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Compton Charles Lacey III sold $383K of FSLY

Compton Charles Lacey III (CEO) sold 18,485 shares of Fastly, Inc. (FSLY) at an average of $20.74 ($20.51–$21.90, $0.38M total) across 4 trades over 2026-07-16 to 2026-07-17 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Compton Charles Lacey III
Published Jul 20, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC
Analysis
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Added to AlphAI Jul 20, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC. Informational, not investment advice.
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Primary signal
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Neutral
high confidence
Mentioned
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Relevance
3/10
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$FSLYNeutralLow
01

Why it matters

The disclosure updates the insider’s recent selling activity and confirms the trades were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, reducing interpretive weight versus discretionary selling.

02

Market read

Primarily a sentiment datapoint; no new operational or financial information is provided.

03

What to watch

Traders may over-weight insider sales; without accompanying changes in guidance, contracts, or financial results, the signal-to-noise is low.

Relevance 3/10Novelty 3/10Timing: Filed after-hours on 2026-07-20, reflecting trades dated 2026-07-16 to 2026-07-17.

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction for Fastly, Inc., reported by its CEO and director.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$FSLYNeutralHigh confidence
Context

Fastly CEO Compton Charles Lacey III filed an open-market sale of 18,485 shares for about $383K under a 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely limited, with any impact confined to short-term sentiment rather than fundamentals.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a Form 4 insider transaction with a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan; it provides no new company performance, guidance, or deal information.

Market effects

Sector

Minimal; insider-sale disclosures rarely change sector fundamentals for cloud/edge infrastructure names.

Regional

None indicated.

Global

None indicated.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Because the sale is explicitly under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, it may not signal reduced conviction and could be largely mechanical liquidity management.

Key entities

  • issuer
    Fastly, Inc.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction; CEO sold shares in open-market trades under a 10b5-1 plan.

  • insider
    Compton Charles Lacey III

    Fastly CEO and director who reported the sale of 18,485 shares totaling $383,420.84.

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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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