Matthew Eliot Clark sold $6.8M of CAKE
EXEC VP, CFO at CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC. 68,900 shares at an average of $99.30, traded Jul 30, 2026, filed Jul 31, 2026.
Score components
- +22RoleCFO
- +25Trade size$6.8M at market
- +20Share of holdings soldSold 60% of holdings
- +15Cluster7 insiders selling within 14 days
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
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.
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 0001451763-26-000012, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | MOption exercise Common Stock | +68,900 | $40.16 | $2.8M | 114,009 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -68,900 | $99.30 | $6.8M | 45,109 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | MOption exercise Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | -68,900 | $0.00 | $0 | 0 | Jul 31, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42Moderate | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | Janice L. Meyer director | $214k 1,958 shares | -8% | |
| 15Weak | CAKEbuy CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | Edie A Ames director | $25k 500 shares | +4% | |
| 49Moderate | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | Edie A Ames director | $321k 3,000 shares | -23% | |
| 65Notable | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | David M Gordon PRESIDENT | $3.5M 31,950 shares | -54% | |
| 30Weak | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | Alexander L Cappello director | $6,789 64 shares | -2% | |
| 80Strong | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | David Overton CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | $10M 94,145 shares | -51% | |
| 53Moderate | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | Alexander L Cappello director | $229k 2,254 shares | -37% | |
| 62Notable | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | Scarlett May EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | $819k 7,978 shares | -30% | |
| 55Moderate | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | Ashley W Hanscom PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | $350k 3,500 shares | -32% | |
| 36Weak | CAKEsell CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | Alexander L Cappello director | $162k 2,490 shares | -29% |
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.