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SPRO Spero Therapeutics (SPRO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Pharma & Biotech · Pharmaceutical preparations · CIK 0001701108
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
39
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about SPRO

Insiders, 180 days
-$63.4K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Spero 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, Spero Therapeutics, Inc. insiders sold a net $63.4K of stock across 74 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
See Remarks
SELL
2026-05-06 SECtraded 2026-05-04
25,240
$63.4K
-57.4%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Feb 6, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.6% of the 986,851 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Rajavelu Esther sold about $63.4K of SPRO on May 4, 2026; 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
See Remarks
SELL
2026-02-09 SECtraded 2026-02-06
37,101
$87.6K
-54.7%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Feb 2, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.5% of the 1,062,907 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Rajavelu Esther sold about $87.6K of SPRO on Feb 6, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
See Remarks
SELL
2026-02-09 SECtraded 2026-02-06
50,816
$119.9K
-54.7%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Feb 2, 2026.
  • The trade is 5.0% of the 1,012,091 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Rajavelu Esther sold about $119.9K of SPRO on Feb 6, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Operating Officer
SELL
2026-02-09 SECtraded 2026-02-06
18,652
$44.0K
-54.7%
Context
  • 11 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (11 sales), the last on Feb 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.5% of the 742,506 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Operating Officer Keutzer Timothy sold about $44.0K of SPRO on Feb 6, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Operating Officer
SELL
2026-02-05 SECtraded 2026-02-04
3,471
$7.8K
-55.8%
Context
  • 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (10 sales), the last on Feb 3, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 761,158 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 39 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Operating Officer Keutzer Timothy sold about $7.8K of SPRO on Feb 4, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 39 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
74 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 -$63.4K over 180 days
more than 57% of Pharma & Biotech
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
39 funds bought in last quarter
below 58% of Pharma & Biotech
Revenue
+3292.5% year over year
more than 98% of Pharma & Biotech
Margin
68.1% net margin
more than 96% of Pharma & Biotech
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
1.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 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.
-51.4%12M
-51%-22%+7%+35%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-06 · Rajavelu Esther sold $119.9K2025-11-07 · Rajavelu Esther sold $95.4K2026-02-06 · Rajavelu Esther sold $87.6K2026-05-04 · Rajavelu Esther sold $63.4K2026-02-03 · Keutzer Timothy sold $51.8K2026-02-06 · Keutzer Timothy sold $44.0K2026-02-02 · Keutzer Timothy sold $41.6K2026-02-02 · Rajavelu Esther sold $40.6K2026-02-04 · Keutzer Timothy sold $7.8K
Insider sell
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Who owns SPRO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
9,190,606 sh
$20.3M
2,362,348 sh
$5.3M
889,979 sh
$2.0M

Congress trades in SPRO

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.

SPRO planned insider sales (Form 144)

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

SPRO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco NASDAQ Future Gen 200 ETF
$100.7K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.5%
ACUITAS US MICROCAP FUND
$124.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$143.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
$334.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
$22.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Omni Small-Cap Value Fund
$110.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Clinical pipeline
7 registered trials, 0 still running (ClinicalTrials.gov). A status change is dated here weeks before the press release.
5
Phase 1
0 active
1
Phase 2
0 active
1
Phase 3
0 active
Matched by sponsor name. Trials run under a subsidiary's own name are not included.
Government contracts
Award ceilings over the contract's life, subsidiaries included. Not annual revenue (USASpending.gov).
Department Of Health And Human Services
IGF::OT::IGF · 2018-07-12
$49.2M
Department Of Health And Human Services
TO ADVANCE CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANTIBIOTIC CANDIDATE. · 2021-05-17
$10.5M
Federal awards ≥ $25M in the last 90 days, matched via the SAM.gov parent registry
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $63.4K sold by insiders over 180 days, 39 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

SPRO financials

Revenue growth
+3292.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
68.1%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$47.0M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+15.7%
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
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
215.16x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+19.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+12.9%
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
+13.2%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
7.64x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$11.6M
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
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 2026-10-26. 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$66.8M$48.0M$103.8M$53.5M
Operating income$6.3M-$73.4M$21.5M-$42.2M
Net income$8.6M-$68.6M$22.8M-$46.4M
EPS (diluted)0.15-1.270.43-1.23
Operating cash flow-$12.6M-$23.4M-$33.0M-$7.7M
Cash$40.3M$52.9M$76.3M$109.1M
Long-term debt$91.0K$0$87.0K$96.0K
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

SPRO Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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SPRO ranks highest on growth (98th percentile) and financial health (92nd), and lowest on insider conviction (27th), among Pharma & Biotech peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
90
Inputs
  • Return on equity+19.2% · 88 pct, sector of 545
  • Return on assets+12.9% · 90 pct, sector of 691
  • Return on invested capitaltax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
  • Return on capital employed+13.2% · 92 pct, sector of 576
Financial health
92
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.00x · 83 pct, sector of 352
  • Cash flow to debt215.16x · 100 pct, sector of 371
Growth
98
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+3292% · 98 pct, sector of 505
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
27
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$63K · 55 pct, sector of 428
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 437
Institutional and government
42
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter39 · 42 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
44
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+1.7% · 76 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+22.0% · 13 pct, sector of 511
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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SPRO filings, in plain words

Are Spero Therapeutics insiders buying or selling SPRO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Spero Therapeutics insiders were net sellers, a net $63.4K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Spero Therapeutics insiders were net sellers of SPRO, a net $63.4K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. 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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