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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Tedford Thomas W, was filed 07 May 2025.
ACCO Brands Corp: what insiders have been doing
ACCO Brands Corp, classified in the Industry sector, is a listed company based in Lake Zurich, United States, founded in 1903. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). From 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, the disclosure feed for ACCO Brands Corp logged 35 filings by 8 insiders.
Only sales appear on the open market, 1 sale in all totalling €198k, filed by 1 insider. Biggest ticket of the year: €198k, sold by Jones Angela Y and made public on 29 May 2026 (0.059% of market cap).
Compared with its exchange (2,023 companies, median 41 filings), a count of 35 filings is below the norm. Looking back to 2016, when coverage begins, insiders filed 13 purchases and 50 sales. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 1.52 bn USD of revenue and 41.3 m USD of net income and a dividend of 0.30 USD per share.
The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 3 days. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Tennant Co and Accelevation Holdings Corp. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
520
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€1M
13 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€21M
50 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleAngela Y. Jones1 sale
Thomas W. Tedford1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +8.6%Entry US$3.72 · Close at T+365 US$4.04
- +1.5%Entry US$5.31 · Close at T+365 US$5.39
- -14.8%Entry US$5.62 · Close at T+365 US$4.79
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate ACCO Brands Corp Strong Buy (bullish), based on 3 analysts. Average price target: US$8.00.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 8,292 of 26,246 companies
60.8
score / 100
Value80
Quality42
FCF yld12%
Earn yld9.9%
EV/EBITDA8.0x
ROE8.9%
Gross mgn33%
Net mgn2.7%
Debt/EBITDA5.5x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$4.52
Analyst consensus
3 analystsStrong buy
US$6.00Target US$8.00(+77%)US$9.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$1.5B
Gross profitUS$500M33% margin
EBITDAUS$167.7M11% margin
Net incomeUS$41.3M3.7% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)7.3x
PER (forward)4.7x
P/Book0.6x
Beta1.18
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$417.2M
Total debtUS$920.8M
Free Cash FlowUS$50.8M
Debt / Equity146%
Profitability & ownership
ROE8.9%
ROA2.8%
% insiders2.7%
% institutions83.3%
Last declaration on 5 October 2026
Declarations520 total
60,944 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000084:0
26,999 shares@ US$4.330.030% mcap9.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000084:1
57,217 shares@ US$4.01780.059% mcap48.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000064:0
5,792 shares@ US$3.320.0050% mcap71.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000035:1
16,790 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000023:0
17,910 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000025:0
94,019 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000027:0
31,788 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000029:0
38,056 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000031:0
19,700 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000033:0
21,491 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000035:0
116,405 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000037:0
5,225 shares@ US$3.320.0045% mcap51.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000025:1
9,476 shares@ US$3.320.0081% mcap6.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000029:1
8,312 shares@ US$3.320.0071% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000023:1
27,548 shares@ US$3.320.024% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000027:1
10,257 shares@ US$3.320.0088% mcap7.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000031:1
5,733 shares@ US$3.320.0049% mcap24.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000033:1
44,771 shares@ US$3.320.038% mcap13.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000037:1
13,286 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000010:1
35,366 shares0Common StockSEC:0000712034-26-000015:1
6,167 shares@ US$3.6444.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000017:1
8,135 shares@ US$3.6440.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000007:1
30,611 shares@ US$3.6443.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000019:1
7,585 shares@ US$3.6417.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000712034-26-000009:1
25 of 520 declarations
About ACCO Brands Corp
ACCO Brands Corp. is a United States-listed company traded on the NYSE under the ticker ACCO. For French, Belgian and Swiss investors, it is best viewed as a global branded-products manufacturer focused on products used at work, while learning, and increasingly in technology accessories. The company is headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois, United States, and its corporate structure dates to 2005, although the brand portfolio reflects a much longer operating heritage in office and school supplies. That legacy matters: ACCO’s competitive profile is built on well-known brands, broad channel access, and recurring everyday-use demand across consumer, education and business markets. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000712034/000095017025024931/acco-20241231.htm?utm_source=openai))
ACCO Brands’ core business spans academic supplies, office products, workstation accessories and, more recently, audio and technology peripherals. Its portfolio includes widely recognized brands such as AT-A-GLANCE, Five Star, Kensington, Leitz, Mead, PowerA, Swingline and Tilibra. This mix gives the group exposure to multiple demand pools: school seasonality, home and office organization, business productivity, and gaming or technology-adjacent accessories. In competitive terms, ACCO positions itself as one of the world’s largest suppliers of selected categories of branded academic, consumer and business products, with revenues close to $2 billion according to its investor relations materials. ([ir.accobrands.com](https://ir.accobrands.com/overview/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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Geographically, the company has a broad international footprint, with sales across several regions and meaningful exposure to seasonal back-to-school cycles, especially in Latin America. The group’s strategy combines brand investment, product innovation, pricing discipline and cost restructuring. A major strategic development came in January 2026, when ACCO completed its acquisition of EPOS, a Denmark-based premium enterprise audio accessories company. Management has explicitly framed this deal as part of a repositioning toward higher-growth technology peripheral categories, which should increase the company’s exposure to premium audio, headsets and collaboration devices. ([ir.accobrands.com](https://ir.accobrands.com/news/news-details/2026/ACCO-Brands-Announces-the-Closing-of-the-EPOS-Acquisition/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
Recent quarterly updates also show a mixed operating backdrop: demand remains soft in certain traditional categories, but pricing actions, cost savings and targeted acquisitions have helped offset some volume pressure. From an equity research perspective, ACCO is therefore a mature branded-products franchise undergoing portfolio repositioning. It offers recognizable brands and global scale, but it remains sensitive to end-market demand, seasonality and execution in its transformation strategy. For investors following SEC Form 4 insider activity, the stock should be read as a cyclical consumer/industrial hybrid with an ongoing shift toward more technology-enabled product lines. ([ir.accobrands.com](https://ir.accobrands.com/news/news-details/2025/ACCO-Brands-Reports-Third-Quarter-Results/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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