No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 18 Feb 2026.
Velo3D, Inc., classified in the Industry sector, is a listed company. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). 6 insiders have disclosed 21 filings since 18 October 2025.
No insider sold shares on the market over the period. Instead, the filings list 1 purchase totalling €19k, made by 1 insider. Unlike grants, an open-market purchase is paid for by the insider, at the market price. Biggest ticket of the year: €19k, bought by Lloyd Jason Michael and made public on 18 February 2026. On the buying side, the filings list 1 senior executive among the declarants.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,458 companies) published 22 filings over the same period, against 21 filings here. Since 2021, the database holds 1 purchase and 45 sales by insiders of the company. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 46.0 m USD of revenue and -71.4 m USD of net income.
The clock since the last published purchase (18 February 2026) now reads 242 days. Typically, a trade is published a median of 3 days after it takes place. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Tennant Co and Butler National Corp. 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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Velo3D, Inc. is a U.S.-based company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market in the United States under the ticker VELO. It operates in metal additive manufacturing, with a focused business model centered on printing complex, mission-critical metal parts for demanding end markets such as aerospace, defense, jet engines, fuel systems, and selected high-value industrial applications. The company was founded in June 2014 as Legacy Velo3D, and its current corporate structure dates to the September 2021 reverse merger with JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corporation. Velo3D is headquartered in Fremont, California, and maintains sales and marketing offices in Europe, including the Netherlands and Germany.
From a business perspective, Velo3D sells and leases metal 3D printers and provides related support services. Its core value proposition is a fully integrated solution combining hardware, software, and services, designed to enable the production of highly complex geometries without the traditional design and manufacturing constraints associated with support structures. Its flagship platform family includes Sapphire and Sapphire XC, the latter aimed at higher-volume production use cases. The company emphasizes capabilities such as printing low-angle or zero-degree overhangs and complex internal features, which can be strategically important in sectors where qualification, repeatability, and performance requirements are strict.
In competitive terms, Velo3D is not positioned as a broad, general-purpose 3D printing vendor. Instead, it targets the premium end of the metal AM market, where technical differentiation matters more than price alone. This focus on mission-critical industrial applications gives it a distinct niche among metal additive manufacturing peers, especially in aerospace and defense supply chains. The company’s relationships with well-known customers and industry participants help reinforce its technical credibility, although it remains in a growth-and-scale phase rather than a mature, cash-generating stage.
Recent developments point to both operational momentum and financial restructuring. In May 2026, Velo3D reported year-over-year revenue growth for the first quarter, improved gross margin, and reiterated full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $60 million to $70 million. Management also highlighted a $9.8 million IDIQ contract tied to a Defense Logistics Agency additive manufacturing parts program. In April 2026, the company raised approximately $50 million through an underwritten registered direct offering, strengthening liquidity and supporting working-capital needs. Taken together, these updates suggest a company that is still balancing capital structure pressure, but is also showing improving commercial traction in its core aerospace and defense markets.
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All recommendations| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 46.0 m USD | -71.4 m USD | -4.33 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2024 | 41.0 m USD | -69.7 m USD | -82.32 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2023 | 77.4 m USD | -135.1 m USD | -23.97 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | 78.7 m USD | 8.0 m USD | 0.04 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | 27.4 m USD | -107.1 m USD | -1.82 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.