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RGR Sturm Ruger & Co (RGR) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Industrials · Ordnance & accessories, (no vehicles/guided missiles) · CIK 0000095029
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Cluster · 3 insidersC-suite buying · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
73
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about RGR

Insiders, 180 days
+$239.4K net bought
3 buyers · 1 seller · 100% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Sturm Ruger & Co insider trades (Form 4)

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

Over the last 180 days, STURM RUGER & CO INC insiders bought a net $239.4K of stock across 50 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 3 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Wilson Michael W
VP of New Product Development
SELL
2026-09-28 SECtraded 2026-09-24
600
$25.2K
+7.8%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Sep 17, 2026.
  • The trade is 95.5% of the 628 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP of New Product Development Wilson Michael W sold about $25.2K of RGR under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 24, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Wilson Michael W
VP of New Product Development
SELL
2026-09-21 SECtraded 2026-09-17
600
$24.0K
+8.4%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Oct 31, 2023.
  • The trade is 48.9% of the 1,228 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP of New Product Development Wilson Michael W sold about $24.0K of RGR under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 17, 2026; 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Seyfert Todd William
President & CEO
BUY
2026-05-21 SECtraded 2026-05-20
1,500
$58.7K
+14.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 1,500 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO Seyfert Todd William bought about $58.7K of RGR on May 20, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days and 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Pettet Bruce T.
Director
BUY
2026-05-15 SECtraded 2026-05-14
1,000
$39.9K
+13.8%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Aug 11, 2025.
  • The trade is 13.1% of the 7,606 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Pettet Bruce T. bought about $39.9K of RGR on May 14, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days and 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
WIDMAN PHILLIP
Director
BUY
2026-05-13 SECtraded 2026-05-12
5,000
$190.0K
+14.7%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on May 6, 2025.
  • The trade is 11.1% of the 45,208 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 73 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director WIDMAN PHILLIP bought about $190.0K of RGR on May 12, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2025; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days and 73 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
50 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 +$239.4K over 180 days
-$49.2K over 90 days
more than 91% of Industrials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
73 funds bought in last quarter
below 70% of Industrials
Revenue
+1.9% year over year
below 64% of Industrials
Margin
-0.8% net margin
below 68% of Industrials
Buybacks
$26.1M repurchased, FY to 2025-12-31
below 60% of Industrials
Short interest
15.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 3.2 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 96% of Industrials
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider buying stopped: no purchases in 90 days after 3 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 3 purchases 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.
-0.2%12M
-37%-22%-6%+10%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-12 · WIDMAN PHILLIP bought $190.0K2026-05-20 · Seyfert Todd William bought $58.7K2026-05-14 · Pettet Bruce T. bought $39.9K2026-09-24 · Wilson Michael W sold $25.2K2026-09-17 · Wilson Michael W sold $24.0K2025-11-14 · ROSENTHAL AMIR sold $15.5K
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns RGR: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
1,308,874 sh
$49.5M
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
682,376 sh
$25.8M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
649,264 sh
$24.6M
JRM Investment Counsel, LLC
610,000 sh
$23.1M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP
548,286 sh
$20.8M

Congress trades in RGR

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.

RGR planned insider sales (Form 144)

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

RGR mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Parvin Hedged Equity Solari World Fund
$371.4K position · as of 2026-05-31
2.8%
HARTFORD SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
$4.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.3%
Cambria Micro and SmallCap Shareholder Yield ETF
$311.9K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.9%
Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund
$151.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
VANGUARD EXPLORER VALUE FUND
$6.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.5%
Keeley Small Cap Fund
$757.0K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr.
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
2023
$3.4M
$2.7M
$1.3M
+27%
+43%
2022
$3.3M
$1.9M
$1.2M
+39%
+16%
2021
$3.7M
$5.2M
$1.4M
+64%
+76%
2020
$3.8M
$6.6M
$1.5M
+50%
+35%
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
3 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $239.4K bought by insiders over 180 days, 73 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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RGR financials

Revenue growth
+1.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-0.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$577.2M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-27
Net margin, TTM
+2.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-29 to 2026-06-27
Free cash flow, TTM
$47.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-29 to 2026-06-27
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
+4.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-06-27
Return on assets
+3.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-06-27
Return on invested capital
n/a
effective tax rate -8%, not meaningful
Return on capital employed
+1.9%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-06-27 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
60.61x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-27
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
+6.5%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.43x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 142%: four quarters to 2026-06-27 against the four to 2025-06-28
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$546.1M$535.6M$543.8M$595.8M
Gross profit$81.2M$114.4M$133.6M$180.1M
Operating income-$12.3M$31.7M$52.1M$103.5M
Net income-$4.4M$30.6M$48.2M$88.3M
EPS (diluted)-0.271.772.714.96
Operating cash flow$54.3M$55.5M$33.9M$77.2M
Cash$18.5M$10.0M$15.2M$65.2M
Buybacks$26.1M$34.4M$11.8M$222.0K
Dividends paid$10.1M$11.8M$110.8M$42.7M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

RGR Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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RGR ranks highest on insider conviction (94th percentile) and growth (67th), and lowest on institutional and government (18th), among Industrials peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
40
Inputs
  • Return on equity+4.2% · 38 pct, sector of 198
  • Return on assets+3.4% · 48 pct, sector of 224
  • Return on invested capitaleffective tax rate -8%, not meaningful
  • Return on capital employed+1.9% · 33 pct, sector of 195
Growth
67
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+1.9% · 36 pct, sector of 255
  • Backlog growth, YoY+1600% · 98 pct, sector of 90
Insider conviction
94
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$289K · 93 pct, sector of 171
  • Insider buyers, 180d3 · 95 pct, sector of 173
Institutional and government
18
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter73 · 30 pct, sector of 200
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$60K · 6 pct, sector of 67
Risk and compliance
42
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+15.9% · 8 pct, sector of 271
  • 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 192
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+21.5% · 18 pct, sector of 197
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 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

RGR filings, in plain words

Are Sturm Ruger & Co insiders buying or selling RGR?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Sturm Ruger & Co insiders were net buyers, a net $239.4K: $288.6K of purchases and $49.2K of sales reported on Form 4, by 3 buyers and 1 seller.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Sturm Ruger & Co insiders were net buyers of RGR, a net $239.4K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 buyers and 1 seller. 3 insiders reported purchases in that window. 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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