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UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC [UEIC]

Reporting date: 02/07/2026

⚠️ Neutral Insider Mix Detected

📝 What Happened

  • Insider: Richard K. Carnifax; Ramzi Ammari
  • Role: COO and Interim CEO; Sr.VP Corp Planning & Strategy
  • Company: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC (UEIC)
  • Transaction Date(s): 2026-02-07, 2026-02-09, 2026-02-13
  • Table I (Non-Derivative Securities)
    • Sale : 1,485
    • Average Sale Price: $4.10
    • Total Value: 1,485 * $4.10 ≈ $6,083.03
    • Post-Transaction Direct Holdings: 58,553 shares (combined)
    • Indirect Holdings: None reported
    • 10b5-1 Plan Used? No

    📄 Summary

    Richard K. Carnifax (COO & Interim CEO) and Ramzi Ammari (Sr.VP Corp Planning & Strategy) at UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC (UEIC), performed mixed transactions: they acquired 5,016 shares (vesting of RSUs) and sold 1,485 shares on Feb 7–13, 2026, at an average price of $4.10, realizing proceeds of about ~$6,083.03. After the transactions they now hold ~58,553 direct shares; no indirect holdings reported. For retail traders, this is a neutral event: routine RSU vesting with small sell-to-cover activity (tax-related), not strong directional insider conviction.

    🔑 Interpretation

    • Type: Comp-related (RSU vesting) with sell-to-cover activity; not a discretionary large open-market sell program.
    • Disposition: The reported sells were sell-to-cover transactions executed to cover taxes/fees tied to RSU vesting (shares sold immediately upon/after vesting).
    • Size Context: Sales totaled 1,485 shares versus combined direct holdings of ~58,553 shares (sales ≈2.5% of combined direct holdings) and vs. 5,016 shares acquired via vesting — suggests routine vesting and tax-covering rather than material profit-taking.
    • ATH Metric: The sales occurred around ~$4.10 per share. This trade price does not appear to be near any obvious all-time high or low based on the trade price (it looks like routine activity at current market levels rather than opportunistic timing at a cyclical high or low).
    • Outlier Check: Transaction sizes are modest relative to each insider's total holdings and consistent with typical RSU vesting/sell-to-cover patterns; not unusually large versus the reported holdings.

    📊 Bullish or Bearish?

    Decide: Neutral

    Neutral. The filings show RSU vesting (acquisitions) combined with small sell-to-cover transactions; net activity increases insider share count (net +3,531 combined) and the sells are tax-driven, not large market disposals. Data completeness is good for these events, but cluster activity cannot be determined from this filing alone.

    ✅ Bottom Line (Retail Takeaway)

    This transaction looks like routine RSU vesting with sell-to-cover for taxes rather than a strong bearish signal. For retail traders, it’s noise — not a tradeable event unless corroborated by larger, discretionary sales from multiple senior insiders.