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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp [ZWS]

Reporting date: 02/11/2026

⚠️ Neutral Insider Sale Detected

📝 What Happened

  • Insider: Multiple insiders: Pauli David J; Schoon Jeffrey A; LaValle Jeffrey J.; Troutman Michael; PETERSON MARK W
  • Role: Officers (Chief Financial Officer; President; VP, General Counsel & Sec'y; Chief Information Officer; Chief Administrative Officer)
  • Company: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp (ZWS)
  • Transaction Date(s): 2026-02-11
  • Table I (Non-Derivative Securities)
    • Sale : 7,756 shares
    • Average Sale Price: $51.54
    • Total Value: 7,756 * $51.54 = ~$399,778.11
    • Post-Transaction Direct Holdings: Pauli David J: 65,995; Schoon Jeffrey A: 61,255; LaValle Jeffrey J.: 51,868; Troutman Michael: 61,775; PETERSON MARK W: 335,820
    • Indirect Holdings: Pauli David J: 794 (By 401(k) Plan); Schoon Jeffrey A: 2,196 (By Trust) and 846 (By 401(k) Plan); LaValle Jeffrey J.: 1,813 (By 401(k) Plan); Troutman Michael: 1,890 (By 401(k) Plan); PETERSON MARK W: 5,303 (By 401(k) Plan)
    • 10b5-1 Plan Used? No

    📄 Summary

    Multiple insiders (Pauli David J; Schoon Jeffrey A; LaValle Jeffrey J.; Troutman Michael; PETERSON MARK W), officers at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp (ZWS), sold 7,756 shares on February 11, 2026, at an average price of $51.54, realizing proceeds of about ~$399,778.11. After the transaction, they retain direct holdings of Pauli: 65,995; Schoon: 61,255; LaValle: 51,868; Troutman: 61,775; Peterson: 335,820 and indirect holdings (401(k)/trust) of Pauli: 794; Schoon: 2,196 & 846; LaValle: 1,813; Troutman: 1,890; Peterson: 5,303. For retail traders, this is a neutral-to-slightly bearish event: routine tax-withholding sales tied to equity vesting, not large directional bets.

    🔑 Interpretation

    • Type: Comp-related (shares sold to satisfy tax withholding in connection with vesting of restricted/performance stock units)
    • Disposition: Shares were sold immediately (transaction code S / disposed)
    • Size Context: The amounts are small relative to each insider's total holdings (each sale ≈1%–2% or less of reported direct holdings), consistent with sell-to-cover behavior rather than large-scale profit-taking.
    • ATH Metric: Using the trade price/nearby market reference (~$51.5) as the last price point, the sales do not appear to occur at an obvious all-time high or low; timing looks consistent with scheduled vesting/tax events rather than opportunistic trading around historic highs or lows.
    • Outlier Check: Not unusually large for executive sell-to-cover transactions; aggregate ~7.8k shares and ~$400k proceeds are modest for this officer group and company size.

    📊 Bullish or Bearish?

    Decide: Neutral → Slightly Bearish

    Neutral → Slightly Bearish. Multiple officers reported sales (transaction code S) tied to vesting/tax withholding, indicating routine compensation-related disposals rather than coordinated negative signal; net activity is sell-side but amounts are small relative to holdings and appear administrative, and the filings are complete for the disclosed transactions. Cluster activity cannot be determined from this filing alone.

    ✅ Bottom Line (Retail Takeaway)

    This looks like routine sell-to-cover activity tied to equity vesting and tax obligations rather than a company-specific red flag. For retail traders, it’s noise — not a clear tradeable signal unless followed by larger, discretionary sales from multiple senior insiders or corroborating negative news.