$SNOW

Dageville Benoit sold $35.9M of SNOW

Dageville Benoit sold 140,819 shares of Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) at $254.64 ($35.86M total) on 2026-07-02 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Dageville Benoit
Published Jul 7, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC
Analysis
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AlphAI market briefInsider activity
Primary signal
$SNOW
Neutral
medium confidence
Mentioned
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Relevance
6/10
AlphAI data visualization · based on SEC EDGAR
Decision brief

The 30-second read

$SNOWNeutralLow
01

Why it matters

The newest fact is the disclosed sale size, execution date, sale price, and that it was conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

02

Market read

Traders may monitor insider activity for sentiment, but the 10b5-1 structure typically dampens fundamental interpretation.

03

What to watch

The filing does not disclose reasons for the sale or whether other insiders are selling/buying around the same window; without that context, the signal is incomplete.

Relevance 6/10Novelty 5/10Timing: Form 4 filed 2026-07-06 for a sale executed 2026-07-02

Background

The article is a primary-source SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Snowflake director Dageville Benoit.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$SNOWNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Snowflake director Dageville Benoit sold 140,819 shares in an open-market transaction worth about $35.86M under a 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely limited near-term impact; any reaction would be more sentiment/positioning than fundamentals.

Evidence & confidence

The filing provides transaction size, price ($254.64), and 10b5-1 pre-arrangement, which typically reduces interpretive weight versus discretionary selling.

Market effects

Minimal; this is an issuer-specific insider transaction with no stated operational or sector-wide catalyst.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Because the sale is under a 10b5-1 plan, it may reflect routine liquidity rather than bearish expectations, so any negative read-through may be overstated.

Key entities

  • Snowflake Inc.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction; ticker SNOW.

  • Dageville Benoit

    Director who sold 140,819 shares in an open-market transaction.

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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