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KEARNES LAURILEE purchased $7K of BYRN

KEARNES LAURILEE (Chief Financial Officer) purchased 2,000 shares of Byrna Technologies Inc. (BYRN) at $3.42 on 2026-07-22.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · KEARNES LAURILEE
Published Jul 23, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
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Bullish
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$BYRNBullishLow
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Why it matters

The newest fact is the CFO’s open-market purchase details (2,000 shares at $3.4150) and post-transaction holdings (18,887 shares).

02

Market read

Traders may note the insider buy as a small sentiment input, but there is no accompanying fundamental update in the text.

03

What to watch

The filing states no pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, but the disclosed dollar amount is small, limiting interpretability versus larger insider transactions.

Relevance 4/10Novelty 3/10Timing: SEC Form 4 filed 2026-07-23, covering a 2026-07-22 purchase.

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Byrna Technologies Inc.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$BYRNBullishMedium confidence
Context

CFO KEARNES LAURILEE filed a Form 4 open-market purchase of 2,000 BYRN shares at $3.4150 on 2026-07-22.

Expected impact

Near-term impact is likely limited; any effect would be sentiment-driven rather than a re-rating catalyst.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is primary-source and time-stamped, but the transaction size ($6,830) is relatively small and there is no accompanying guidance, deal, or operational change.

Market effects

No clear sector read-through; this is company-specific insider activity without new product, trial, or regulatory information.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Insider buys can be routine (compensation timing, diversification, or planned trading) and may not reflect a change in business outlook.

Key entities

  • Byrna Technologies Inc.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • KEARNES LAURILEE

    Chief Financial Officer who purchased 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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