RIOT
Analyst cuts weighing on the stock
- RIOT −3.41% on the last session vs SPY +0.10%: −3.5 pts of stock-specific move.
- Not a group move: its crypto-linked peers -0.1% (-0.2 pts vs SPY).
- Filing: 8-K: material agreement (item 1.01) (filing)
- Aftermath, rsi oversold (Oct 14): After its 12 oversold readings in the past 5 years, RIOT was higher a day later 4 times out of 12; half the outcomes fell between -5.5% and +0.4%. History, not a forecast.
- 0 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 43% positive over the week.
- 1 analyst action in the past 10 days (0 positive, 1 negative); latest: Morgan Stanley maintained Overweight, lowered target $43.00 → $35.50.
- Market backdrop (Today): Core PPI m/m 1.3% vs 0.3% expected (hotter); Core Retail Sales m/m 0.9% vs 0.6% expected (stronger); S&P futures -0.08%, 10-year yield -3bp in the 30 minutes after.
- Activity: volume on pace for 1.5× its 20-day average.
Insiders
| Trade date | Insider | Role | Side | Type | Shares | Avg price | Value | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Ryan D. Werner | SVP | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 47,733 | $22.23 | $1.1M | Aug 7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Jason Les | CEO | Tax | tax withholding | 2,896,921 | $20.17 | $58.4M | Aug 4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Stephen Mitchell Jr. Howell | COO | Tax | tax withholding | 153,162 | $20.17 | $3.1M | Aug 4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Ryan D. Werner | SVP | Tax | tax withholding | 148,500 | $20.17 | $3M | Aug 4 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Ryan D. Werner | SVP | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 17,828 | $21.52 | $383.7K | Jul 9 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Stephen Mitchell Jr. Howell | COO | Tax | tax withholding | 21,966 | $23.96 | $526.3K | Jul 6 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Jason Les | CEO | Tax | tax withholding | 101,015 | $23.96 | $2.4M | Jul 6 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Ryan D. Werner | SVP | Tax | tax withholding | 13,869 | $23.96 | $332.3K | Jul 6 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Ryan D. Werner | SVP | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 25,375 | $30.00 | $761.2K | Jun 24 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Jason Les | CEO | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 62,703 | $30.09 | $1.9M | Jun 24 |
| May 27, 2026 | Ryan D. Werner | SVP | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 37,616 | $26.50 | $996.8K | May 29 |
| May 11, 2026 | Jason Les | CEO | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 175,000 | $25.19 | $4.4M | May 13 |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Ryan D. Werner | SVP | Tax | tax withholding | 9,943 | $12.67 | $126K | Jan 5 |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Stephen Mitchell Jr. Howell | COO | Tax | tax withholding | 29,482 | $12.67 | $373.5K | Jan 5 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Jonathan Gibbs | CDCO | Tax | tax withholding | 60,868 | $15.48 | $942.2K | Dec 3 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Ryan D. Werner | SVP | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 14,984 | $23.00 | $344.6K | Oct 10 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Jason Les | CEO | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 113,948 | $20.04 | $2.3M | Oct 3 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Jason Les | CEO | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 12,800 | $20.00 | $256K | Oct 1 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Jason Les | CEO | Sell | 10b5-1 plan | 23,252 | $20.04 | $466K | Sep 26 |
Officers, directors and 10% owners file SEC Form 4 within two business days. Unplanned: the insider chose to trade now, the trades worth attention; their dollars make the net above. 10b5-1 plan: scheduled in advance, kept for the record. Tax: shares withheld on vesting stock, not a market trade. Awards, option exercises and gifts are left out. Source: SEC EDGAR, collected daily for the stocks discussed on Reddit.
Congress
Members of Congress report trades within 45 days of the trade date, so these are never real-time. Amounts are disclosed as ranges; the net uses each range's midpoint (≈). Source: House and Senate periodic transaction reports via CongressInvests, refreshed daily.
Funds
| Investor | Shares | Value | Of its portfolio | Vs quarter before | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starboard Value (Jeff Smith) | 10,114,576 | $276.9M | 6.1% | -35% | Q2 2026 |
| Duquesne Family Office (Stanley Druckenmiller) | 754,800 | $20.7M | 0.47% | new | Q2 2026 |
| Date | Investor | Move | Source | Shares | ≈ Value | Now held | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Starboard Value (Jeff Smith) | Trimmed | 13F, Q2 2026 | 5,430,000 | $148.7M | 6.1% | Aug 14 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Duquesne Family Office (Stanley Druckenmiller) | New stake | 13F, Q2 2026 | 754,800 | $20.7M | 0.5% | Aug 14 |
| May 15, 2026 | Viking Global (Andreas Halvorsen) | Sold out | 13F, Q1 2026 | 12,428,894 | $157.5M | May 15 | |
| May 15, 2026 | Starboard Value (Jeff Smith) | Added | 13F, Q1 2026 | 2,800,000 | $34.6M | 4.2% | May 15 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Viking Global (Andreas Halvorsen) | New stake | 13F, Q4 2025 | 12,428,894 | $157.5M | 0.4% | Feb 17 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Starboard Value (Jeff Smith) | Added | 13F, Q4 2025 | 3,926,576 | $49.7M | 3.1% | Feb 17 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Starboard Value (Jeff Smith) | Added | 13F, Q3 2025 | 4,141,100 | $78.8M | 3.2% | Nov 14 |
Well-known investors we follow (Buffett, Ackman, Icahn, Druckenmiller, Tepper, Soros and others). 13F: managers report their US stock holdings up to 45 days after each quarter; the change from the quarter before is dated by the filing, the trades happened some time in the quarter, and the value is at the quarter-end price (≈). New and closed positions, and adds or cuts of 20% or more, of positions at least 0.2% of the portfolio. ARK: Cathie Wood's ETFs publish their holdings every morning; the change beyond the fund's own inflows and outflows, dated by the session it traded. 5%+ stake: Schedule 13D (with intent to influence) or 13G (passive), filed within days. Source: SEC EDGAR, ark-funds.com, refreshed daily. Who holds it: each investor's latest 13F portfolio (positions at the quarter's end; one sold since would not show until the next filing), and ARK's ETFs as of their latest daily file. The funds we follow and their portfolios · All recent insider, congressional and fund moves