SMTC Insider Trading
SEMTECH CORP | Semiconductors & Related Devices
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at SEMTECH CORP provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Semiconductors & Related Devices sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-13 02:53 | 2018-09-12 | CHUKWU EMEKA | Officer - EVP and CFO | SELL | $58.23 | 1,100 | $64,050 | 89,330 | -1.2% |
| 2018-09-12 23:30 | 2018-09-11 | Pegulu Marc | Officer - VP and GM | SELL | $58.00 | 2,000 | $116,000 | 16,068 | -11.1% |
| 2018-09-11 23:30 | 2018-09-10 | KIM JAMES JUNGSUP | Officer - SVP | SELL | $57.30 | 2,500 | $143,247 | 46,225 | -5.1% |
| 2018-09-08 00:24 | 2018-09-06 | Costello Mark C | Officer - VP and GM | SELL | $58.27 | 1,063 | $61,939 | 6,813 | -13.5% |
| 2018-09-06 23:29 | 2018-09-05 | WILSON JOHN MICHAEL | Officer - EVP | OPT+S | $59.00 | 15,000 | $885,002 | 82,419 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-06 00:57 | 2018-09-04 | HANKIN ROCKELL N | Director - Board of Directors | OPT+S | $57.30 | 2,928 | $167,768 | 154,940 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-06 00:54 | 2018-09-04 | Brown Simon A | Officer - VP and GM | OPT+S | $59.01 | 2,000 | $118,010 | 17,193 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-14 01:45 | 2018-07-13 | CHUKWU EMEKA | Officer - EVP and CFO | OPT+S | $50.13 | 13,000 | $651,663 | 90,430 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-14 01:44 | 2018-07-13 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $50.12 | 2,500 | $125,308 | 144,965 | -1.7% |
| 2018-07-13 02:36 | 2018-07-12 | BURRA JAMES P | Director - Board of Directors | OPT+S | $49.50 | 5,000 | $247,496 | 12,257 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-12 23:55 | 2018-07-11 | LINDSTROM JAMES T | Director - Board of Directors | OPT+S | $48.81 | 2,500 | $122,017 | 21,678 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-10 01:42 | 2018-07-06 | Pegulu Marc | Officer - VP and GM | SELL | $48.85 | 500 | $24,425 | 15,453 | -3.1% |
| 2018-07-03 02:19 | 2018-06-29 | Beauchamp Gary | Officer - EVP and GM | OPT+S | $46.87 | 24,029 | $1,126,230 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-03 02:18 | 2018-07-02 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $47.51 | 7,000 | $332,592 | 147,465 | -4.5% |
| 2018-06-22 02:13 | 2018-06-21 | Silberstein Asaf | Officer - SVP | OPT+S | $51.51 | 11,428 | $588,687 | 41,376 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-21 01:04 | 2018-06-20 | Silberstein Asaf | Officer - SVP | OPT+S | $50.10 | 21,740 | $1,089,204 | 41,376 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-19 00:22 | 2018-06-15 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $50.62 | 2,500 | $126,562 | 154,465 | -1.6% |
| 2018-06-13 02:57 | 2018-06-12 | KIM JAMES JUNGSUP | Officer - SVP | OPT+S | $50.39 | 13,412 | $675,882 | 48,725 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-11 23:31 | 2018-06-08 | LINDSTROM JAMES T | Director - Board of Directors | OPT+S | $49.46 | 2,500 | $123,638 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-08 02:09 | 2018-06-06 | Ammann Charles B. | Officer - EVP | OPT+S | $50.50 | 5,394 | $272,420 | 20,397 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-07 02:28 | 2018-06-05 | Costello Mark C | Officer - VP and GM | OPT+S | $49.84 | 3,441 | $171,491 | 6,813 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-07 01:31 | 2018-06-05 | Pegulu Marc | Officer - VP and GM | SELL | $50.00 | 3,000 | $150,000 | 15,953 | -15.8% |
| 2018-06-07 01:30 | 2018-06-05 | Ammann Charles B. | Officer - EVP | OPT+S | $50.01 | 18,772 | $938,853 | 20,397 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-07 01:29 | 2018-06-04 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $49.89 | 150,000 | $7,483,350 | 79,319 | -65.4% |
| 2018-05-16 01:03 | 2018-05-15 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $42.98 | 2,500 | $107,461 | 229,319 | -1.1% |
| 2018-05-02 01:10 | 2018-05-01 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $40.14 | 9,000 | $361,215 | 231,819 | -3.7% |
| 2018-04-17 00:29 | 2018-04-16 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $42.93 | 2,500 | $107,321 | 240,819 | -1.0% |
| 2018-04-12 03:51 | 2018-04-11 | Pegulu Marc | Officer - VP and GM | SELL | $43.21 | 2,000 | $86,413 | 18,953 | -9.5% |
| 2018-04-09 23:29 | 2018-04-05 | Silberstein Asaf | Officer - SVP | OPT+S | $40.50 | 1,500 | $60,750 | 41,376 | 0.0% |
| 2018-04-05 00:58 | 2018-04-04 | CHUKWU EMEKA | Officer - EVP and CFO | SELL | $39.00 | 1,900 | $74,100 | 90,430 | -2.1% |
| 2018-04-05 00:17 | 2018-04-02 | CHUKWU EMEKA | Officer - EVP and CFO | SELL | $39.00 | 100 | $3,900 | 92,330 | -0.1% |
| 2018-04-02 23:46 | 2018-04-02 | CHUKWU EMEKA | Officer - EVP and CFO | SELL | $39.00 | 2,000 | $78,000 | 90,430 | -2.2% |
| 2018-03-30 00:19 | 2018-03-28 | ANTLE GLEN M | Director - Board of Directors | OPT+S | $38.81 | 10,000 | $388,063 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-28 00:11 | 2018-03-27 | Pegulu Marc | Officer - VP and GM | SELL | $41.00 | 2,000 | $82,000 | 20,953 | -8.7% |
| 2018-03-23 02:51 | 2018-03-22 | WILSON JOHN MICHAEL | Officer - EVP | SELL | $41.17 | 7,000 | $288,156 | 82,419 | -7.8% |
| 2018-03-23 01:30 | 2018-03-21 | Faltemier Sharon K | Officer - SVP HR | SELL | $41.49 | 7,408 | $307,363 | 13,386 | -35.6% |
| 2018-03-21 23:59 | 2018-03-19 | Costello Mark C | Officer - VP and GM | OPT+S | $39.37 | 13,248 | $521,543 | 7,153 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-21 23:58 | 2018-03-19 | HANKIN ROCKELL N | Director - Board of Directors | OPT+S | $40.06 | 12,500 | $500,756 | 154,940 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-21 23:55 | 2018-03-19 | Brown Simon A | Officer - VP and GM | SELL | $39.36 | 2,000 | $78,719 | 16,142 | -11.0% |
| 2018-03-21 23:54 | 2018-03-19 | BURRA JAMES P | Director - Board of Directors | OPT+S | $39.52 | 5,000 | $197,577 | 10,579 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-21 23:52 | 2018-03-20 | LINDSTROM JAMES T | Director - Board of Directors | OPT+S | $40.63 | 5,000 | $203,160 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-21 23:49 | 2018-03-19 | Ammann Charles B. | Officer - EVP | SELL | $39.74 | 12,655 | $502,960 | 20,397 | -38.3% |
| 2018-03-16 23:57 | 2018-03-15 | CHUKWU EMEKA | Officer - EVP and CFO | SELL | $39.00 | 2,000 | $78,000 | 92,430 | -2.1% |
| 2018-03-16 23:55 | 2018-03-15 | Ammann Charles B. | Officer - EVP | OPT+S | $38.55 | 2,250 | $86,738 | 33,052 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-16 23:51 | 2018-03-15 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $39.30 | 2,500 | $98,241 | 243,319 | -1.0% |
| 2018-03-02 02:48 | 2018-03-01 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | SELL | $32.99 | 7,000 | $230,930 | 223,977 | -3.0% |
| 2018-03-01 02:25 | 2018-02-28 | Ammann Charles B. | Officer - EVP | OPT+S | $34.33 | 2,250 | $77,234 | 28,588 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-01 02:24 | 2018-02-28 | CHUKWU EMEKA | Officer - EVP and CFO | SELL | $34.32 | 2,000 | $68,630 | 87,317 | -2.2% |
| 2018-02-28 03:05 | 2018-02-27 | KIM JAMES JUNGSUP | Officer - SVP | OPT+S | $34.79 | 13,000 | $452,334 | 41,612 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-22 03:39 | 2018-02-21 | MAHESWARAN MOHAN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | OPT+S | $33.79 | 22,000 | $743,461 | 196,872 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $SMTC Trades
Not every insider transaction in SEMTECH CORP is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $SMTC shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for SMTC
Insider activity data for SEMTECH CORP is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $SMTC, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.