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BLFS Biolife Solutions (BLFS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Medical Devices · Electromedical & electrotherapeutic apparatus · CIK 0000834365
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
141
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about BLFS

Insiders, 180 days
-$28.1M net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Biolife Solutions insider trades (Form 4)

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

Over the last 180 days, BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC insiders sold a net $28.1M of stock across 557 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
2026-05-21 SEC
650,000
$15.4M
n/a
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys, 2 sales), the last on May 20, 2026.
  • -44.0% median (-42.7% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 13.7% of the 4,757,165 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 141 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. sold about $15.4M of BLFS on May 21, 2026; 141 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-21 SECtraded 2026-05-20
250,000
$5.9M
n/a
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys, 1 sale), the last on May 19, 2026.
  • -44.0% median (-42.7% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 4.6% of the 5,407,165 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 141 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. sold about $5.9M of BLFS on May 20, 2026; 141 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-21 SECtraded 2026-05-19
300,000
$6.8M
n/a
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on May 18, 2023.
  • -44.0% median (-42.7% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 5.3% of the 5,657,165 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 141 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. sold about $6.8M of BLFS on May 19, 2026; 141 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Quality and Operations
SELL
2026-03-31 SECtraded 2026-03-23
2,577
$49.4K
n/a
Context
  • 70 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (70 sales), the last on Mar 9, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.4% of the 108,758 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 141 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Quality and Operations Foster Karen A. sold about $49.4K of BLFS on Mar 23, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 141 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Quality and Operations
SELL
2026-03-09 SEC
500
$10.0K
n/a
Context
  • 69 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (69 sales), the last on Mar 5, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 113,242 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 141 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Quality and Operations Foster Karen A. sold about $10.0K of BLFS on Mar 9, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 141 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
557 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$28.1M over 180 days
-$28.1M of it by a 10%+ holder
below 95% of Medical Devices
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
141 funds bought in last quarter
more than 72% of Medical Devices
Revenue
+28.9% year over year
more than 79% of Medical Devices
Margin
-4.8% net margin
more than 63% of Medical Devices
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
10.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.3 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 81% of Medical Devices
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 27Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 3 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 3 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.
+40.2%12M
-34%-9%+17%+42%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-08 2026-05-21 · Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. sold $15.4M2026-05-19 · Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. sold $6.8M2026-05-20 · Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. sold $5.9M2026-03-05 · Foster Karen A. sold $2.0M2025-10-22 · DE GREEF RODERICK sold $1.0M2025-11-11 · DE GREEF RODERICK sold $926.2K2025-11-12 · DE GREEF RODERICK sold $864.9K2025-11-13 · DE GREEF RODERICK sold $789.4K2025-12-04 · Wichterman Troy sold $771.6K2025-11-20 · DuRoss Amy sold $110.9K2025-11-25 · DuRoss Amy sold $54.0K2025-11-26 · DuRoss Amy sold $54.0K2026-03-23 · Foster Karen A. sold $49.4K2025-12-15 · DuRoss Amy sold $49.2K2025-10-24 · GOSWAMI JOYDEEP sold $48.3K2025-11-21 · DuRoss Amy sold $26.0K2025-12-09 · Wichterman Troy sold $26.0K2026-01-06 · Wichterman Troy sold $25.3K2025-12-15 · Aebersold Sarah sold $17.4K2025-12-09 · Mathew Aby J. sold $15.9K2025-11-25 · Wichterman Troy sold $15.6K2025-11-25 · Mathew Aby J. sold $14.1K2025-12-09 · Foster Karen A. sold $13.0K2026-03-03 · Wichterman Troy sold $12.2K2025-11-19 · DuRoss Amy sold $11.7K2025-11-25 · Foster Karen A. sold $11.1K2026-03-03 · Mathew Aby J. sold $11.0K2026-01-06 · Mathew Aby J. sold $10.4K2026-03-09 · Foster Karen A. sold $10.0K2025-11-25 · Berard Todd sold $9.4K2025-12-09 · Berard Todd sold $9.0K2026-01-06 · Berard Todd sold $8.8K2026-03-03 · Foster Karen A. sold $8.7K2026-01-06 · Foster Karen A. sold $8.6K2026-03-03 · Berard Todd sold $7.3K2026-01-06 · Aebersold Sarah sold $6.2K2025-12-09 · Aebersold Sarah sold $5.9K2025-11-25 · Aebersold Sarah sold $5.8K2026-03-03 · Aebersold Sarah sold $4.5K2025-11-25 · Werner Sean sold $2.9K2026-03-03 · Werner Sean sold $2.3K
Insider sell
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Who owns BLFS: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
6,375,545 sh
$180.0M
$131.5M
2,240,423 sh
$63.3M
1,655,927 sh
$46.8M

Congress trades in BLFS

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.

BLFS planned insider sales (Form 144)

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

BLFS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Ranger Micro Cap Fund
$297.9K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.6%
ALGER SMALL CAP FOCUS FUND
$16.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.0%
Rockefeller US Small Cap Core Fund
$1.8M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.8%
Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund
$4.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.7%
MOA SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
$8.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.6%
Buffalo Early Stage Growth Fund
$1.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Roderick de Greef
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
$7.0M
$12.4M
$1.7M
+60%
+9%
2023
$5.3M
$4.7M
$1.4M
+0%
+0%
2022
$4.7M
$5.4M
$1.8M
+12%
+24%
2021
$2.2M
$7.3M
$1.0M
+130%
+92%
2020
$1.5M
$6.5M
$1.4M
+147%
+87%
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 $28.1M sold by insiders over 180 days, 141 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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BLFS financials

Revenue growth
+28.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-4.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$102.8M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+56.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
0.00x
LongTermDebt as filed 2026-06-30 (includes the current portion); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt to cover
Return on equity
+15.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+13.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Return on capital employed
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
P/E, trailing
33.00x
close 2026-10-07 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$1.9B
market value at close 2026-10-07 on 2026-07-30 shares, plus LongTermDebt as filed 2026-06-30 (includes the current portion), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
n/a
prior-year trailing EPS was a loss, growth undefined
Price as of 2026-10-07. 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.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$96.2M$82.3M$143.3M$161.8M
Gross profit$62.1M$50.1M$41.3Mn/a
Operating income-$16.6M-$4.5M-$17.2M-$5.9M
Net income-$4.6M-$20.2M-$68.0M-$139.8M
EPS (diluted)-0.10-0.44-1.55-3.25
Operating cash flow$20.1M$8.4M-$12.5M-$8.5M
Cash$33.0M$91.5M$27.9M$19.4M
Long-term debt$0$5.0M$17.6M$23.8M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

BLFS Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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BLFS ranks highest on financial health (99th percentile) and profitability (88th), and lowest on insider conviction (3rd), among Medical Devices peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
88
Inputs
  • Return on equity+15.1% · 84 pct, sector of 183
  • Return on assets+13.9% · 92 pct, sector of 214
  • Return on invested capitalthe filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
  • Return on capital employedthe filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Financial health
100
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.00x · 100 pct, sector of 159
  • Cash flow to debtno debt to cover
Growth
79
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+28.9% · 79 pct, sector of 219
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
3
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$28.1M · 5 pct, sector of 140
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 142
Institutional and government
72
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter141 · 72 pct, sector of 191
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
49
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+10.0% · 20 pct, sector of 240
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 116
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+16.3% · 26 pct, sector of 198
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

BLFS filings, in plain words

Are Biolife Solutions insiders buying or selling BLFS?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Biolife Solutions insiders were net sellers, a net $28.1M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Biolife Solutions insiders were net sellers of BLFS, a net $28.1M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. Most of that figure, $28.1M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. None of the 3 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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