Sivers Semiconductors: CEO Steps In as Insider Sales Trigger a 60% Rout
Published on 07/26/2026 at 12:42 | Redaktion boerse-global.de
A brutal sell-off has wiped nearly two-thirds off Sivers Semiconductors’ market value in the past month, but the company’s chief executive has chosen this moment to load up on shares. The move sets him sharply apart from fellow board members who have been dumping stock since a key trading restriction expired.
The shares closed at €2.83 on Friday, capping a 60.69% decline over 30 days. The catalyst was the 16 July expiry of a lock-up agreement linked to a share placement in April. Until that date, senior figures were barred from selling. Once the shackles came off, they acted fast. Chairman Bami Bastani offloaded 275,000 shares and transferred additional holdings as gifts, while board member Todd Thomson, through his investment vehicle Headwaters Capital LLC, sold 950,000 shares.
CEO Vickram Vathulya went the other way. According to company filings, he purchased 70,000 shares on the open market, lifting his total holding to 4,540,076 shares, alongside 3,700,000 employee options. The timing is tight: a mandatory 30-day closed period under the EU Market Abuse Regulation kicks in on Tuesday 28 July, barring all management transactions until the second-quarter results are published.
Should investors sell immediately? Or is it worth buying Sivers Semiconductors?
The quarterly report has been pushed back to 27 August as Sivers reworks its consolidated financial statements to meet US PCAOB auditing standards. The overhaul is a prerequisite for a planned dual listing on the Nasdaq in New York, targeted for late 2026 or early 2027. The same compliance work had already forced delays to the annual general meeting and other reporting deadlines.
The thin trading book has amplified the impact of the insider sales. With little institutional buying to absorb the supply, the stock has fallen 52.41% below its 50-day moving average of €5.95. The 14-day relative strength index sits at 35.4, creeping towards oversold territory. The annualised 30-day volatility has hit 161.81%, reflecting jittery investor sentiment around the company’s opportunity pipeline, which management valued at $799 million in May.
With the blackout now imminent, no further insider trades are possible until the quarterly numbers land. Whether Vathulya’s vote of confidence can steady the ship before then remains to be seen — but for the next month, the market will have to trade without any fresh signals from the boardroom.
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