Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.
AI summary Insiders purchase shares through the initial public offering directed share program
- Research score
- 49
- AI adjustment
- -11
Research score, not a recommendation.
Market data
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partial data Price history is incomplete; missing inputs count as neutral in the score.
same price, one day All 4 purchases were at $20.00 on 2026-06-04. That pattern also occurs in IPO or conversion subscriptions, which are not open-market conviction buying.
Why this score
Research score: a weighted blend of the five factors, times the routine and offering discounts, minus the selling penalty.
Why are they buying?
AI · ipo_offering · catalyst credible · documentedInsiders participated in the company's directed share program coinciding with its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
Applied Aerospace & Defense priced its initial public offering at $20 per share, raising $650 million and achieving a valuation of $3.54 billion upon its market debut.
Filing references and sources
Stock Price & Insider Purchase History
Daily close price with open-market insider purchases plotted over time
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| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Price | Value | Flags | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Katzman James C history of Katzman James C's purchases | Director | 25,000 | $20.00 | $500.0K | SEC filing for Katzman James C (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-06-04 | McRae Jeffrey L. history of McRae Jeffrey L.'s purchases | CFO | 25,000 | $20.00 | $500.0K | SEC filing for McRae Jeffrey L. (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-06-04 | Lynch Susan D history of Lynch Susan D's purchases | Director | 8,000 | $20.00 | $160.0K | SEC filing for Lynch Susan D (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-06-04 | Goldstein Scott (NMN) history of Goldstein Scott (NMN)'s purchases | Director | 500 | $20.00 | $10.0K | SEC filing for Goldstein Scott (NMN) (opens in a new tab) | |
| Total | $1.2M | ||||||
What happened next
A run ends after a pause in the buying, so one company can have several. Returns are the stock's return minus its benchmark's (IWM for small companies, SPY otherwise), from the first open after the run became a cluster. Past results, not a forecast.
After this run became a cluster: 21 days +12.8%63 days -33.1%126 days –