Craig D. Cairns bought $99k of TRNS
director at TRANSCAT INC. 1,050 shares at an average of $93.97, traded Aug 6, 2026, filed Aug 10, 2026.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- +10Trade size$99k at market
- +10Relative to holdingsHoldings up 244%
- 0Price contextMid range
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- 0Repeat buyingFirst buy in 90 days
- 0Track recordToo few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
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.
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 0000891839-26-000347, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, $.50 par valueindirect: By Howe & Rusling 401(k) Plan FBO Craig D. Cairns | +1,050 | $93.97 | $99k | 1,480 | Aug 10, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at TRANSCAT INC and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55Moderate | TRNSsell TRANSCAT INC | Oksana S. Dominach director | $626k 7,312 shares | -63% | |
| 41Moderate | TRNSsell TRANSCAT INC | Christopher P. Gillette director | $47k 504 shares | -72% | |
| 42Moderate | TRNSsell TRANSCAT INC | Christopher P. Gillette director | $55k 456 shares | -100% | |
| 34Weak | TRNSbuy TRANSCAT INC | Craig D. Cairns director | $92k 1,200 shares | +522% | |
| 32Weak | TRANSCAT INC | Charles P Hadeed director | $79k 700 shares | -3% | |
| 58Moderate | TRANSCAT INC | Lee D. Rudow President and CEO | $1.1M 10,000 shares | -9% | |
| 52Moderate | TRANSCAT INC | Lee D. Rudow President and CEO | $547k 6,000 shares | -5% | |
| 52Moderate | TRANSCAT INC | Lee D. Rudow President and CEO | $543k 6,000 shares | -5% | |
| 38Weak | TRANSCAT INC | James M. Jenkins Chief Legal & Corp Dev Officer | $105k 1,150 shares | -18% | |
| 37Weak | TRNSbuy TRANSCAT INC | Craig D. Cairns director | $100k 1,140 shares | - |
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.