What Investors Should Know About a $186K OneStream Insider Stock Sale
Key Points
A director at OneStream sold 7,956 shares for $185,436.09 on Tuesday.
The sale represented 52.74% of Mariner's direct holdings, as reported, reducing his position to 7,130 shares post-transaction.
No indirect holdings or derivative transactions were involved; all activity was direct common stock disposition.
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Jonathan Mariner, a director at OneStream (NASDAQ:OS), sold 7,956 shares in open-market transactions on Tuesday, according to an SEC Form 4 filing.
Transaction summary
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Shares sold (direct) | 7,956 |
| Transaction value | $185,436.09 |
| Post-transaction shares (direct) | 7,130 |
| Post-transaction value (direct ownership) | $168,339.30 |
Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average purchase price ($23.31); post-transaction value based on Tuesday market close ($23.31).
Key questions
- How significant was this sale relative to Mariner's remaining stake?
This transaction accounted for 52.74% of Mariner's direct ownership, cutting his holding from 15,086 to 7,130 shares. - Was this trade size typical compared to Mariner's prior activity?
The 7,956-share sale was above Mariner's recent median sell size of 6,630.5 shares, with the percentage of holdings traded notably higher than the recent median of 15.3% per sale, due to the reduced number of shares left to sell. - Did this transaction involve any indirect holdings or derivative activity?
No; all shares were sold from Mariner's direct account, with no disposition from trusts or related entities and no involvement of options or restricted stock unit exercises. - How does the sale align with Mariner's historical trading pattern and capacity?
Mariner's recent sales have escalated in proportion of holdings as his available shares diminished, and this transaction reflects a final stage of direct position reduction rather than a change in trading intent or cadence.
Company overview
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Price (as of Tuesday) | $23.31 |
| Market capitalization | $6 billion |
| Revenue (TTM) | $570.68 million |
| 1-year price change | (10.47%) |
Company snapshot
- OneStream delivers a unified, AI-enabled Digital Finance Cloud platform offering financial close and consolidation, planning, analysis, and end-to-end financial and operational reporting solutions.
- The company serves large enterprises, mid-market organizations, and government entities seeking scalable, integrated financial management tools.
OneStream is a technology company specializing in enterprise financial software, with a core focus on unified, extensible cloud-based solutions. The company leverages AI-driven automation to streamline complex financial processes for organizations with demanding reporting and planning requirements.
What this transaction means for investors
Mariner’s sale looks procedural rather than thesis-changing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and while it reduced his direct holdings by more than half, proxy disclosures show he continues to hold a meaningful Class C stake. The elevated percentage sold reflects a shrinking pool of directly held shares, not a sudden loss of confidence.
Why this move matters for long-term investors is less about a single insider trimming exposure and more about how governance-driven selling intersects with a stock that has underperformed despite improving fundamentals. OneStream’s shares are down about 10% over the past year, lagging the S&P 500’s roughly 18% gain, even as the company continues to post solid subscription growth and narrowing losses.
Third-quarter revenue rose 19% year over year to $154.3 million, driven by a 27% jump in subscription revenue to $140.9 million. The company also delivered non-GAAP operating income of $9.3 million, up from $5.5 million a year earlier, and generated positive free cash flow of $4.8 million. That combination suggests improving operating leverage as OneStream scales its finance platform.
Ultimately, insider selling here does not contradict the company’s improving financial trajectory. The bigger question is whether OneStream can translate strong subscription growth and margin progress into sustained stock performance.
Glossary
Insider trading: The buying or selling of a company's stock by its executives, directors, or employees.
SEC Form 4: A required filing that discloses insider trades of company stock by officers, directors, or major shareholders.
Direct holdings: Shares owned personally by an individual, not through trusts, funds, or other entities.
Indirect holdings: Shares owned through trusts, family members, or related entities rather than directly by the individual.
Derivative transactions: Trades involving financial contracts whose value is based on an underlying asset, such as options or futures.
Restricted stock unit (RSU): A form of compensation giving employees rights to company shares after certain conditions are met.
Disposition: The act of selling or otherwise transferring ownership of an asset or security.
Weighted average purchase price: The average price paid per share, weighted by the number of shares bought at each price.
Outstanding shares: The total number of a company's shares currently held by all shareholders.
Median sell size: The middle value of all recent share sale sizes, used to measure typical transaction amounts.
TTM: The 12-month period ending with the most recent quarterly report.
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