Radian Group Chairman Howard Culang sold 3,612 shares in an open-market transaction. The sale follows a pattern of insider reductions, but CEO and CFO have not sold in two years.
Radian Group Chairman Howard Bernard Culang sold 3,612 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction on May 19, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The sale, executed at prices between $35.00 and $35.50 per share, trimmed Culang's direct holdings by roughly 12%. He still owns about 26,000 shares directly, plus additional shares held indirectly through trusts and family entities.
Culang's sale follows a pattern of insider position reductions at the Philadelphia-based mortgage insurer over the past 12 months. Three other directors and one senior officer have filed open-market sales since January, each reducing their holdings by 5% to 15%.
None of those sales were large enough to suggest a coordinated exit. The combined insider selling totals roughly $1.2 million across all filers, a fraction of Radian's $5.6 billion market capitalization.
Insider sales at mortgage insurers often draw attention because the sector is tied to housing market cycles. Radian's stock has risen 22% over the past year, outperforming the broader financial sector. The company reported first-quarter net income of $186 million in April, up from $172 million a year earlier, driven by lower claims and higher premium volume.
Culang, 76, has served on Radian's board since 1992 and as chairman since 2008. His sale represents less than one month's worth of his annual board compensation, which totaled $310,000 in 2024, according to the company's proxy statement.
The filing did not include a pre-arranged trading plan under Rule 10b5-1, which would have signaled the sale was scheduled in advance. Open-market sales without such plans are common for directors who hold large accumulated positions and periodically rebalance.
Radian shares closed at $35.28 on May 19, near the middle of their 52-week range of $28.50 to $38.75. The stock has held above $35 since early April, a level that has acted as technical support since February.
For investors tracking insider activity, the key question is whether the selling broadens to include the CEO or CFO. Neither has filed an open-market sale in the past two years. A CEO sale at current levels would carry more weight than a director trimming a long-held position.
The next insider filing window opens after Radian's second-quarter earnings, expected in late July.
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