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TWIN DISC INC [TWIN]

Reporting date: 02/13/2026

⚠️ Neutral Insider Sale Detected

📝 What Happened

  • Insider: BATTEN JOHN H
  • Role: President and CEO (Officer, Director, >10% owner)
  • Company: TWIN DISC INC (TWIN)
  • Transaction Date(s): 2016-02-13
  • Table I (Non-Derivative Securities)
    • Sale : 7,881 shares
    • Average Sale Price: $18.08
    • Total Value: $142,520.84
    • Post-Transaction Direct Holdings: 481,034
    • Indirect Holdings: 727,827.2354
    • 10b5-1 Plan Used? No

📄 Summary

BATTEN JOHN H, President and CEO (Officer, Director, >10% owner) at TWIN DISC INC (TWIN), sold 7,881 shares on February 13, 2016, at an average price of $18.08, realizing proceeds of about ~$142,521. After the transaction, he now holds 481,034 shares directly and approximately 727,827.2354 shares indirectly. For retail traders, this is a neutral-to-slightly-bearish event: modest insider selling relative to very large overall holdings.

🔑 Interpretation

  • Type: Discretionary (no 10b5-1 plan; multiple dispositions and trustee-related entries suggest transfers/sales rather than routine compensation grants)
  • Disposition: Shares were disposed (sold) on the reported date per filing (transactionAcquiredDisposedCode = D)
  • Size Context: Small: 7,881 shares is roughly 0.65% of the combined reported direct+indirect post-transaction holdings (~1.21M shares). This looks like routine profit-taking or trustee-managed transfers, not a material liquidation.
  • ATH Metric: Based on historical price context (using the trade price as reported and prior price history up to yesterday), the trade at ~$18.08 is not obviously at an all-time high or extreme low for the stock and does not appear opportunistically timed around ATH/ATL levels.
  • Outlier Check: Not an outlier: the sale is small relative to his large beneficial holdings and consistent with routine, non-extraordinary disposition activity.

📊 Bullish or Bearish?

Neutral → Slightly Bearish

Neutral. The filing shows net sales (dispositions) by a top executive, but the size is small versus total holdings, there is no 10b5-1 plan, and several transactions appear trustee-related—suggesting routine transfers or modest profit-taking rather than a strong negative signal. Data completeness (old transaction date entries and mixed transaction codes) limits definitive inference.

✅ Bottom Line (Retail Takeaway)

This transaction looks like routine profit-taking or trustee-managed dispositions rather than a clear bearish signal. For retail traders, it’s likely noise—not a standalone trade trigger unless multiple insiders or top executives follow with large, consistent sales.