SEALSQ Corp LAES
$1.32 +$0.09 (+7.32%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $1.30 -1.52%
Open$1.28
Prev close$1.23
Day range$1.26 – $1.35
Volume3.74M
Market cap$296.91M
P/E (TTM)–
Dividend yield–
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership11.9%-0.12 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding118-3 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)13 buys / 25 sellsNet selling
Short interest4.20% of floatDays to cover 2.1 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share15.2%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$912.7K (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 13.4% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 5.46% to 4.20% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNY Mellon Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,124,462 | 0.5% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,103,028 | 0.5% |
| Barclays PLC | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +514,556 | 0.2% |
| Tudor Investment Corporation | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +484,909 | 0.2% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +428,080 | 0.6% |
| Hudson River Trading LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +420,076 | 0.5% |
| Numeric Investors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +367,260 | 0.2% |
| XTX Markets Limited | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +269,453 | 0.1% |
| Wim Investment Management Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +229,600 | 0.1% |
| Headlands Tech Holdings, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +199,989 | 0.1% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +131,745 | 0.1% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +126,599 | 0.1% |
| Northern Trust Global Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +123,863 | 0.1% |
| Olympia Wealth Management Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +105,000 | 0.2% |
| Bank of America Corporation | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +102,006 | 0.0% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Jean-Pierre Enguent | Vice President of Research & Development Systems and Solutions | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -35,000 | $2.46 | – |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Peter Ward | Non-Executive Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +8,268 | $0.01 | 4,686 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Jean-Pierre Enguent | Vice President of Research & Development Systems and Solutions | Other Derivative Acquisition | +50,000 | $0.01 | 50,000 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | David Fergusson | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +17,487 | $0.01 | 14,063 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Eric Pellaton | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +24,810 | $0.01 | 14,063 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Jean-Pierre Enguent | Vice President of Research & Development Systems and Solutions | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -15,000 | $2.40 | – |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Jean-Pierre Enguent | Vice President of Research & Development Systems and Solutions | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -15,000 | $2.46 | – |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Jean-Pierre Enguent | Vice President of Research & Development Systems and Solutions | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -15,000 | $2.82 | – |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Peter Ward | Non-Executive Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -96,530 | $3.07 | 270,531 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Peter Ward | Non-Executive Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +270,216 | $0.01 | 270,531 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Carlos Moreira | Chairman of the Board of Directors & CEO | Automatic Disposition | -300 | $3.51 | 696,215 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | John O'Hara | Chief Financial Officer | Automatic Disposition | -143 | $3.51 | 250,431 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Carlos Moreira | Chairman of the Board of Directors & CEO | Automatic Disposition | -17,005 | $3.69 | 696,515 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | John O'Hara | Chief Financial Officer | Automatic Disposition | -15,582 | $3.69 | 250,574 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Jean-Pierre Enguent | Vice President of Research & Development Systems and Solutions | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -15,000 | $3.51 | – |
| 31 May 2026 | Jean-Pierre Enguent | Vice President of Research & Development Systems and Solutions | Other Derivative Acquisition | +60,000 | $0.01 | 60,000 |
| 28 May 2026 | Carlos Moreira | Chairman of the Board of Directors & CEO | Automatic Disposition | -14,139 | $3.51 | 713,520 |
| 28 May 2026 | John O'Hara | Chief Financial Officer | Automatic Disposition | -14,689 | $3.51 | 266,156 |
| 13 May 2026 | Franck Buonanno | Vice President of Global Sales | Automatic Disposition | -20,000 | $2.90 | 10,000 |
| 10 May 2026 | Franck Buonanno | Vice President of Global Sales | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +20,000 | $0.01 | 30,000 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 9,442,794 | 4.2% | 2.1 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 9,694,902 | 4.3% | 2.1 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 10,960,855 | 4.9% | 2.2 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 11,745,137 | 5.2% | 1.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 12,054,095 | 5.4% | 1.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 12,244,443 | 5.5% | 1.0 |
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