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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 24 Apr 2025.
Taylor Devices, Inc.: what insiders have been doing
Taylor Devices, Inc. is a Industry company. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 9 filings signed by 3 insiders.
The flow runs one way only: 3 sales worth €581k, from 2 insiders, and no purchase. Armenat Fritz Eric filed the largest sale, €240k, on 16 January 2026.
Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives.
Across the 5,811 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 9 filings, this issuer sits below that mark. Looking back to 2021, when coverage begins, insiders filed 8 purchases and 4 sales.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at Tennant Co and Butler National Corp also feature in our signals. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
26
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€130,471
8 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€9M
4 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleFritz Eric Armenat2 sales
Timothy John Sopko2 buys
Robert Michael Carey1 sale
Since the insiders bought
- +78.6%Entry US$31.99 · Close at T+365 US$57.12
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 Taylor Devices, Inc. Hold (neutral), based on 1 analysts. Average price target: US$65.00.
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 8,144 of 24,148 companies
59.6
score / 100
Value48
Quality71
FCF yld2.8%
Earn yld4.9%
EV/EBITDA18.8x
ROE9.9%
Gross mgn44%
Net mgn21%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2026FY ended May 2026 · cache
US$54.08
Analyst consensus
1 analystsHold
US$65.00Target US$65.00(+20%)US$65.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$41.6M
Gross profitUS$18.3M44% margin
EBITDAUS$9.3M22% margin
Net incomeUS$8.6M17.5% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)26.1x
PER (forward)13.0x
P/Book2.4x
Beta0.94
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$174.7M
Free Cash FlowUS$4.9M
Profitability & ownership
ROE9.9%
ROA4.2%
% insiders2.3%
% institutions54.6%
Last declaration on 5 October 2026
Declarations26 total
5,000 shares@ US$13.800.037% mcap24.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-26-000627:0
3,445 shares@ US$57.270.10% mcap45.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-26-000324:0
1,574 shares@ US$52.1070.043% mcap36.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-26-000290:1
5,000 shares@ US$16.400.043% mcap36.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-26-000290:0
2,800 shares@ US$71.77330.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-26-000070:0
5,000 shares@ US$9.857.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-26-000067:0
3,820 shares@ US$73.2143.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-26-000050:0
5,000 shares@ US$11.9759.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-26-000033:0
880 shares@ US$68.0619.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-26-000033:1
699 shares@ US$30.0236.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-25-000375:0
Canonical exit: 22 Jul 2025 (T+90)
5,000 shares@ US$12.2027.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-25-000347:0
1,000 shares@ US$33.2563.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-25-000080:0
Canonical exit: 13 Apr 2025 (T+90)
5,000 shares@ US$11.9515.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-24-000626:0
5,000 shares@ US$9.52512.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-24-000626:1
2,279 shares@ US$47.11527.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-24-000626:2
3,000 shares@ US$12.80100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-24-000515:0
5,000 shares@ US$8.985153.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-24-000156:0
459,015 shares@ US$19.92100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001415889-24-001205:0
5,000 shares@ US$7.7446.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-23-000160:0
1,000 shares@ US$14.1025.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001376474-23-000037:0
Canonical exit: 19 Apr 2023 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$11.1021.7% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0000096536-22-000032:0
Canonical exit: 18 Jan 2023 (T+90)
2,500 shares@ US$10.697100.0% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0000096536-22-000031:0
Canonical exit: 1 Jan 2023 (T+90)
4,000 shares@ US$8.055100.0% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0000096536-22-000010:0
1,000 shares@ US$9.9517.2% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0000096536-22-000009:0
Canonical exit: 30 Jun 2022 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$10.3817.5% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0000096536-22-000001:0
Canonical exit: 21 Apr 2022 (T+90)
25 of 26 declarations
About Taylor Devices, Inc.
Taylor Devices, Inc. is a U.S.-listed industrial niche company traded on the NASDAQ (ticker: TAYD), focused on shock, vibration, and motion-control technologies. Headquartered in North Tonawanda, New York, the company was incorporated in 1955 and has built a long operating history around engineered solutions rather than high-volume manufacturing. For international investors, Taylor Devices represents a small-cap U.S. industrial specialist with a distinctive exposure to infrastructure, aerospace, defense, and critical equipment protection markets. ([taylordevices.com](https://www.taylordevices.com/about-us/investors/?utm_source=openai))
The company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets devices that dissipate energy and control motion in demanding environments. Its product portfolio includes fluid viscous dampers for seismic and wind applications, industrial shock absorbers, lock-up devices or shock transmission units for bridges and structures, metal-bellows dampers, and full isolation systems. These offerings are used to protect buildings, bridges, machinery, and mission-critical equipment from earthquakes, braking loads, vibration, and impact events. This product breadth gives Taylor Devices access to multiple end markets, including structural engineering, bridge infrastructure, heavy industry, nuclear, aerospace, and defense. ([taylordevices.com](https://www.taylordevices.com/products/fluid-viscous-dampers/?utm_source=openai))
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From a competitive standpoint, Taylor Devices is positioned as a technically differentiated specialist. Its moat is rooted in proprietary engineering know-how, in-house testing capabilities, and a longstanding reputation in high-consequence environments where performance and reliability matter more than price alone. The company emphasizes its heritage in shock and vibration control since the 1950s and notes that many of its technologies originated in military and aerospace applications before being adapted for civil infrastructure. It has also highlighted a global installed base in bridge applications and relationships with major defense customers, reinforcing its credibility in mission-critical markets. ([taylordevices.com](https://www.taylordevices.com/product-info/4-earthquake-protection-systems/?utm_source=openai))
Geographically, Taylor Devices remains firmly anchored in the United States, but it serves customers internationally. The company states that its headquarters and core operations are in North Tonawanda, New York, while recent disclosures and announcements show activity across Europe and other regions. A notable recent development was the exclusive agreement with Force Development Services for the U.K. and European military markets, which extends Taylor’s reach without changing its fundamentally U.S.-based industrial footprint. ([taylordevices.com](https://www.taylordevices.com/newnews/force-development-services-fds-ltd-and-taylor-devices-inc-sign-exclusive-agreement-for-uk-and-europe/?utm_source=openai))
Recent corporate developments have been constructive. Taylor Devices reported record full-year sales and profit for fiscal 2025, while management also discussed continued investments in people, R&D, and facility capabilities. Quarterly updates in fiscal 2026 pointed to a balanced revenue mix across structural/industrial and aerospace/defense customers, along with a healthy order backlog. For investors, TAYD is best viewed as a specialized industrial compounder tied to seismic retrofits, infrastructure resilience, defense demand, and engineered motion-control applications, with growth driven by innovation, project execution, and selective international expansion. ([taylordevices.com](https://www.taylordevices.com/news/taylor-devices-announces-first-quarter-results/?utm_source=openai))
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