CADL insider buying – Candel Therapeutics, Inc.
13 insider purchases since 2016 worth $12.5M by 9 different insiders. Last 12 months: 1 purchases, $3.0M. Most recent filing: 2026-02-26.
Small company Public float $245M (latest 10-K, SEC). Share prices of small companies usually swing much more than those of large ones, in both directions, and are easier to move with little trading.
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manning Paul B Director | $10.9M 3× · 1,856,458 sh | 2021-07-27 2026-02-23 | – | 5,748,279 shares as of 2026-02-26 | Holds - never sold |
| Martell Christopher Director | $1.1M 2× · 152,000 sh | 2021-07-29 2022-12-08 | – | 546,863 shares as of 2025-06-26 | Holds - never sold |
| Tak Paul Peter CEO | $230,020 2× · 40,985 sh | 2021-07-29 2022-12-08 | 7× · $4.2M last 2026-09-10 | 113,321 shares as of 2026-09-11 | Sold part |
| Canepa John J CFO | $81,000 1× · 10,125 sh | 2021-07-29 2021-07-29 | – | 10,125 shares as of 2021-08-02 | Holds - never sold |
| Nguyen Diem Director | $80,000 1× · 10,000 sh | 2021-07-29 2021-07-29 | – | 10,000 shares as of 2021-08-02 | Holds - never sold |
| PAPA JOSEPH C Director | $73,059 1× · 38,032 sh | 2022-12-08 2022-12-08 | – | 102,271 shares as of 2025-06-26 | Holds - never sold |
| Caffo Nathan Officer | $48,000 1× · 6,000 sh | 2021-07-29 2021-07-29 | – | 6,000 shares as of 2021-08-02 | Holds - never sold |
| Tyagarajan Seshu Officer | $25,061 1× · 13,358 sh | 2022-12-08 2022-12-08 | 8× · $921,774 last 2026-08-17 | 76,865 shares as of 2026-08-19 | Sold part |
| Amello Jason CFO | $10,002 1× · 5,568 sh | 2022-12-08 2022-12-08 | – | 202,009 shares as of 2023-11-30 | Holds - never sold |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $3.0M | 1 | 4 | $3.6M |
| 2025 | 0 | – | – | 14 | $2.3M |
| 2024 | 1 | $7.5M | 1 | 16 | $1.8M |
| 2022 | 5 | $189,250 | 5 | – | – |
| 2021 | 6 | $1.8M | 6 | – | – |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | Manning Paul B | Director | 550,458 | $5.45 | $3.0M | +24.9% | SEC |
| 2024-12-18 | Manning Paul B | Director | 1,250,000 | $6.00 | $7.5M | +2325.5% | SEC |
| 2022-12-12 | Tyagarajan Seshu | Officer | 13,358 | $1.88 | $25,061 | SEC | |
| 2022-12-12 | Tak Paul Peter | CEO | 15,985 | $1.88 | $30,020 | +63.9% | SEC |
| 2022-12-12 | PAPA JOSEPH C | Director | 38,032 | $1.92 | $73,059 | SEC | |
| 2022-12-12 | Martell Christopher | Director | 27,000 | $1.89 | $51,108 | +21.6% | SEC |
| 2022-12-12 | Amello Jason | CFO | 5,568 | $1.80 | $10,002 | SEC | |
| 2021-08-02 | Tak Paul Peter | CEO | 25,000 | $8.00 | $200,000 | SEC | |
| 2021-08-02 | Nguyen Diem | Director | 10,000 | $8.00 | $80,000 | SEC | |
| 2021-08-02 | Martell Christopher | Director | 125,000 | $8.00 | $1.0M | SEC | |
| 2021-08-02 | Canepa John J | CFO | 10,125 | $8.00 | $81,000 | SEC | |
| 2021-08-02 | Caffo Nathan | Officer | 6,000 | $8.00 | $48,000 | SEC | |
| 2021-07-29 | Manning Paul B | Director | 56,000 | $7.34 | $410,960 | SEC |
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Tak Paul Peter | CEO | 280,245 | $11.28 | $3.2M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-08-19 | Tyagarajan Seshu | Officer | 7,000 | $12.00 | $84,000 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-07-01 | Tyagarajan Seshu | Officer | 7,000 | $10.02 | $70,140 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-07-01 | Barone Francesca | Officer | 23,447 | $10.06 | $235,877 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-03-20 | Tak Paul Peter | CEO | 26,172 | $8.77 | $229,620 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-03-20 | Nichols William Garrett | Officer | 45,316 | $8.76 | $396,968 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-03-20 | Barone Francesca | Officer | 32,146 | $8.76 | $281,599 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-03-19 | Tyagarajan Seshu | Officer | 31,278 | $8.82 | $275,872 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-01-17 | Tyagarajan Seshu | Officer | 14,322 | $7.23 | $103,548 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-01-17 | Tak Paul Peter | CEO | 21,704 | $7.23 | $156,920 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-01-17 | Schoch Charles | Officer | 9,511 | $7.23 | $68,765 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-01-17 | Nichols William Garrett | Officer | 10,428 | $7.23 | $75,394 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-01-17 | Barone Francesca | Officer | 13,534 | $7.23 | $97,851 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-01-10 | Tyagarajan Seshu | Officer | 14,545 | $8.22 | $119,560 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-01-10 | Tak Paul Peter | CEO | 21,172 | $8.22 | $174,034 | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 34 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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