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TWST Insider Trading & Form 4 Activity

Twist Bioscience Corp
Last filing: Oct 13, 2026·11 days ago
BEARISH · LAST 90 DAYS
0%
buyers
$0
0 buys
$15.1M
26 sells
-$15.1M
net selling
7
insiders
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ACTIVE SELLING CLUSTER

6 insiders sold a combined $1.2M of TWST between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 12, 2026.

Leproust Emily M., Cho Dennis, Finn Patrick John, Werner Robert F., Green Paula and 1 more

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Net flow — last 12 months

Monthly net of insider buys minus sells. Green months indicate net buying; red months indicate net selling.

Most active insiders

Ranked by total transaction value over the last 90 days.

INSIDERBOUGHTSOLDNET
Leproust Emily M.
Chief Executive Officer
—
$91.9M
-$91.9M
Finn Patrick John
President and COO
—
$14.9M
-$14.9M
Cho Dennis
See Remarks
—
$5.6M
-$5.6M
Green Paula
SVP of Human Resources
—
$2.4M
-$2.4M
Laponis Adam
Chief Financial Officer
—
$2.2M
-$2.2M
Chess Robert
Director
—
$2.0M
-$2.0M
Werner Robert F.
Chief Accounting Officer
—
$537K
-$537K
Blake Katryn
Director
—
$275K
-$275K

Recent transactions

Every Form 4 transaction for TWST, newest first.

SELL
Laponis Adam · Chief Financial Officer
Tx Oct 9·Filed Oct 13·EDGAR ↗
2,462 sh @ $156.30
$385K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 5·Filed Oct 7·EDGAR ↗
290 sh @ $204.80
$59K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 5·Filed Oct 7·EDGAR ↗
432 sh @ $203.61
$88K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 5·Filed Oct 7·EDGAR ↗
1,840 sh @ $200.44
$369K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 5·Filed Oct 7·EDGAR ↗
481 sh @ $201.26
$97K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 5·Filed Oct 7·EDGAR ↗
146 sh @ $206.84
$30K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 5·Filed Oct 7·EDGAR ↗
45 sh @ $207.46
$9K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 5·Filed Oct 7·EDGAR ↗
1,017 sh @ $202.32
$206K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 5·Filed Oct 7·EDGAR ↗
297 sh @ $205.78
$61K
SELL
Werner Robert F. · Chief Accounting Officer
Tx Oct 2·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
1,482 sh @ $188.88
$280K
SELL
Laponis Adam · Chief Financial Officer
Tx Oct 2·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
8,057 sh @ $188.88
$1.5M
SELL
Green Paula · SVP of Human Resources
Tx Oct 2·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
10,088 sh @ $188.88
$1.9M
SELL
Cho Dennis · See Remarks
Tx Oct 2·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
9,514 sh @ $188.88
$1.8M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 2·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
45,736 sh @ $188.88
$8.6M
SELL
Finn Patrick John · President and COO
Tx Oct 2·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
25,714 sh @ $188.88
$4.9M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Oct 1·Filed Oct 5·EDGAR ↗
655 sh @ $200.00
$131K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
945 sh @ $176.39
$167K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
2,485 sh @ $175.23
$435K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
164 sh @ $177.17
$29K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
16 sh @ $182.50
$3K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
83 sh @ $184.60
$15K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
21 sh @ $181.45
$4K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
143 sh @ $179.93
$26K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
515 sh @ $180.39
$93K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
501 sh @ $183.76
$92K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 24·Filed Sep 25·EDGAR ↗
330 sh @ $178.67
$59K
SELL
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 21·Filed Sep 23·EDGAR ↗
1,687 sh @ $165.49
$279K
SELL
Cho Dennis · See Remarks
Tx Sep 21·Filed Sep 23·EDGAR ↗
348 sh @ $165.49
$58K
SELL
Green Paula · SVP of Human Resources
Tx Sep 21·Filed Sep 23·EDGAR ↗
294 sh @ $165.49
$49K
EXERCISE10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
133,269 sh @ $26.66
$3.6M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
23,884 sh @ $159.53
$3.8M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
14,493 sh @ $160.44
$2.3M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
11,169 sh @ $161.49
$1.8M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
9,097 sh @ $156.47
$1.4M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
4,175 sh @ $154.17
$644K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
13,378 sh @ $155.46
$2.1M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
2,565 sh @ $162.31
$416K
EXERCISE10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
75,439 sh @ $8.82
$665K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
2,440 sh @ $151.46
$370K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
32,260 sh @ $157.49
$5.1M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
6,644 sh @ $152.21
$1.0M
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
3,399 sh @ $153.40
$521K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
869 sh @ $163.39
$142K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 17·Filed Sep 21·EDGAR ↗
232,173 sh @ $158.09
$36.7M
SELL
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Sep 8·Filed Sep 10·EDGAR ↗
2,302 sh @ $122.62
$282K
SELL
Werner Robert F. · Chief Accounting Officer
Tx Sep 8·Filed Sep 10·EDGAR ↗
238 sh @ $122.62
$29K
SELL
Cho Dennis · See Remarks
Tx Sep 8·Filed Sep 10·EDGAR ↗
412 sh @ $122.62
$51K
SELL
Green Paula · SVP of Human Resources
Tx Sep 8·Filed Sep 10·EDGAR ↗
907 sh @ $122.62
$111K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Aug 25·Filed Aug 27·EDGAR ↗
6,412 sh @ $152.75
$979K
SELL10b5-1
Leproust Emily M. · Chief Executive Officer
Tx Aug 25·Filed Aug 27·EDGAR ↗
12,236 sh @ $151.35
$1.9M

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About TWST insider trading data

Form 4 is the SEC filing required when an officer, director, or 10% owner of a public company buys or sells the company's stock. By law, these filings must be submitted within two business days of the trade. Tracenotes pulls every Form 4 filing for TWST from EDGAR, parses it, and surfaces the activity on this page.

What insider buying tells you. Open-market purchases by insiders are widely studied as a meaningful signal. Unlike stock awards (which are compensation, not conviction), an executive spending their own money to buy shares of the company they run is a vote of confidence. Studies have found insider-buying clusters — three or more insiders buying within a short window — outperform the broader market over the following year.

What insider selling tells you. Selling is noisier. Many sales are pre-scheduled under SEC Rule 10b5-1 plans, which let insiders sell on a fixed schedule regardless of company news. We label these "10b5-1" so you can see them. Discretionary sales — sales not tied to a plan — are more meaningful, especially when multiple insiders sell in quick succession.

Tracenotes methodology. We scan EDGAR daily for new Form 4 filings, parse them into individual transactions, and detect clusters when three or more distinct insiders buy or sell within a 14-day window. The data on this page covers the last 12 months. For deeper analysis, Tracenotes also runs language-change detection on 10-K and 10-Q filings — that's our core product.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Form 4 filing?

Form 4 is the SEC disclosure required when a company insider — an officer, director, or 10% owner — buys or sells the company's stock. By law these filings must be submitted within two business days of the trade.

Is insider buying TWST always bullish?

Open-market purchases by insiders are widely viewed as a bullish signal because executives are spending their own money. Stock awards and option exercises are part of compensation and don't carry the same weight, which is why we treat them separately on this page.

What is a 10b5-1 trade?

A trade made under SEC Rule 10b5-1, which lets insiders pre-schedule sales weeks or months in advance. These sales execute on a fixed plan regardless of company news, so they're a weaker signal than discretionary sales. We label them with a "10b5-1" tag.

What is an insider cluster?

A cluster is when three or more distinct insiders buy or sell within a 14-day window. Clusters are studied as stronger signals than single trades because multiple people independently reach the same view. We surface active clusters on Twist Bioscience Corp (TWST) when they form.

Where does TWST insider trading data come from?

Every Form 4 filing for TWST is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR. Tracenotes scans EDGAR daily, parses each Form 4 into individual transactions, and updates this page within hours of new filings.

Nothing on this page constitutes investment advice. Form 4 data is sourced from SEC EDGAR and provided for research purposes only.

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