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STGW Stagwell (STGW) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Media · Services-advertising agencies · CIK 0000876883
C-suite buying · 1Form 144 · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
88
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
2
Codes C/M, not in net · $4.6M priced

What the filings say about STGW

Insiders, 180 days
-$13.5M net sold
1 buyer · 2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$526.4K
1 notice

Stagwell insider trades (Form 4)

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

Over the last 180 days, Stagwell Inc insiders sold a net $13.5M of stock across 40 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
See Remarks
SELL
2026-08-04 SECtraded 2026-07-31
62,000
$524.5K
+1.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 12.6% of the 491,977 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 88 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Lanuto Frank P sold about $524.5K of STGW on Jul 31, 2026; 88 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Executive Officer
BUY
2026-05-13 SEC
20,000
$117.6K
+46.7%
Context
  • 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 buys, 2 sales), the last on May 21, 2025.
  • +35.8% median (+37.5% mean) 90-day return after 7 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 23,034,990 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 88 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Penn Mark Jeffery bought about $117.6K of STGW on May 13, 2026; 88 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-05-05 SECtraded 2026-05-04
2,163,790
$13.1M
+40.3%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Jun 13, 2024.
  • The trade is 24619.3% of the 8,789 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 88 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Gross Bradley J. sold about $13.1M of STGW on May 4, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 88 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2025-06-06 SECtraded 2025-06-05
240,000
$1.1M
+97.4%
Context
  • 11 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (11 buys), the last on Jun 4, 2025.
  • -2.1% median (+1.3% mean) 90-day return after 11 previous buys.
  • The trade is 3.0% of the 8,014,322 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 88 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Samaha Eli bought about $1.1M of STGW on Jun 5, 2025; 4 other insiders bought within 30 days and 88 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2025-06-06 SECtraded 2025-06-04
425,757
$1.8M
+97.4%
Context
  • 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (10 buys), the last on May 9, 2025.
  • -2.2% median (-1.7% mean) 90-day return after 10 previous buys.
  • The trade is 5.5% of the 7,774,322 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 88 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Samaha Eli bought about $1.8M of STGW on Jun 4, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2023; 4 other insiders bought within 30 days and 88 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
40 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 -$13.5M over 180 days
-$524.5K over 90 days · +$117.6K of it by a 10%+ holder
below 82% of Media
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
88 funds bought in last quarter
more than 54% of Media
Revenue
+2.4% year over year
more than 57% of Media
Margin
1.0% net margin
more than 60% of Media
Buybacks
$88.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 68% of Media
Short interest
9.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.3 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 66% of Media
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+67.9%12M
-18%+13%+44%+75%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-04 · Gross Bradley J. sold $13.1M2026-07-31 · Lanuto Frank P sold $524.5K2026-05-13 · Penn Mark Jeffery bought $117.6K2026-07-31 · Frank Lanuto filed to sell $526.4K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns STGW: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
8,135,127 sh
$60.4M
$59.5M
$37.2M

Congress trades in STGW

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.

STGW planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Frank Lanuto
Filed 2026-07-31
$526.4K

STGW mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
HW Opportunities MP Fund
$5.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
6.6%
Hotchkis and Wiley Small Cap Value Fund
$41.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.1%
Hotchkis & Wiley Opportunities Fund
$24.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.7%
JPMorgan Active Small Cap Value ETF
$405.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
1.5%
AdvisorShares Insider Advantage ETF
$651.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
1.2%
Penn Capital Special Situations Small Cap Equity Fund
$1.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.1%
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. Penn
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
$8.4M
$6.8M
$1.7M
+138%
+30%
2022
$6.7M
$2.9M
$1.4M
+123%
-10%
2021
$12.0M
$17.6M
$3.5M
+212%
+47%
2020
$1.8M
$1.5M
$1.3M
-10%
+29%
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
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $13.5M sold by insiders over 180 days, 88 funds added last quarter, $526.4K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

STGW financials

Revenue growth
+2.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
1.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$3.0B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+0.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$252.7M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
2.17x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.21x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+2.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+0.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
effective tax rate 63%, not meaningful
Return on capital employed
+5.0%
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
$3.5B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-22 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+11.5%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-23. 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$2.9B$2.8B$2.5B$2.7B
Operating income$159.0M$133.1M$90.5M$159.2M
Net income$30.6M$25.0M$41.6M$50.0M
Operating cash flow$291.0M$142.9M$81.0M$347.6M
Cash$104.5M$131.3M$119.7M$220.6M
Long-term debt$1.3B$1.4B$1.1B$1.2B
Buybacks$134.3M$108.2M$223.8M$70.3M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

STGW Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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STGW ranks highest on profitability (62nd percentile) and institutional and government (54th), and lowest on growth (34th), among Media peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
62
Inputs
  • Return on equity+2.5% · 55 pct, sector of 61
  • Return on assets+0.4% · 65 pct, sector of 87
  • Return on invested capitaleffective tax rate 63%, not meaningful
  • Return on capital employed+5.0% · 66 pct, sector of 74
Financial health
46
Inputs
  • Debt to equity2.17x · 26 pct, sector of 66
  • Cash flow to debt0.21x · 67 pct, sector of 70
Growth
34
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+2.4% · 57 pct, sector of 100
  • Backlog growth, YoY-36.2% · 12 pct, universe of 854
Insider conviction
37
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$13.5M · 18 pct, sector of 52
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 57 pct, sector of 52
Institutional and government
54
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter88 · 54 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
43
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+9.4% · 30 pct, sector of 101
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+13.0% · 56 pct, sector of 73
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 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

STGW filings, in plain words

Are Stagwell insiders buying or selling STGW?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Stagwell insiders were net sellers, a net $13.5M: $117.6K of purchases and $13.6M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 2 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of STGW?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $526.4K of stock; the latest, by Frank Lanuto, was filed 2026-07-31.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Stagwell insiders were net sellers of STGW, a net $13.5M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 2 sellers. Sales outweighed purchases more than tenfold by value. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $526.4K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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