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AMSC American Superconductor (AMSC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Industrials · Motors & generators · CIK 0000880807
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
176
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about AMSC

Insiders, 180 days
-$7.8M net sold
3 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

American Superconductor insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ insiders sold a net $7.8M of stock across 71 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-06-12 SECtraded 2026-06-11
4,000
$150.5K
-38.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 26.7% of the 14,992 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 176 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Dambier Laura A. sold about $150.5K of AMSC on Jun 11, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 176 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, CFO & Treasurer
SELL
2026-06-11 SEC
5,026
$187.6K
-36.5%
Context
  • 33 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 31 sales), the last on Jun 8, 2026.
  • +37.5% median (+37.5% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.5% of the 336,120 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 176 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, CFO & Treasurer Kosiba John W JR sold about $187.6K of AMSC on Jun 11, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 176 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, CFO & Treasurer
SELL
2026-06-11 SEC
1,743
$66.0K
-36.5%
Context
  • 33 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 31 sales), the last on Jun 8, 2026.
  • +37.5% median (+37.5% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 334,377 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 176 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, CFO & Treasurer Kosiba John W JR sold about $66.0K of AMSC on Jun 11, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 176 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chairman, President and CEO
SELL
2026-06-11 SEC
4,609
$174.5K
-36.5%
Context
  • 28 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 27 sales), the last on Jun 8, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 1,131,929 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 176 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman, President and CEO McGahn Daniel P sold about $174.5K of AMSC on Jun 11, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 176 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chairman, President and CEO
SELL
2026-06-11 SEC
11,508
$429.0K
-36.5%
Context
  • 28 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 27 sales), the last on Jun 8, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.0% of the 1,136,538 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 176 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman, President and CEO McGahn Daniel P sold about $429.0K of AMSC on Jun 11, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 176 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
71 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$7.8M over 180 days
below 72% of Industrials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
176 funds bought in last quarter
more than 54% of Industrials
Revenue
+34.3% year over year
more than 89% of Industrials
Margin
44.7% net margin
the highest in Industrials
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
8.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 88% of Industrials
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 27Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 24 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 24 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-53.6%12M
-54%-31%-8%+15%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-06-02 · McGahn Daniel P sold $1.5M2026-06-02 · McGahn Daniel P sold $1.4M2026-06-02 · McGahn Daniel P sold $680.5K2026-06-02 · Kosiba John W JR sold $619.5K2026-06-02 · Kosiba John W JR sold $613.6K2026-06-11 · McGahn Daniel P sold $429.0K2026-06-03 · McGahn Daniel P sold $341.8K2026-06-02 · Kosiba John W JR sold $282.1K2026-06-03 · McGahn Daniel P sold $221.7K2026-06-08 · McGahn Daniel P sold $206.6K2026-06-08 · McGahn Daniel P sold $197.4K2026-06-11 · Kosiba John W JR sold $187.6K2026-06-11 · McGahn Daniel P sold $174.5K2026-06-03 · Kosiba John W JR sold $154.6K2026-06-11 · Dambier Laura A. sold $150.5K2026-06-08 · Kosiba John W JR sold $136.4K2026-06-03 · Kosiba John W JR sold $130.0K2026-06-02 · McGahn Daniel P sold $120.2K2026-06-11 · Kosiba John W JR sold $66.0K2026-06-08 · Kosiba John W JR sold $65.6K2026-06-03 · McGahn Daniel P sold $41.7K2026-06-02 · Kosiba John W JR sold $31.3K2026-06-03 · Kosiba John W JR sold $31.0K2026-06-03 · McGahn Daniel P sold $25.1K2026-02-24 · OLIVER DAVID R JR sold $6.8K
Insider sell
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Who owns AMSC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
4,095,371 sh
$170.0M
1,429,090 sh
$59.3M

Congress trades in AMSC

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

AMSC planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

AMSC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Pear tree essex environmental opportunities fund
$1.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.2%
ALPS Clean Energy ETF
$3.7M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.6%
Oberweis Micro-Cap Fund
$38.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.4%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF
$5.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.3%
Corgi High Voltage Grid Equipment ETF
$265.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.2%
F/m Emerald Special Situations ETF
$592.8K position · as of 2026-07-31
1.8%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Daniel P. McGahn
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$7.5M
$17.5M
$3.8M
+79%
+175%
2023
$6.0M
$7.6M
$2.9M
-4%
+38%
2022
$3.3M
$7.7M
$1.5M
-29%
+23%
2021
$1.9M
$1.1M
$991.5K
-74%
+4%
2020
$1.9M
-$1.9M
$900.8K
-60%
-0%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $7.8M sold by insiders over 180 days, 176 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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AMSC financials

Revenue growth
+34.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
44.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$320.9M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+42.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$20.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.01x
long-term 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end) plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
4.52x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end) plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+30.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+22.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
effective tax rate -564%, not meaningful
Return on capital employed
+3.2%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
8.55x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$1.1B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end) plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+1.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.01x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 662%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-032025-032024-032023-03
Revenue$299.2M$222.8M$145.6M$106.0M
Gross profit$91.4M$61.9M$35.3M$8.5M
Operating income$11.4M-$1.1M-$11.4M-$33.0M
Net income$133.8M-$133.8B$6.0B-$11.1B
EPS (diluted)3.050.16-0.37-1.26
Operating cash flow$23.1M$28.3M$2.1M-$22.5M
Cash$140.7M$79.5M$90.5M$23.4M
Long-term debtn/a$0$0$15.0K
Buybacks$0$126.0K$0n/a
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

AMSC Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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AMSC ranks highest on financial health (93rd percentile) and growth (89th), and lowest on insider conviction (13th), among Industrials peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
75
Inputs
  • Return on equity+30.2% · 91 pct, sector of 198
  • Return on assets+22.5% · 98 pct, sector of 224
  • Return on invested capitaleffective tax rate -564%, not meaningful
  • Return on capital employed+3.2% · 35 pct, sector of 195
Financial health
93
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.01x · 89 pct, sector of 214
  • Cash flow to debt4.52x · 97 pct, sector of 173
Growth
89
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+34.3% · 89 pct, sector of 254
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
13
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$7.8M · 25 pct, sector of 170
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 172
Institutional and government
59
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter176 · 54 pct, sector of 201
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$510K · 64 pct, sector of 67
Risk and compliance
52
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+8.3% · 22 pct, sector of 269
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 191
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+16.1% · 34 pct, sector of 197
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

AMSC filings, in plain words

Are American Superconductor insiders buying or selling AMSC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, American Superconductor insiders were net sellers, a net $7.8M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 sellers.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, American Superconductor insiders were net sellers of AMSC, a net $7.8M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 sellers. None of the 24 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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