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Culp Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
2 insiders bought €42k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 30 Sept 2026.
Cluster: 2 buyers in 30 daysCulp Inc: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Culp Inc as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Chemicals & Materials sector. From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for Culp Inc logged 27 filings by 10 insiders.
Every open-market trade in the period is a purchase: 12 purchases worth €132k, from 5 insiders, and not a single sale. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. On the buying side, the filings list 4 senior executives, 1 finance chief and 1 chief executive among the declarants. One trade stands out by size: a purchase of €16k from Culp Robert George IV, disclosed on 21 September 2026, or 0.040% of market capitalisation.
Within a 30-day window, 9 purchases overlapped with buying by a second insider. When several insiders buy within a few weeks of each other, analysts speak of a cluster purchase. The last purchase on record was published on 30 September 2026, which is 18 days ago. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 3 days. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction.
With 27 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,812 companies we follow on the same exchange. The full history, which starts in 2016, counts 70 purchases against 2 sales. The 10-K for the year ended 3 May 2026 shows 203.5 m USD of revenue and -10.2 m USD of net income.
Elsewhere in the same market, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at GameStop Corp. and Heico Corp. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
195
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€3M
70 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€35,472
2 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleRobert George Culp IV10 buys
Aron R. English5 buys
Thomas Bruno4 buys
Kimberly Bullock Gatling3 buys
Mary Elizabeth Hunsberger3 buys
Jonathan Lee Kelly2 buys
+2 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- +6.7%Entry US$3.58 · Close 15 Oct 2026 US$3.82
- +0.0%Entry US$3.82 · Close 15 Oct 2026 US$3.82
- +10.4%Entry US$3.46 · Close 15 Oct 2026 US$3.82
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.
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 23,316 of 24,148 companies
13.3
score / 100
Value10
Quality17
FCF yld-21%
Earn yld-22%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE-7.2%
Gross mgn12%
Net mgn-5.0%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2026FY ended April 2026 · cache
US$3.89
Analyst consensus
0.00/5
Income statement
RevenueUS$203.5M
Gross profitUS$25.2M12% margin
EBITDA-US$3.1M-2% margin
Net income-US$10.2M-1.9% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)389.0x
P/Book0.9x
Beta1.23
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$49.5M
Total debtUS$21.1M
Free Cash Flow-US$10M
Debt / Equity28%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-7.2%
ROA-3.7%
% insiders8.3%
% institutions58.4%
Last declaration on 30 September 2026
Declarations195 total
2,960 shares@ US$3.890.023% mcap2.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001294280-26-000007:0
Canonical exit: 27 Dec 2026 (T+90)
14,389 shares0Common StockSEC:0001196618-26-000001:0
13,190 shares0Common StockSEC:0001331663-26-000002:0
13,190 shares0Common StockSEC:0001886608-26-000002:0
13,190 shares0Common StockSEC:0002060834-26-000001:0
13,190 shares0Common StockSEC:0002090144-26-000001:0
5,000 shares@ US$3.600.039% mcap22.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002032661-26-000003:0
Canonical exit: 21 Dec 2026 (T+90)
4,874 shares@ US$3.780.040% mcap3.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001294280-26-000006:0
Canonical exit: 17 Dec 2026 (T+90)
17,907 shares0Common StockSEC:0001960181-26-000002:0
22,361 shares0Common StockSEC:0001294280-26-000005:0
14,758 shares0Common StockSEC:0002032661-26-000002:0
3,475 shares0Common StockSEC:0002032661-26-000002:1
18,884 shares0Common StockSEC:0001349121-26-000001:0
8,749 shares0Common StockSEC:0001876526-26-000001:0
9,788 shares@ US$3.700.079% mcap25.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001349121-26-000001:1
2,952 shares@ US$3.700.024% mcap57.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001876526-26-000001:1
5,205 shares@ US$3.700.042% mcap24.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002032661-26-000002:2
5,088 shares@ US$3.700.041% mcap6.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001960181-26-000002:1
5,000 shares@ US$3.450.038% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001331663-26-000001:0
Canonical exit: 11 Oct 2026 (T+90)
2,768 shares@ US$3.330.020% mcap1.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001294280-26-000004:0
Canonical exit: 7 Oct 2026 (T+90)
5,000 shares@ US$2.784.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001960181-26-000001:1
Canonical exit: 1 Jul 2026 (T+90)
5,000 shares@ US$2.754.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001960181-26-000001:0
Canonical exit: 1 Jul 2026 (T+90)
3,179 shares@ US$2.901.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001294280-26-000003:0
Canonical exit: 28 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,812 shares@ US$2.979.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001886608-26-000001:0
Canonical exit: 24 Jun 2026 (T+90)
2,941 shares@ US$3.131.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001294280-26-000002:0
Canonical exit: 16 Jun 2026 (T+90)
25 of 195 declarations
About Culp Inc
Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CULP) is a U.S.-based specialty textile company focused on fabrics for bedding and upholstery, serving both residential and commercial end markets. Headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, the company operates from one of the historic furniture hubs in the United States. Founded in 1972 by Robert G. Culp, Jr., the business has evolved from a regional supplier into a global platform combining design, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution. For international investors, Culp is a cyclical small-cap name tied to housing, home-furnishings demand, and consumer spending, but it also benefits from a product strategy centered on design, innovation, and service.
Culp’s business is organized around two core lines. The bedding fabrics segment supplies mattress fabrics and sewn mattress covers to major bedding manufacturers. The upholstery fabrics segment offers textiles used in sofas, chairs, recliners, office seating, hospitality applications, and other contract uses. Management emphasizes higher-value products such as performance fabrics, easy-care solutions, and collections that incorporate recycled fibers or wellness-oriented technologies. This product mix helps differentiate Culp in a fragmented industry that includes global textile producers, lower-cost Asian suppliers, and regional niche competitors.
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Geographically, Culp maintains a manufacturing and sourcing footprint across the United States, Canada, China, Vietnam, Turkey, and Haiti. That footprint gives the company flexibility in cost structure and customer service, but it also exposes the business to foreign-exchange movements, logistics disruptions, and tariff risk. In its latest annual filing, the company disclosed a strategic transformation of its operating model that will combine certain activities across the mattress fabrics and upholstery fabrics segments to create a more integrated Culp-branded business. The move suggests a focus on simplification, efficiency, and operational synergies.
Recent highlights include continued product innovation, including sustainability-driven and performance-oriented collections, alongside facility consolidation efforts aimed at improving the operating profile. Culp has also stated that its upholstery business remained profitable despite historically weak home-furnishings demand and tariff-related pressure on China-produced goods. Overall, Culp remains a niche but established player in the U.S. market, listed on NYSE in the United States, with an investment case built on operational discipline, textile innovation, and the ability to navigate a still-challenging industry cycle.
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