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PLRX Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Pharma & Biotech · Pharmaceutical preparations · CIK 0001746473
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
24
13F, latest reported quarter

Pliant Therapeutics insider trades (Form 4)

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

No insider purchases or sales are on record for PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC. in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-01-22 SECtraded 2026-01-20
24,002
$30.7K
-34.6%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Jan 17, 2025.
  • The trade is 8.1% of the 297,214 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 24 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Cummings Keith Lamont sold about $30.7K of PLRX on Jan 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 24 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Human Resource Officer
SELL
2026-01-22 SECtraded 2026-01-20
7,534
$9.6K
-34.6%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jan 17, 2025.
  • The trade is 16.8% of the 44,847 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 24 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Human Resource Officer Cheung Lily sold about $9.6K of PLRX on Jan 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 24 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President and CEO
SELL
2026-01-22 SECtraded 2026-01-20
89,375
$114.4K
-34.6%
Context
  • 35 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (35 sales), the last on Jan 17, 2025.
  • The trade is 17.7% of the 505,601 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 24 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President and CEO Coulie Bernard sold about $114.4K of PLRX on Jan 20, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 24 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Operating Officer
SELL
2026-01-22 SECtraded 2026-01-20
6,917
$8.9K
-34.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 18.3% of the 37,806 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 24 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Operating Officer Kuo Minnie sold about $8.9K of PLRX on Jan 20, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 24 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
General Counsel & Corp. Sec'y
SELL
2025-01-22 SEC
10,230
$112.4K
-92.4%
Context
  • 11 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (11 sales), the last on Jan 17, 2025.
  • The trade is 14.5% of the 70,544 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 24 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: General Counsel & Corp. Sec'y Ouimette Mike sold about $112.4K of PLRX on Jan 22, 2025; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 24 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
77 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
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
24 funds bought in last quarter
below 65% of Pharma & Biotech
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
7.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 11.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 60% 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.
-51.4%12M
-51%-33%-15%+3%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-01-20 · Coulie Bernard sold $114.4K2026-01-20 · Cummings Keith Lamont sold $30.7K2026-01-20 · Cheung Lily sold $9.6K2026-01-20 · Kuo Minnie sold $8.9K
Insider sell
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Who owns PLRX: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$2.6M

Congress trades in PLRX

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.

PLRX planned insider sales (Form 144)

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

PLRX mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Ultra-Small Company Fund
$537.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.5%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$93.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
NVIT Small Cap Value Fund
$57.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
$235.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
$15.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund
$69.5K 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
Clinical pipeline
6 registered trials, 1 still running (ClinicalTrials.gov). A status change is dated here weeks before the press release.
1
Phase 1
1 active
5
Phase 2
0 active
Matched by sponsor name. Trials run under a subsidiary's own name are not included.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Dr. Coulie
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
$5.5M
-$3.3M
$2.2M
-94%
n/a
2024
$6.6M
$530.5K
$2.4M
-42%
n/a
2023
$11.2M
$5.2M
$4.2M
-20%
n/a
2022
$10.9M
$18.4M
$3.3M
-15%
-11%
2021
$5.2M
$780.8K
$1.5M
-41%
-1%
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 24 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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PLRX financials

Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$0
four quarters, 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Net margin, TTM
n/a
revenue under $1M, the ratio says nothing
Free cash flow, TTM
-$70.9M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.00x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt to cover
Return on equity
+112.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+84.3%
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
-43.1%
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
$27.8M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-07 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
-134.7%
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$1.6M$9.7M
Operating income-$156.4M-$228.4M-$184.1M-$127.2M
Net income$149.3M$210.3M$161.3M-$123.3M
EPS (diluted)-2.43-3.47-2.75-2.94
Operating cash flow-$128.3M-$155.5M-$116.4M-$94.6M
Cash$45.4M$71.2M$63.2M$33.7M
Long-term debt$0$30.2M$10.1M$9.9M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

PLRX Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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PLRX ranks highest on financial health (99th percentile) and profitability (84th), and lowest on institutional and government (35th), among Pharma & Biotech peers.

Profitability
84
Inputs
  • Return on equity+112.5% · 97 pct, sector of 545
  • Return on assets+84.3% · 97 pct, sector of 691
  • Return on invested capitaltax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
  • Return on capital employed-43.1% · 57 pct, sector of 576
Financial health
100
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.00x · 100 pct, sector of 352
  • Cash flow to debtno debt to cover
Institutional and government
35
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter24 · 35 pct, sector of 698
  • 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+7.7% · 47 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+10.3% · 51 pct, sector of 511
3 not measured: Growth, Insider conviction, US patents
  • 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
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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