EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.

NEUTRAL Impact: 3/10 Insider Cluster (5 insiders)
Horizon days Filed May 20, 2026 Processed 19d 11h ago
Insider cluster: 3 insiders, $2.3M total
Latest settled — T+5d ⚠ clustered
EQH ▼ -3.40% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -3.40% · α vs SPY -4.99% · entry $42.52 → $41.08
Next anchor: T+20d in 8d
Last close $41.32 (close Jun 8) · -2.83% from $42.52 entry
Entry anchored
May 20, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
+0.14%
call +0.14% · α -0.30%
$42.58
settled 20d ago
T+5d
-3.40%
call -3.40% · α -4.99%
$41.08
settled 13d ago
T+20d
call — · α —
in 8d
T+60d
call — · α —
in 2mo

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Executive Summary

Three EQH insiders, including the CEO and COO, sold a total of $2.28M in open-market shares over a 7-day window. The CEO's sale of $1.69M is the largest, but all sales are tied to derivative exercises (non-cash grants and option exercises), indicating a liquidity/vesting pattern rather than a coordinated bearish signal. The total sale value is only ~0.02% of EQH's $11.9B market cap, well below the 0.1% materiality threshold.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$2.3M
Insiders
5

Actionable Insight

This cluster is routine and non-informative. The CEO's sale is a standard cashless exercise-and-sell pattern, not a bearish signal. Monitor EQH's next earnings for any fundamental deterioration, but this insider activity alone does not warrant action.

Key Facts

  • CEO Pearson sold 39,700 shares at $42.60 for $1.69M, but this was preceded by derivative exercises (27,200 shares at $0 and 27,200 at $23.18) — a typical cashless exercise-and-sell pattern.
  • COO Hurd sold 9,358 shares at $42.44 for $397K, also tied to derivative exercises (9,358 shares at $21.34 and 9,358 at $0).
  • Director Lammtennant and Director Isaacs-Lowe received non-cash grants of 6,897 and 4,400 shares respectively — no economic signal.
  • Total open-market sales of $2.28M represent ~0.02% of EQH's $11.9B market cap — trivial by proportionality standards.
  • All sales follow a pattern of option exercises and same-day sales, consistent with routine 10b5-1 plans or blackout-window-driven liquidity, not informed selling.

Financial Impact

Total open-market sales of $2.28M, or ~0.02% of market cap. Non-cash grants and derivative exercises total $0 in economic value.

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Risk Factors

  • Insider sales could accelerate if the stock continues to trade near $42-43, but no evidence of a coordinated sell-off.
  • Historical performance on EQH reports shows negative T+20 alpha (-3.83% avg), suggesting the stock has been weak, but this cluster does not add new negative information.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service
Analyst Consensus
94% bullish (18 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-EQH-1779396137348
12 reports for EQH
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May 20, 2026
20d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$42.58 $40.53▼ −4.81%▼ −6.47%$41.32 (−2.97%)
May 20, 2026
20d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$42.52 $41.08▼ −3.40%▼ −4.99%$41.32 (−2.83%)
May 20, 2026
20d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$42.52 $41.08▼ −3.40%▼ −4.99%$41.32 (−2.83%)
May 20, 2026
20d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$42.52 $41.08▼ −3.40%▼ −4.99%$41.32 (−2.83%)
May 20, 2026
20d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$42.52 $41.08▼ −3.40%▼ −4.99%$41.32 (−2.83%)
May 20, 2026
20d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$42.52 $41.08▼ −3.40%▼ −4.99%$41.32 (−2.83%)
May 20, 2026
20d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$42.52 $41.34▼ −2.77%▼ −4.62%$41.32 (−2.83%)
May 18, 2026
22d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$41.21 $41.36▲ +0.36%▼ −1.93%$41.32 (+0.26%)
May 14, 2026
27d ago
Court Ruling
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$42.51 $42.52▲ +0.02%▲ +0.74%$41.32 (−2.81%)
Apr 15, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
MIXED ★ 6/10
$41.97 $41.54▼ −1.02%▼ −2.66%$41.32 (−1.56%)
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