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COO Sells $9.2M in Stock After Option Exercise

Arie Shkolnikov · Analysis by Wiseek AI
More coverage: Oil & Gas Stocks · Energy
Sentiment info
Negative
Importance info
7
Price
$13.58
Mkt Cap
$33.688B
52W Low
$5.72
52W High
$19.5
52W Position info
137% above low
Off High info
30% below high
Rel. Volume info
0.6× avg
Market data snapshot near publication time

VG has more than doubled off its 52-week low of $5.72.

Summary

Venture Global's COO, Brian Cothran, sold $9.2 million in company stock following an option exercise, adding to recent insider selling activity.


Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · VG

  • COO Sells Shares

    Brian Cothran, Chief Operating Officer, sold 626,066 shares of Class A Common Stock for a total of $9,223,795.75.

  • Option Exercise Preceded Sale

    The sale followed the exercise of 626,066 stock options at an exercise price of $1.16 per share, totaling $726,236.56.

  • Continues Insider Distribution Trend

    This transaction adds to the net $229 million in insider sales observed over the last 90 days, indicating a pattern of distribution among executives.


Analysis · VG · Energy & Transportation

Brian Cothran, Chief Operating Officer, sold over $9.2 million worth of company stock after exercising options. This transaction contributes to a broader trend of insider distribution observed over the past 90 days, where insiders have net sold over $229 million. While a routine exercise-and-sell, the substantial dollar amount from a key executive is notable.

How filings like this one have moved

In the 30 days to Sep 14, 2026, 29.9% of the 1591 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, VG was trading at $13.58 on NYSE in the Energy & Transportation sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $33.7B. The 52-week trading range was $5.72 to $19.50. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.

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VG
Sep 02, 2026, 4:33 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $14.70
Real-time Price: $15.84 info
Change: +$1.14 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $39.501B info
VG
Aug 26, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $13.97
Real-time Price: $15.84 info
Change: +$1.87 (+13%) info
Market Cap: $39.501B info
VG
Aug 11, 2026, 6:31 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $13.63
Real-time Price: $15.84 info
Change: +$2.21 (+16%) info
Market Cap: $39.501B info
VG
Aug 11, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $13.63
Real-time Price: $15.84 info
Change: +$2.21 (+16%) info
Market Cap: $39.501B info
VG
Aug 10, 2026, 6:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $13.45
Real-time Price: $15.84 info
Change: +$2.39 (+18%) info
Market Cap: $39.501B info