak
MCOsell10b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Robert Fauber
President and CEO
$736k
1,467 shares
-3%
11Weak
MCOsell10b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Robert Fauber
President and CEO
$710k
1,467 shares
-3%
18Weak
MCOsell 210b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Robert Fauber
President and CEO
$668k
1,467 shares
-3%
11Weak
MCOsell 210b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Richard G Steele
SVP - General Counsel
$72k
157 shares
-8%
18Weak
MCOsell 210b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Robert Fauber
President and CEO
$666k
1,467 shares
-3%
11Weak
MCOsell 210b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Richard G Steele
SVP - General Counsel
$72k
158 shares
-7%
19Weak
MCOsell 210b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Robert Fauber
President and CEO
$684k
1,467 shares
-2%
11Weak
MCOsell 210b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Richard G Steele
SVP - General Counsel
$74k
158 shares
-7%
18Weak
MCOsell 210b5-1
MOODYS CORP /DE/
Robert Fauber
President and CEO
$642k
1,467 shares
-2%

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.

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