$PRGS

FOLGER ANTHONY sold $90K of PRGS

FOLGER ANTHONY (Chief Financial Officer) sold 2,000 shares of PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA (PRGS) at $44.80 on 2026-08-14 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · FOLGER ANTHONY
Published Aug 18, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The newest fact is the CFO’s open-market sale details and that it was executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan; this typically has limited trading impact versus earnings, guidance, or corporate actions.

02

Market read

A routine insider sale under a 10b5-1 plan, with no accompanying fundamental news.

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What to watch

The disclosure does not indicate intent beyond the plan, and the sale price ($44.80) may reflect normal execution rather than a new view on valuation.

Relevance 2/10Novelty 3/10Timing: filed 2026-08-18, transaction dated 2026-08-14

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction report for Progress Software (PRGS).

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$PRGSNeutralHigh confidence
Context

PRGS CFO Folger Anthony sold 2,000 shares at $44.80 on an open-market sale under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely minimal near-term impact; any effect is typically short-lived and outweighed by broader fundamentals.

Evidence & confidence

Form 4 reports an insider transaction size and price, but provides no new operational, financial, or regulatory information about PRGS.

Market effects

No clear sector read-through from a single routine insider sale.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Insider sales can sometimes signal reduced confidence, but this filing explicitly references a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, lowering interpretive value.

Key entities

  • PRGS

    Progress Software Corp, the company whose insider transaction is reported.

  • FOLGER ANTHONY

    Chief Financial Officer reporting the sale.

  • 10b5-1 plan

    Pre-arranged plan cited as the basis for the sale.

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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