Insider trade

Director sold ~$86K of SMTC shares in the open market

Traded Sep 23, 2026 · Filed Sep 26, 2026

SemtechSMTC

~$86K
Reported value · 500 sh @ $172.61: 27K
Holds after · shares reported: +13.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +0.9%, $169.33 → $192.83 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

A board member of Semtech sold $86K of Semtech shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Sep 23, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Sep 26, 2026

Director$25K–$100KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$86,305

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

29 days after results of Aug 25, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $169.33 on Sep 23, 2026, 171% above its 52-week low and 8% below its high, after a 29% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $62.57 (Nov 20, 2025) to $185.00 (Sep 18, 2026), 87% of the way up, from 243 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $131.18 on Aug 11, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+10.3%	+1.2%	+9.1%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001628280-26-063558
Filed / recorded: Sep 26, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 6, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v2
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: SEMTECH CORP
Issuer CIK: 88941
Ticker: SMTC
Reporting person: Paul V Jr Walsh
Relationship: Director
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Sep 23, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 500
Price per share: $172.61
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 26,600
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction is pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Mr. Walsh on July 9, 2025.

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Routine share withholding; mechanical by default.

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