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DRCT Direct Digital (DRCT) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Media · Services-advertising · CIK 0001880613
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Form 144 · 1
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
2
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
8
Codes C/M, not in net · no price filed

What the filings say about DRCT

Insiders, 180 days
-$9.0K net sold
4 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$23.6K
1 notice

Direct Digital insider trades (Form 4)

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

Over the last 180 days, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. insiders sold a net $9.0K of stock across 100 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
Walker Mark D
Chairman and CEO
SELL
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-02
500
$950
-94.4%
Context
  • 49 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (49 sales), the last on Sep 1, 2026.
  • The trade is 6.4% of the 7,864 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman and CEO Walker Mark D sold about $950 of DRCT on Sep 2, 2026; 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Walker Mark D
Chairman and CEO
SELL
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-01
1,636
$3.4K
-94.4%
Context
  • 48 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (48 sales), the last on Jun 12, 2026.
  • The trade is 19.6% of the 8,364 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman and CEO Walker Mark D sold about $3.4K of DRCT on Sep 1, 2026; 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Leatherberry Antoinette Renee
Director
SELL
2026-06-29 SECtraded 2026-06-12
23
$67
-95.9%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Jun 9, 2026.
  • The trade is 4.3% of the 531 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Leatherberry Antoinette Renee sold about $67 of DRCT on Jun 12, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Cohen Richard
Director
SELL
2026-06-29 SECtraded 2026-06-12
25
$73
-95.9%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Jun 9, 2026.
  • The trade is 5.0% of the 501 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Cohen Richard sold about $73 of DRCT on Jun 12, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Walker Mark D
Chairman and CEO
SELL
2026-06-29 SECtraded 2026-06-12
1,363
$3.8K
-95.9%
Context
  • 47 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (47 sales), the last on Nov 14, 2025.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 2 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman and CEO Walker Mark D sold about $3.8K of DRCT on Jun 12, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 2 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
100 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 -$9.0K over 180 days
-$4.3K over 90 days
more than 67% of Media
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
2 funds bought in last quarter
below 98% of Media
Revenue
-44.3% year over year
below 97% of Media
Margin
-54.6% net margin
below 87% of Media
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
4.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
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.
-99.9%12M
-100%-65%-29%+6%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-11-14 · Walker Mark D sold $51.5K2025-11-13 · SMITH W KEITH sold $26.4K2025-11-14 · SMITH W KEITH sold $21.0K2025-11-13 · Walker Mark D sold $10.2K2026-06-12 · Walker Mark D sold $3.8K2026-09-01 · Walker Mark D sold $3.4K2026-09-02 · Walker Mark D sold $9502026-06-09 · Cohen Richard sold $2252026-06-09 · Locke Mistelle sold $2252026-01-16 · Locke Mistelle sold $2022026-06-09 · Leatherberry Antoinette Renee sold $1982026-06-12 · Cohen Richard sold $732026-06-12 · Locke Mistelle sold $732026-06-12 · Leatherberry Antoinette Renee sold $672026-08-31 · Mark Walker filed to sell $23.6K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns DRCT: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
6,905 sh
$18.7K
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)
648 sh
$1.8K
BlackRock, Inc.
33 sh
$90
MORGAN STANLEY
26 sh
$70
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC
7 sh
$19

Congress trades in DRCT

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.

DRCT planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Mark Walker
Filed 2026-08-31
$23.6K

DRCT mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund
$12.4K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
$18.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Fidelity Series Total Market Index Fund
$105 position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
Fidelity Total Market Index Fund
$71 position · as of 2026-05-31
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $9.0K sold by insiders over 180 days, 2 funds added last quarter, $23.6K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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DRCT financials

Revenue growth
-44.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-54.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$30.9M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-74.4%
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
n/a
equity is zero or negative, the ratio has no meaning
Cash flow to debt
-0.31x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
n/a
average equity is zero or negative
Return on assets
-108.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
n/a
capital employed is zero or negative
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
n/a
no share count filed
FCF yield
n/a
no share count filed
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.
2025-122024-122023-122023-09
Revenue$34.7M$62.3M$157.1Mn/a
Gross profit$10.4M$17.4M$37.6Mn/a
Operating income-$14.8M-$13.2M-$2.2Mn/a
Net income-$18.9M-$6.2M-$2.2Mn/a
EPS (diluted)-75.79-91.26-0.73n/a
Operating cash flow-$8.9M-$8.6M$2.6Mn/a
Cash$728.0K$1.4M$5.1M$5.5M
Long-term debt$146.0K$31.6M$28.6M$22.3M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

DRCT Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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DRCT ranks highest on risk and compliance (80th percentile) and insider conviction (33rd), and lowest on institutional and government (2nd), among Media peers.

HealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Financial health
19
Inputs
  • Debt to equityequity is zero or negative, the ratio has no meaning
  • Cash flow to debt-0.31x · 19 pct, sector of 70
Growth
3
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-44.3% · 3 pct, sector of 100
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
33
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$9K · 67 pct, sector of 52
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 52
Institutional and government
2
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter2 · 2 pct, sector of 83
  • 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
80
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+0.4% · 82 pct, sector of 101
  • 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+7.6% · 78 pct, sector of 73
2 not measured: Profitability, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 1 present: average equity is zero or negative; capital employed is zero or negative; pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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DRCT filings, in plain words

Are Direct Digital insiders buying or selling DRCT?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Direct Digital insiders were net sellers, a net $9.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 4 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of DRCT?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $23.6K of stock; the latest, by Mark Walker, was filed 2026-08-31.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Direct Digital insiders were net sellers of DRCT, a net $9.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 sellers. None of the 9 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $23.6K 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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