Two defence chiefs and an EV founder were buying stock last week. Meanwhile, a top US semiconductor executive was quietly cashing out.
ASTS founder and CEO Abel Avellan filed on June 23, disclosing he sold 2.5 million shares worth $146.7M at $58.68. The trade happened on June 22. AST SpaceMobile has surged sharply in 2026, making it one of the more notable executive sell-downs of the year so far.
Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson filed two separate sales in early July. Combined, he sold roughly $49.9M in AMAT stock across two trades on June 29 and June 30 at prices above $700 per share.
On the buying side, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger filed back-to-back purchases in RHM. He bought 3,480 shares for $4.6M on June 22 and a further 3,188 shares for $3.5M on June 25. The pair of trades signal strong personal confidence in the German defence group.
Thales Chairman and CEO Patrice Caine also put his own money to work. He filed a $3.3M purchase of HO shares on June 22, buying 12,700 shares at around €200.
In China, Leapmotor founder Zhu Jiangming filed multiple stock purchases in 9863 in late June — totalling over $30M across several disclosed tranches.
An NVDA independent director, Mark Stevens, filed sales worth a combined $186M in mid-June, one of the largest single-director sell-downs in recent weeks.
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