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CEO Troy Wilson Buys Another $1.24M of Kura Oncology Stock

Arie Shkolnikov · Analysis by Wiseek AI
More coverage: Biotech Stocks · Healthcare
Sentiment info
Positive
Importance info
7
Price
$12.32
Mkt Cap
$1.103B
52W Low
$7.358
52W High
$12.9
52W Position info
67% above low
Off High info
4.5% below high
Rel. Volume info
1.5× avg
Market data snapshot near publication time

KURA sits 67% above its 52-week low of $7.358.

Summary

CEO Troy Wilson bought 100,000 shares of Kura Oncology for $1.24 million in an open-market purchase, his second major buy in a week.


Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · KURA

  • CEO Buys $1.24M in Open Market

    Troy Wilson purchased 100,000 shares at a weighted average price of $12.39, totaling $1,239,000, on August 24, 2026.

  • Second Major Purchase in a Week

    This follows his $1.1 million open-market purchase on August 17, bringing his total recent buying to over $2.3 million.

  • Purchase Near 52-Week High

    The stock is trading near its 52-week high of $12.90, and Wilson is buying with real cash rather than exercising options.

  • Post-Transaction Holdings

    Wilson now holds 479,194 shares directly and indirectly through trusts, including the One Fish Two Fish Revocable Trust.


Analysis · KURA · Life Sciences

CEO Troy Wilson made a second open-market purchase in a week, buying 100,000 shares for $1.24 million at a weighted average price of $12.39. This follows his $1.1 million purchase on August 17, bringing his total recent buying to over $2.3 million. The stock is trading near its 52-week high, and Wilson is buying with real cash, not exercising options. This is a strong conviction signal from the company's top executive.

How filings like this one have moved

In the 30 days to Sep 14, 2026, 29.9% of the 1594 measured filings Wiseek scored 7 moved their stock by 5% or more by the next session's close. The median move was -0.24%. These are measured outcomes after filings of this importance, not a forecast for this one.

Measured one observation per ticker per day, after exclusions. Current figures: Filing Impact Tracker · open dataset

At the time of this filing, KURA was trading at $12.32 on NASDAQ in the Life Sciences sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.1B. The 52-week trading range was $7.36 to $12.90. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.

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KURA
Sep 09, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.64
Real-time Price: $11.52 info
Change: -$1.12 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $1.013B info
KURA
Sep 09, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $12.64
Real-time Price: $11.52 info
Change: -$1.12 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $1.013B info
KURA
Aug 17, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $11.76
Real-time Price: $11.52 info
Change: -$0.240 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $1.013B info
KURA
Aug 12, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $10.05
Real-time Price: $11.52 info
Change: +$1.47 (+15%) info
Market Cap: $1.013B info
KURA
Aug 12, 2026, 4:11 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $10.12
Real-time Price: $11.52 info
Change: +$1.40 (+14%) info
Market Cap: $1.013B info