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Methode Electronics MEI

US equityMarket cap rank #3696Electronic ComponentsPower semiconductor
$15.11 +$0.01 (+0.07%)
Market closed · Oct 8, 8:00 am ET · Last extended-hours $14.80 -2.05%
Open$14.86
Prev close$15.10
Day range$13.80 – $16.00
Volume1.31M
Market cap$538.60M
P/E (TTM)–
Dividend yield1.32%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership97.8%-0.79 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding191+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)34 buys / 15 sellsNet buying
Short interest8.90% of floatDays to cover 3.4 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share25.9%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

15%21%27%33%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$1.40M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

−$642.6KSuper−$754.9KBig−$336.4KMid−$335.0KSmall

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 31.4% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock9.72%
  • T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.6.87%
  • Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC5.25%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.88%
  • Aigh Capital Management, LLC4.71%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC4.02%
  • Federated Hermes, Inc.3.80%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors3.73%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund74.53%
  • Hedge Fund18.10%
  • Public Company3.82%
  • Individual/Insider1.30%
  • Family Office/Trust0.49%
  • Private Company0.40%
  • Government Pension Fund0.22%
  • Insurance Company0.21%

Reported short interest has risen from 5.40% to 8.90% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
Nuveen Asset Management LLC Insurance Company 2026/Q3 +75,819 0.2%
Aigh Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +1,678,409 4.7%
ACK Asset Management LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +877,500 2.5%
IES Holdings, Inc. Public Company 2026/Q3 +865,768 2.4%
Driehaus Capital Management LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +831,657 2.4%
American Century Investment Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +302,241 3.5%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +299,648 6.9%
AQR Capital Management Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +245,612 3.5%
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +240,731 0.7%
Crestline Investors Inc. Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +234,699 0.7%
Congruence Capital, LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +206,883 0.6%
Portolan Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +200,000 0.6%
Hamco Am Sgiic, S.A. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +200,000 0.9%
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +134,425 0.6%
Acadian Asset Management LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +131,283 3.0%

Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
30 Sep 2026 Laura Kowalchik Chief Financial Officer Sale to Issuer -14,012 $14.29 51,082
21 Sep 2026 Bruce Crowther Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +9,186 – 9,186
21 Sep 2026 Mark Schwabero Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +9,186 – 9,186
21 Sep 2026 David Blom Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +9,186 – 9,186
21 Sep 2026 Jonathan DeGaynor Chief Executive Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +170,840 – 170,840
21 Sep 2026 Laura Kowalchik Chief Financial Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +41,831 – 41,831
21 Sep 2026 Mary Lindsey Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +9,186 – 9,186
21 Sep 2026 Brian Cadwallader Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +9,186 – 9,186
21 Sep 2026 Therese Bobek Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +9,186 – 9,186
21 Sep 2026 Kerry Vyverberg General Counsel Other Derivative Acquisition +16,634 – 16,634
21 Sep 2026 Stacie Schulz Chief Accounting Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +4,922 – 4,922
21 Sep 2026 John Erwin Chief Procurement Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +18,045 – 18,045
21 Sep 2026 Lars Ullrich Senior Vice President of Global Automotive Business Other Derivative Acquisition +27,625 – 27,625
10 Sep 2026 John Erwin Chief Procurement Officer Sale to Issuer -5,667 $14.61 25,534
1 Sep 2026 Stacie Schulz Chief Accounting Officer Sale to Issuer -1,649 $18.10 9,811
7 Aug 2026 Jonathan DeGaynor Chief Executive Officer Sale to Issuer -47,268 $16.67 132,880
7 Aug 2026 Laura Kowalchik Chief Financial Officer Sale to Issuer -11,268 $16.67 32,959
7 Aug 2026 Kerry Vyverberg General Counsel Sale to Issuer -4,327 $16.67 25,118
7 Aug 2026 John Erwin Chief Procurement Officer Sale to Issuer -4,068 $16.67 16,802
7 Aug 2026 Lars Ullrich Senior Vice President of Global Automotive Business Sale to Issuer -8,157 $16.67 35,116

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 dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 3,171,340 8.9% 3.4
31 Aug 2026 2,813,509 7.9% 4.1
14 Aug 2026 2,729,150 7.7% 5.0
31 Jul 2026 2,344,766 6.6% 4.7
15 Jul 2026 2,331,931 6.6% 3.0
30 Jun 2026 1,913,842 5.4% 1.4

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