VRCA insider buying – Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
44 insider purchases since 2016 worth $80.6M by 18 different insiders. Last 12 months: 8 purchases, $18.2M. Most recent filing: 2026-08-18.
Where insiders bought and sold VRCA – last 5 yearsCEO / officers Directors Funds & 10% owners Sales
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. 22 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
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 | $48.0M 14× · 10,543,962 sh | 2018-06-19 2025-11-25 | – | 7,638,994 shares as of 2025-11-25 | Holds - never sold |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 10% Owner | $25.2M 3× · 2,738,583 sh | 2018-06-19 2023-12-21 | – | 6,722,914 shares as of 2023-12-26 | Holds - never sold |
| PERCEPTIVE LIFE SCIENCES MASTER FUND LTD 10% Owner | $3.0M 1× · 1,428,571 sh | 2022-07-05 2022-07-05 | – | 5,038,983 shares as of 2022-07-05 | Holds - never sold |
| EDELMAN JOSEPH 10% Owner | $2.3M 1× · 321,616 sh | 2023-12-27 2023-12-27 | – | 6,983,408 shares as of 2023-12-29 | Holds - never sold |
| Stalfort John A III Director | $796,850 3× · 278,566 sh | 2019-01-07 2022-07-05 | – | 1,823,800 shares as of 2024-11-26 | Holds - never sold |
| Rieger Jayson CEO | $525,629 2× · 119,311 sh | 2025-11-25 2026-08-14 | – | 207,838 shares as of 2026-08-18 | Holds - never sold |
| White Ted CEO | $213,561 4× · 21,666 sh | 2018-06-19 2021-06-04 | 3× · $563,712 last 2024-08-26 | 278,789 shares as of 2025-02-06 | Sold part |
| DAVIS A BRIAN CFO | $98,746 2× · 12,900 sh | 2020-08-13 2021-06-04 | – | 12,900 shares as of 2021-06-07 | Holds - never sold |
| Ballaron Craig Director | $88,785 1× · 10,000 sh | 2020-08-24 2020-08-24 | – | 10,000 shares as of 2020-08-26 | Holds - never sold |
| Palczuk Linda Officer | $72,890 2× · 5,500 sh | 2018-09-17 2019-01-16 | – | 8,500 shares as of 2019-01-17 | Holds - never sold |
| Zawitz David Officer | $72,280 2× · 16,000 sh | 2025-11-25 2026-08-17 | – | 27,000 shares as of 2026-08-18 | Holds - never sold |
| Hayes Christopher G. Officer | $61,974 3× · 15,714 sh | 2021-06-04 2022-07-11 | 4× · $508,969 last 2024-08-26 | 176,458 shares as of 2025-03-18 | Sold part |
| Goldenberg Gary Officer | $49,999 1× · 23,809 sh | 2022-07-05 2022-07-05 | 2× · $269,269 last 2024-07-22 | 120,110 shares as of 2025-02-06 | Sold part |
| Degnan Chris CFO | $45,000 1× · 3,000 sh | 2018-06-19 2018-06-19 | – | 3,000 shares as of 2018-08-15 | Holds - never sold |
| Kirby John J. CFO | $39,643 2× · 8,536 sh | 2025-11-25 2026-08-18 | – | 23,962 shares as of 2026-08-18 | 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 | 4 | $210,890 | 4 | – | – |
| 2025 | 4 | $18.0M | 4 | – | – |
| 2024 | 0 | – | – | 8 | $1.0M |
| 2023 | 4 | $13.5M | 3 | 7 | $1.0M |
| 2022 | 6 | $13.6M | 5 | – | – |
| 2021 | 5 | $11.5M | 4 | – | – |
| 2020 | 8 | $1.7M | 5 | – | – |
| 2019 | 4 | $959,067 | 3 | 34 | $5.4M |
| 2018 | 9 | $21.2M | 6 | 1 | $91,474 |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Kirby John J. | CFO | 5,000 | $4.93 | $24,650 | +26.4% | SEC |
| 2026-08-18 | Zawitz David | Officer | 6,000 | $4.98 | $29,880 | +28.6% | SEC |
| 2026-08-18 | Rosenberg Noah L. | Officer | 6,230 | $4.91 | $30,610 | +264.3% | SEC |
| 2026-08-18 | Rieger Jayson | CEO | 25,000 | $5.03 | $125,750 | +13.7% | SEC |
| 2025-11-25 | Zawitz David | Officer | 10,000 | $4.24 | $42,400 | +90.9% | SEC |
| 2025-11-25 | Rieger Jayson | CEO | 94,311 | $4.24 | $399,879 | +106.8% | SEC |
| 2025-11-25 | Manning Paul B | Director | 4,126,142 | $4.24 | $17.5M | SEC | |
| 2025-11-25 | Kirby John J. | CFO | 3,536 | $4.24 | $14,993 | +65.2% | SEC |
| 2023-12-29 | EDELMAN JOSEPH | 10% Owner | 321,616 | $7.17 | $2.3M | +4.7% | SEC |
| 2023-12-26 | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% Owner | 504,652 | $6.45 | $3.3M | +8.0% | SEC |
| 2023-12-19 | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% Owner | 1,233,931 | $5.63 | $6.9M | +24.5% | SEC |
| 2023-07-24 | Manning Paul B | Director | 200,000 | $5.02 | $1.0M | +2.6% | SEC |
| 2022-07-11 | Hayes Christopher G. | Officer | 7,500 | $3.40 | $25,500 | +91.3% | SEC |
| 2022-07-05 | Stalfort John A III | Director | 238,095 | $2.10 | $500,000 | +51.5% | SEC |
| 2022-07-05 | PERCEPTIVE LIFE SCIENCES MASTER FUND LTD | 10% Owner | 1,428,571 | $2.10 | $3.0M | +39.6% | SEC |
| 2022-07-05 | Manning Paul B | Director | 4,761,904 | $2.10 | $10.0M | +53.6% | SEC |
| 2022-07-05 | Hayes Christopher G. | Officer | 5,714 | $2.10 | $11,999 | +228.6% | SEC |
| 2022-07-05 | Goldenberg Gary | Officer | 23,809 | $2.10 | $49,999 | SEC | |
| 2021-12-06 | Manning Paul B | Director | 50,000 | $9.36 | $467,905 | +0.6% | SEC |
| 2021-06-07 | White Ted | CEO | 4,000 | $9.95 | $39,800 | +22.3% | SEC |
| 2021-06-07 | Hayes Christopher G. | Officer | 2,500 | $9.79 | $24,475 | SEC | |
| 2021-06-07 | DAVIS A BRIAN | CFO | 5,000 | $9.89 | $49,450 | +63.3% | SEC |
| 2021-03-29 | Manning Paul B | Director | 739,830 | $14.75 | $10.9M | SEC | |
| 2020-08-26 | Ballaron Craig | Director | 10,000 | $8.88 | $88,785 | SEC | |
| 2020-08-21 | Manning Paul B | Director | 20,000 | $9.09 | $181,800 | +0.2% | SEC |
| 2020-08-19 | Manning Paul B | Director | 10,000 | $8.55 | $85,500 | +0.7% | SEC |
| 2020-08-18 | Manning Paul B | Director | 6,000 | $6.92 | $41,520 | +0.4% | SEC |
| 2020-08-17 | White Ted | CEO | 10,661 | $6.28 | $66,951 | +145.9% | SEC |
| 2020-08-17 | Stalfort Sean | Director | 31,250 | $6.41 | $200,464 | +7.3% | SEC |
| 2020-08-17 | Manning Paul B | Director | 158,500 | $6.44 | $1.0M | +12.1% | SEC |
| 2020-08-17 | DAVIS A BRIAN | CFO | 7,900 | $6.24 | $49,296 | SEC | |
| 2019-10-10 | Manning Paul B | Director | 20,886 | $14.38 | $300,280 | +0.3% | SEC |
| 2019-01-17 | Palczuk Linda | Officer | 3,000 | $10.53 | $31,590 | +54.5% | SEC |
| 2019-01-07 | Stalfort Sean | Director | 9,221 | $10.45 | $96,386 | +2.2% | SEC |
| 2019-01-07 | Manning Paul B | Director | 47,500 | $11.18 | $530,811 | +0.6% | SEC |
| 2018-11-14 | Manning Paul B | Director | 70,200 | $14.15 | $993,021 | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2018-09-18 | Palczuk Linda | Officer | 2,500 | $16.52 | $41,300 | +83.3% | SEC |
| 2018-08-16 | White Ted | CEO | 2,505 | $15.69 | $39,310 | +55.7% | SEC |
| 2018-08-15 | White Ted | CEO | 4,500 | $15.00 | $67,500 | SEC | |
| 2018-08-15 | Manning Paul B | Director | 300,000 | $15.00 | $4.5M | +3.9% | SEC |
Showing the latest 40 of 44 purchases.
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-28 | White Ted | CEO | 34,000 | $2.61 | $88,636 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-08-28 | Kohler Terry | CFO | 29,719 | $2.61 | $77,473 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-08-28 | Hayes Christopher G. | Officer | 35,713 | $2.61 | $93,091 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-08-28 | Bonaccorso Joe | Officer | 33,702 | $2.61 | $87,849 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-07-23 | White Ted | CEO | 32,623 | $7.06 | $230,306 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-07-23 | Hayes Christopher G. | Officer | 21,740 | $7.06 | $153,477 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-07-23 | Goldenberg Gary | Officer | 18,507 | $7.06 | $130,653 | Sale | SEC |
| 2024-07-23 | Bonaccorso Joe | Officer | 25,576 | $7.06 | $180,557 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-11-16 | Kohler Terry | CFO | 28,084 | $2.94 | $82,671 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-11-16 | Hayes Christopher G. | Officer | 33,699 | $2.94 | $99,200 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-11-16 | Bonaccorso Joe | Officer | 32,846 | $2.94 | $96,689 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-07-25 | White Ted | CEO | 50,677 | $4.83 | $244,770 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-07-25 | Hayes Christopher G. | Officer | 33,789 | $4.83 | $163,201 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-07-25 | Goldenberg Gary | Officer | 28,699 | $4.83 | $138,616 | Sale | SEC |
| 2023-07-25 | Bonaccorso Joe | Officer | 38,262 | $4.83 | $184,805 | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 50 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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