FELE FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC

NEUTRAL Impact: 3/10 Insider Cluster (2 insiders)
Horizon days Filed May 27, 2026 Processed 13d 12h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $603K total
Latest settled — T+5d
FELE ▼ -1.18% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -1.18% · α vs SPY -2.38% · entry $101.16 → $99.97
Next anchor: T+20d in 15d
Last close $100.09 (close Jun 8) · -1.06% from $101.16 entry
Entry anchored
May 27, 01:17 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
-2.05%
call -2.05% · α -2.60%
$99.09
settled 13d ago
T+5d
-1.18%
call -1.18% · α -2.38%
$99.97
settled 7d ago
T+20d
call — · α —
in 15d
T+60d
call — · α —
in 2mo

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Executive Summary

Two FELE insiders—the President of Headwater Companies and the Chief Administrative Officer—sold a combined $603K in open-market shares over a five-day window, with the CAO's sale coming immediately after a derivative exercise. At $4.4B market cap, the sales represent ~0.014% of market cap, a trivial amount that falls well below any materiality threshold. Director grants are non-cash stock awards of negligible value and carry no trading signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$602.6K
Insiders
2

Actionable Insight

Insider selling is immaterial in size relative to market cap and likely liquidity/option-exercise driven. With the company's 64% analyst bullish rating and no accompanying bearish corporate filings, this cluster carries no actionable trade signal. Ignore the selling and monitor next earnings for fundamental signals.

Key Facts

  • President (Headwater) sold 1,900 shares for $190K on May 26.
  • CAO Jonathan M. Grandon exercised options on 4,200 shares at $42.20, then sold those shares on May 22 for $412.6K.
  • Total open-market sales: $602.6K, representing ~0.014% of FELE's $4.4B market cap.
  • Four directors received minor stock grants totaling ~$15.9K — non-cash, routine compensation.
  • Historical cluster reports on FELE had a 20% T+20 win rate and average negative alpha, suggesting prior bullish reads were over-scored.

Financial Impact

Open-market insider sales of ~$603K, or 0.014% of market cap — economically trivial.

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Risk Factors

  • If a future negative corporate event materializes, these sales could be viewed as opportunistic in hindsight, though the small dollar amounts argue against that interpretation.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Motors & Generators
Analyst Consensus
64% bullish (11 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-FELE-1779902547381
9 reports for FELE
Performance horizon

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May 27, 2026
13d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$101.16 $99.97▼ −1.18%▼ −2.38%$100.09 (−1.06%)
May 4, 2026
5w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$98.62 $99.01▲ +0.40%▼ −2.54%$100.09 (+1.49%)
Apr 30, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$99.91 $100.98▲ +1.07%▼ −0.66%$100.09 (+0.18%)
Apr 28, 2026
6w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$101.59 $100.01▼ −1.55%▼ −4.66%$100.09 (−1.47%)
Apr 28, 2026
6w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$102.76 $98.89▼ −3.77%▼ −5.46%$100.09 (−2.60%)
Apr 28, 2026
6w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$102.76 $98.89▼ −3.77%▼ −5.46%$100.09 (−2.60%)
Apr 27, 2026
6w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$103.21 $98.89▼ −4.19%▼ −4.59%$100.09 (−3.03%)
Apr 14, 2026
8w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$102.81 $101.04▼ −1.73%▼ −3.12%$100.09 (−2.65%)
Mar 25, 2026
10w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$93.16 $93.62▲ +0.49%▲ +0.74%$100.09 (+7.44%)
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