$ALKS

Gaffin David Joseph sold $88K of ALKS

Gaffin David Joseph (EVP, CLO, Alkermes, Inc.) sold 2,034 shares of Alkermes plc. (ALKS) at $43.05 on 2026-06-04 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Gaffin David Joseph
Published Jun 4, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
$ALKS
Neutral
medium confidence
Mentioned
$ALKS
Relevance
6/10
AlphAI data visualization · based on SEC EDGAR
Decision brief

The 30-second read

$ALKSNeutralLow
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Why it matters

This disclosure mainly informs positioning/sentiment rather than changing Alkermes’ fundamentals.

02

Market read

A modest sentiment datapoint for ALKS, but unlikely to drive a durable repricing without additional company-specific catalysts.

03

What to watch

The filing does not indicate intent or new information about Alkermes fundamentals; traders should avoid extrapolating from a single small sale without corroborating catalysts.

Relevance 6/10Novelty 6/10Timing: Filed after-hours on 2026-06-04 (SEC Form 4 at 17:00 ET).

Background

SEC Form 4 reports insider transactions by company officers/directors/10% owners; 10b5-1 plans are pre-scheduled trades intended to reduce timing-based inference.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$ALKSNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Alkermes disclosed an officer open-market sale of 2,034 shares (~$87.6K) under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan on 2026-06-04.

Expected impact

Low likelihood of a sustained price move; any reaction is likely brief unless accompanied by other news.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is an ownership-change disclosure (not earnings/M&A/regulatory/drug data). The sale is explicitly under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which reduces interpretive signal.

Market effects

Minimal; this is company-specific insider activity with no stated operational/clinical/regulatory change.

None indicated beyond potential small sentiment effect in US biotech/biopharma trading.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Because the transaction is under a 10b5-1 plan, the market may overreact; price impact could be negligible once traders recognize the pre-arranged nature.

Key entities

  • Alkermes plc

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction; EVP sold shares under a 10b5-1 plan.

  • Gaffin David Joseph

    EVP, CLO at Alkermes; executed an open-market sale of 2,034 shares.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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