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DNLI Denali Therapeutics (DNLI) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Pharma & Biotech · Biological products, (no diagnostic substances) · CIK 0001714899
Form 144 · 4
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
175
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about DNLI

Insiders, 180 days
-$435.3K net sold
3 sellers · 60% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$440.4K
4 notices

Denali Therapeutics insider trades (Form 4)

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

Over the last 180 days, Denali Therapeutics Inc. insiders sold a net $435.3K of stock across 208 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chief Medical Officer
SELL
2026-09-09 SECtraded 2026-09-04
1,654
$36.9K
-12.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.8% of the 204,538 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Medical Officer Chin Peter Scott sold about $36.9K of DNLI on Sep 4, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-09-04 SECtraded 2026-09-02
10,824
$247.3K
-15.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 53.3% of the 20,301 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Thornberry Nancy sold about $247.3K of DNLI under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 2, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-09-04 SECtraded 2026-09-02
615
$14.6K
-15.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 3.1% of the 19,686 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Thornberry Nancy sold about $14.6K of DNLI under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 2, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
COFO and Secretary
SELL
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-01
2,768
$64.9K
-16.2%
Context
  • 50 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (50 sales), the last on Aug 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.0% of the 278,995 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: COFO and Secretary Schuth Alexander O. sold about $64.9K of DNLI under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 1, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
COFO and Secretary
SELL
2026-08-13 SECtraded 2026-08-11
2,857
$71.6K
-23.5%
Context
  • 49 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (49 sales), the last on Jan 6, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.0% of the 281,763 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 175 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: COFO and Secretary Schuth Alexander O. sold about $71.6K of DNLI on Aug 11, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 175 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
208 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 -$435.3K over 180 days
-$435.3K over 90 days
below 54% of Pharma & Biotech
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
175 funds bought in last quarter
more than 86% of Pharma & Biotech
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
10.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 70% of Pharma & Biotech
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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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.
+17.5%12M
-9%+18%+44%+71%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-01-06 · Watts Ryan J. sold $580.8K2026-01-06 · Schuth Alexander O. sold $284.1K2026-09-02 · Thornberry Nancy sold $247.3K2026-08-11 · Schuth Alexander O. sold $71.6K2026-09-01 · Schuth Alexander O. sold $64.9K2026-09-04 · Chin Peter Scott sold $36.9K2026-09-02 · Thornberry Nancy sold $14.6K2026-09-04 · Chin Peter Scott filed to sell $36.9K2026-09-02 · NANCY THORNBERRY filed to sell $266.1K2026-09-01 · ALEXANDER SCHUTH filed to sell $65.8K2026-08-11 · Schuth Alexander O. filed to sell $71.6K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns DNLI: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
14,026,413 sh
$360.8M
$307.6M
7,049,304 sh
$181.3M

Congress trades in DNLI

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.

DNLI planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Chin Peter Scott
Filed 2026-09-04
$36.9K
NANCY THORNBERRY
Filed 2026-09-02
$266.1K
ALEXANDER SCHUTH
Filed 2026-09-01
$65.8K
Schuth Alexander O.
Filed 2026-08-11
$71.6K

DNLI mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF
$3.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.1%
Virtus Biotech Etf
$1.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.5%
DANA EPIPHANY SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
$488.2K position · as of 2026-07-31
1.4%
T. Rowe Price Health Care ETF
$281.9K position · as of 2026-06-30
1.2%
SBH SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
$3.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.0%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF
$2.3M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Clinical pipeline
13 registered trials, 9 still running (ClinicalTrials.gov). A status change is dated here weeks before the press release.
6
Phase 1
3 active
1
Phase 2
1 active
1
Not applicable
0 active
5
Multi-phase
5 active
What changed recently
A Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Tividenofusp Alfa (DNL310) vs Idursulfas
2026-09-10 · Recruiting → Active Not Recruiting
PHASE2,PHASE3
Matched by sponsor name. Trials run under a subsidiary's own name are not included.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Dr. Watts
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
2025
$4.8M
$1.1M
$4.0M
-80%
+25%
2024
$6.6M
$6.1M
$4.0M
-76%
-7%
2023
$7.9M
-$813.5K
$4.2M
-74%
-6%
2022
$9.3M
-$12.1M
$5.2M
-67%
-10%
2021
$12.7M
-$58.2M
$6.6M
-47%
+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
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $435.3K sold by insiders over 180 days, 175 funds added last quarter, $440.4K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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DNLI financials

Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
-$437.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
-54.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-44.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on capital employed
-50.6%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
-14.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
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.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$0$0$330.5M$108.5M
Operating income-$555.3M-$487.3M-$196.7M-$340.7M
Net income-$512.5M-$422.8M-$145.2M-$326.0M
EPS (diluted)-2.97-2.57-1.06-2.60
Operating cash flow-$412.6M-$347.7M-$358.0M-$244.7M
Cash$205.3M$175.0M$127.1M$218.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

DNLI Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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DNLI ranks highest on institutional and government (71st percentile) and profitability (50th), and lowest on insider conviction (27th), among Pharma & Biotech peers.

Profitability
50
Inputs
  • Return on equity-54.9% · 51 pct, sector of 545
  • Return on assets-44.0% · 49 pct, sector of 691
  • Return on invested capitaltax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
  • Return on capital employed-50.6% · 49 pct, sector of 576
Insider conviction
27
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$108K · 53 pct, sector of 428
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 437
Institutional and government
71
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter175 · 86 pct, sector of 698
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$280K · 56 pct, sector of 133
Risk and compliance
49
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+10.0% · 39 pct, sector of 813
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+9.2% · 58 pct, sector of 511
3 not measured: Financial health, Growth, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

4 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

DNLI filings, in plain words

Are Denali Therapeutics insiders buying or selling DNLI?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Denali Therapeutics insiders were net sellers, a net $435.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of DNLI?

Yes. 4 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $440.4K of stock; the latest, by Chin Peter Scott, was filed 2026-09-04.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Denali Therapeutics insiders were net sellers of DNLI, a net $435.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 sellers. 60% of the 5 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. Insiders filed 4 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $440.4K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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