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John S. Montalbano bought $110k of ABCL

director at AbCellera Biologics Inc.. 10,000 shares at an average of $11.03, traded Aug 18, 2026, filed Aug 18, 2026.

Conviction score
50
Value
$110k
10,000 shares
Holdings after
251,000
+4% from before
From 52-week low
+300%
low $2.78, close $11.12
From 52-week high
-2%
high $11.38, as of Aug 18, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Director
    +15
  • Trade size
    $110k at market
    +10
  • Relative to holdings
    Holdings up 4.1%
    0
  • Price context
    Near the top of the 52-week range
    0
  • Cluster
    3 insiders buying within 14 days
    +15
  • Repeat buying
    First buy in 90 days
    0
  • Track record
    Median 6-month excess return +68% over 3 past buys
    +10

What happened after comparable buys

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.

ABCLOct 12, 2026 · close 12.64
Since filing Aug 18, 2026: +13.6%SPY +1.6% · excess +12.0%

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 0001834423-26-000008, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Aug 18, 2026POpen-market purchase
Common Shares
+10,000$11.03$110k251,000Aug 18, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at AbCellera Biologics Inc. and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
54Moderate
ABCLbuy 3
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
Michael R Hayden
director
$570k
53,613 shares
+4%
48Moderate
ABCLbuy 3
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
Michael R Hayden
director
$481k
46,387 shares
+4%
56Moderate
ABCLbuy 3
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
Andrew Booth
Chief Financial Officer
$384k
37,200 shares
+8%
32Weak
ABCLbuy
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
John S. Montalbano
director
$95k
20,000 shares
+9%
34Weak
ABCLbuy 2
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
Thermopylae Holdings Ltd.
owner
$131k
38,000 shares
+0%
55Moderate
ABCLbuy 2
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
Andrew Booth
Chief Financial Officer
$146k
42,600 shares
+28%
37Weak
ABCLbuy 2
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
Thermopylae Holdings Ltd.
owner
$580k
177,457 shares
+0%
41Moderate
ABCLbuy
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
John S. Montalbano
director
$178k
50,000 shares
+29%
31Weak
ABCLbuy 2
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
Thermopylae Holdings Ltd.
owner
$742k
343,631 shares
+1%
38Weak
ABCLbuy 2
AbCellera Biologics Inc.
John S. Montalbano
director
$58k
25,000 shares
+17%

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.

John S. Montalbano bought $110k of ABCL | InsiderTell