William L Ballhaus sold $16M of MRCY
Chairman, President & CEO at MERCURY SYSTEMS INC. 173,209 shares at an average of $90.59, traded Aug 21, 2026, filed Aug 25, 2026.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +25Trade size$15.7M at market
- +20Share of holdings soldSold 54% of holdings
- +15Cluster5 insiders selling within 14 days
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
What happened after comparable sells
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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.
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 0001049521-26-000060, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | MOption exercise Common Stock | +92,850 | $42.00 | $3.9M | 321,047 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -64,796 | $92.40 | $6.0M | 256,251 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -204 | $93.51 | $19k | 256,047 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | MOption exercise Common Stock | +140,650 | $42.00 | $5.9M | 396,697 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | MOption exercise Common Stock | +11,348 | $43.00 | $488k | 408,045 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -105,471 | $89.47 | $9.4M | 302,574 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -2,738 | $90.60 | $248k | 299,836 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | MOption exercise Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | -92,850 | $0.00 | $0 | 140,650 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | MOption exercise Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | -140,650 | $0.00 | $0 | 0 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | MOption exercise Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | -11,348 | $0.00 | $0 | 222,152 | Aug 25, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at MERCURY SYSTEMS INC and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Weak | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | Stuart Kupinsky EVP, CLO & Corp Sec | $87k 1,000 shares | -2% | |
| 50Moderate | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | Steven Ratner EVP, CHRO | $338k 4,000 shares | -17% | |
| 60Notable | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | William L Ballhaus Chairman, President & CEO | $14M 160,166 shares | -35% | |
| 20Weak | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | Stuart Kupinsky EVP, CLO & Corp Sec | $95k 1,000 shares | -2% | |
| 56Moderate | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | Steven Ratner EVP, CHRO | $33k 356 shares | -100% | |
| 70Notable | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | William L Ballhaus Chairman, President & CEO | $4.8M 48,812 shares | -18% | |
| 67Notable | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | David E. Farnsworth EVP, CFO | $1.5M 14,767 shares | -11% | |
| 41Moderate | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | Stuart Kupinsky EVP, CLO & Corp Sec | $131k 1,308 shares | -2% | |
| 49Moderate | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | Steven Ratner EVP, CHRO | $320k 3,213 shares | -12% | |
| 38Weak | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | Douglas Munro SVP, CAO | $66k 657 shares | -5% |
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