Insider trade

Officer sold ~$178K of FSLR shares in the open market

Traded Aug 3, 2026 · Filed Aug 6, 2026

~$178K
Reported value · 800 sh @ $222.00: 10K
Holds after · shares reported: -26.1%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +0.8%, $232.73 → $172.11 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

First Solar's Chief Technology Officer sold $178K of First Solar 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: Aug 3, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 6, 2026

Officer$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$177,600

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

4 days after results of Jul 30, 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 $232.73 on Aug 3, 2026, 29% above its 52-week low and 27% below its high, after a 10% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $180.05 (Aug 14, 2025) to $318.25 (Jun 3, 2026), 38% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $257.70 on Jun 18, 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

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Jun 23, 2026 in the U.S. District Court, E.D. New York. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

In re First Solar Securities Litigation, docket 1:26-cv-03787, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant