Chewy, Inc. (NYSE:CHWY – Get Rating)’s stock price was down 3.8% during trading on Thursday following insider selling activity. The stock traded as low as $46.32 and last traded at $46.42. Approximately 11,546 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 100% from the average daily volume of 3,836,545 shares. The stock had previously closed at $48.25.Specifically, Director James A. Star bought 36,127 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $27.71 per share, with a total value of $1,001,079.17. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 110,949 shares in the company, valued at $3,074,396.79. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Chewy news, CEO Sumit Singh sold 217,986 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.29, for a total transaction of $10,744,529.94. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 504,715 shares in the company, valued at $24,877,402.35. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director James A. Star acquired 36,127 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $27.71 per share, for a total transaction of $1,001,079.17. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 110,949 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,074,396.79. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 580,777 shares of company stock valued at $20,865,839. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Duolingo, Inc. (NYSE:DUOL – Get Rating)’s stock price fell 5% on Thursday following insider selling activity. The company traded as low as $96.78 and last traded at $97.21. 5,046 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 99% from the average session volume of 505,042 shares. The stock had previously closed at $102.34.Specifically, SVP Natalie Glance sold 1,212 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.37, for a total transaction of $128,920.44. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 131,298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,966,168.26. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other news, SVP Natalie Glance sold 1,212 shares of Duolingo stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.37, for a total transaction of $128,920.44. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 131,298 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,966,168.26. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Severin Hacker sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.95, for a total value of $1,959,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 72 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,052.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 142,931 shares of company stock worth $14,012,183. 22.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

EverQuote, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVER – Get Rating) EVP Darryl Auguste sold 1,599 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.05, for a total transaction of $16,069.95. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 84,152 shares in the company, valued at $845,727.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX – Get Rating) EVP Rusty K. Rolfe sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.64, for a total transaction of $408,200.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 25,499 shares in the company, valued at $2,081,738.36. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Adaptive Biotechnologies (NASDAQ:ADPT – Get Rating) had its target price upped by equities research analysts at Piper Sandler from $7.50 to $12.00 in a report released on Wednesday, The Fly reports. Piper Sandler’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 3.90% from the stock’s current price.

La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC – Get Rating) was upgraded by equities research analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday.

Nkarta, Inc. (NASDAQ:NKTX – Get Rating) insider James Trager sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.53, for a total transaction of $87,650.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 62,172 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,089,875.16. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE – Get Rating) saw unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock traders purchased 61,742 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 83% compared to the typical daily volume of 33,679 call options.

LendingClub Co. (NYSE:LC – Get Rating) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,080,000 shares, a growth of 5.5% from the July 15th total of 7,660,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,880,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.3 days.

Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDXS – Get Rating) Director John J. Nicols sold 38,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.62, for a total transaction of $331,870.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 1,022,679 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,815,492.98. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.