No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Stump Ryan, was filed 13 Feb 2026.
Every trade that managers of Charlie's Holdings, Inc. disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Food & Agriculture sector. Over the twelve months to 22 October 2026, 14 filings were filed, from 7 insiders.
Not one open-market sale was filed. On the buying side, 5 insiders reported 7 purchases totalling €269k. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Those buying include 3 senior executives, 1 finance chief and 1 chief executive. Biggest ticket of the year: €84k, bought by King Michael D and made public on 13 February 2026.
In all, 6 purchases were made within 30 days of a purchase by another insider of the company. Purchases made close together by different insiders form what is called a cluster. The clock since the last published purchase (13 February 2026) now reads 253 days. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 1 day. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
With 14 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 8 filings across the 277 companies we follow on the same exchange. Our records for Charlie's Holdings, Inc. go back to 2016, with 24 purchases and 2 sales on the open market in total. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 20.9 m USD of revenue and 4.5 m USD of net income.
In the same market, recent insider purchases at Vivos Inc and Butler National Corp also feature in our signals. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
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Charlie’s Holdings, Inc. is a U.S.-based small-cap company, headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, and traded on the OTCQB market under the ticker CHUC. While not listed on NYSE or NASDAQ, it remains a U.S. public issuer relevant to investors following SEC Form 4 insider activity. From an industry perspective, the company operates in the non-combustible nicotine and alternative vapor-products niche, which places it in a regulatory-intensive segment of consumer products rather than a broad, mass-market tobacco platform. Public filings show that Charlie’s Holdings was formerly True Drinks Holdings, Inc., underscoring that the company has gone through a strategic transformation before narrowing its focus to vaping-related and alternative alkaloid products. ([investors.charliesholdings.com](https://investors.charliesholdings.com/?utm_source=openai))
The company’s core operating engine is Charlie’s Chalk Dust, LLC, through which it formulates, markets, and distributes premium vapor products. Management describes the portfolio as centered on branded e-liquids and related products, with an emphasis on flavor profiles, product formats, and brand experience rather than pure commodity pricing. Historical disclosures also show that Charlie’s product set has included open and closed consumer vaping systems, sold through specialty retailers, distributors, and online resellers. A notable point for scale assessment is international reach: the company says Charlie’s Chalk Dust products are distributed in more than 90 countries, giving it a broader commercial footprint than the company’s market capitalization might suggest. ([investors.charliesholdings.com](https://investors.charliesholdings.com/?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive standpoint, Charlie’s Holdings positions itself as a brand-led niche player. Its differentiation has historically come from product creativity, taste development, and consumer recognition, with the company highlighting accolades such as “Best Flavor,” “Best Brand,” and “Best New Product.” That said, the investment case is constrained by the realities of the vaping sector: heavy regulation in the United States, shifting consumer demand, compliance costs, and the need to sustain distribution relationships in a crowded market. For equity investors, this makes Charlie’s more of a specialized turnaround-and-innovation story than a stable, scale-driven consumer franchise. ([charliesholdings.com](https://charliesholdings.com/who-we-are/?utm_source=openai))
Recent disclosures are important. In its most recent annual filing, Charlie’s Holdings disclosed a 2025 asset sale involving 16 PACHA synthetic products and related assets to one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, with total announced consideration of $6.5 million at closing plus additional contingent payments. The same filing also noted that the company needed extra time to finalize its 2025 audit, which delayed the 10-K filing into spring 2026. Taken together, these developments suggest a business still actively reshaping its portfolio, monetizing selected assets, and working through execution and reporting milestones. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1134765/000143774926010761/chuc20251231_10k.htm?utm_source=openai))
Purchases our model currently ranks for the recommendations list.
All recommendations| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 20.9 m USD | 4.5 m USD | 0.02 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2024 | 7.8 m USD | -4.2 m USD | -0.02 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2023 | 16.3 m USD | -2.1 m USD | -0.01 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | 26.4 m USD | -1.6 m USD | -0.01 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | 21.5 m USD | 4.8 m USD | 0.01 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.