Cooper-Standard Holdings Insiders May Regret Not Buying More, Market Cap Hits US$602m

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Sat, February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM GMT+9 3 min read

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Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CPS) insiders who bought shares over the past year were rewarded handsomely last week. The stock rose 31%, resulting in a US$187m rise in the company’s market capitalisation, translating to a gain of 152% on their initial investment. As a result, their original purchase of US$250.7k worth of stock is now worth US$632.8k.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Cooper-Standard Holdings

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Lead Independent Director David Mastrocola bought US$119k worth of shares at a price of US$15.27 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$45.20. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn’t tell us much about what they think of current prices.

In the last twelve months Cooper-Standard Holdings insiders were buying shares, but not selling. Their average price was about US$17.91. To my mind it is good that insiders have invested their own money in the company. However, we do note that they were buying at significantly lower prices than today’s share price. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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NYSE:CPS Insider Trading Volume February 14th 2026

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Does Cooper-Standard Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Cooper-Standard Holdings insiders own 4.9% of the company, worth about US$29m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

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What Might The Insider Transactions At Cooper-Standard Holdings Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Cooper-Standard Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn’t bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Overall we don’t see anything to make us think Cooper-Standard Holdings insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. So while it’s helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it’s also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. Every company has risks, and we’ve spotted 2 warning signs for Cooper-Standard Holdings (of which 1 is a bit unpleasant!) you should know about.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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