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sellWeak cluster of 410b5-1 plan

Sangeeta N. Bhatia sold $135k of VRTX

director at VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA. 318 shares at an average of $423.73, traded May 4, 2026, filed May 5, 2026.

Warning score
21
Value
$135k
318 shares
Holdings after
4,924
-6% from before
From 52-week low
+17%
low $366.54, close $429.85
From 52-week high
-14%
high $500.19, as of May 4, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Director
    +15
  • Trade size
    $135k at market
    +11
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 6.1% 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.

This signal so far: 1m +4.1%, 3m +12.8%, 6m -.

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.

VRTXOct 13, 2026 · close 485.22
Since filing May 5, 2026: +14.3%SPY +8.0% · excess +6.3%

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 0000875320-26-000175, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
May 1, 2026AGrant or award
Common Stock10b5-1
+943$0.00$05,242May 5, 2026
May 4, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-318$423.73$135k4,924May 5, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
37Weak
VRTXsell 410b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Duncan McKechnie
EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
$800k
1,541 shares
-12%
32Weak
VRTXsell 410b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Ourania Tatsis
EVP, Chief Reg. & Quality Off.
$787k
1,500 shares
-3%
26Weak
VRTXsell 410b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Joy Liu
EVP and Chief Legal Officer
$416k
828 shares
-4%
24Weak
VRTXsell 410b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Carmen Bozic
EVP and CMO
$288k
596 shares
-4%
27Weak
VRTXsell 410b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Carmen Bozic
EVP and CMO
$471k
1,020 shares
-6%
33Weak
VRTXsell 210b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Carmen Bozic
EVP and CMO
$1.8M
4,062 shares
-19%
25Weak
VRTXsell 210b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Carmen Bozic
EVP and CMO
$785k
1,745 shares
-8%
18Weak
VRTXsell 210b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Joy Liu
EVP and Chief Legal Officer
$364k
828 shares
-4%
33Weak
VRTXsell 310b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Carmen Bozic
EVP and CMO
$888k
1,974 shares
-8%
30Weak
VRTXsell 410b5-1
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA
Carmen Bozic
EVP and CMO
$614k
1,354 shares
-5%

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.

Sangeeta N. Bhatia sold $135k of VRTX | InsiderTell