Ziff Davis Inc (ZD) insider trading

Recent insider transactions reported to the SEC on Form 4 — directors and officers buying or selling their own company’s stock. Sourced directly from public SEC filings, latest filed Aug 20, 2026.

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Filings shown
40
Open-market buys
1
Open-market sells
10
Buys, 10b5-1 box not checked
1 of 1

Counts cover the 40 most recent Form 4 filings Tradune holds for ZD (filed May 9 – Aug 20, 2026); the score below covers only the trailing 90 days (0 buys, 3 sells). No completed check of ZD's Form 4 list on SEC EDGAR is on record yet; the latest ZD filing Tradune holds was filed Aug 20, 2026. This is not guaranteed to be the complete record — see ZD's full Form 4 filing history on SEC EDGAR.

Open-market activity, last 90 days

Purchases (Form 4 code P) and sales (code S) on the 3 filings Tradune holds for ZD filed Aug 11 – Aug 20, 2026. Grants, exercises, tax withholding and the other Form 4 transaction codes are left out.

3 open-market sales by Rule 10b5-1 checkbox

On filings with the 10b5-1 box checked
0 sales· 0 sh
checkbox disclosed
On filings with the box not checked
3 sales· 7,732 sh
not proof that no plan exists
Not comparable
0 sales· 0 sh
filed before Apr 1, 2023, or no checkbox value in the filing data

Counts are Form 4 lines as filed. The checkbox is one per filing, so every sale on a filing with the box checked is counted there even if only some of its transactions were under a plan; it records what the filer disclosed, and the three categories are not a judgement about why a sale was made.

Open-market purchases and sales by insider
Insider Buys Sells Shares bought Shares sold Value
Jeremy RossenEVP/General Counsel 0 1 — 3,819 −$209,778
W. Brian KretzmerDirector 0 1 — 2,513 −$138,994
Lori A. TansleyChief Accounting Officer 0 1 — 1,400 −$76,664

Value = shares × the price reported on each Form 4 (+ purchases, − sales); every open-market line in this window disclosed a price.

Insider-activity score
0/ 100
Net insider sales
0 distinct buyers0 buy · 3 sell tx

Summarises ~90 days of public SEC Form 4 activity — more distinct buyers, officer involvement and net buying score higher. A description of filing activity, not a rating or buy signal. How this score is computed →

How to read this: an open-market purchase (Form 4 code P) is a buy at the market price with the insider’s own money, as opposed to a grant, award or option exercise; an open-market sale is code S. When two or more distinct insiders report open-market purchases in the same 90-day window, this site labels that a cluster — a definition, not a forecast; see insider cluster buying. “Held after” is Form 4 Table I column 5; “Change” = shares ÷ holdings before the trade (held after − shares for an acquisition, held after + shares for a disposition).

Insider Buying at ZD

Insiders reported 1 open-market purchase of ZD between May 9, 2025 and Aug 20, 2026, across 1 distinct buyer. The most recent purchase was reported by Sarah Ann Fay (Director) on Sep 15, 2025. Grants, option exercises, and tax-withholding transactions are excluded from these counts.

Recent Form 4 filings

Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 · transaction codes explained

W. Brian Kretzmer Director · filed Aug 20, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 2,513 $55.31 20,000 −11% Aug 18, 2026

† change in this filer’s own reported holding line (Form 4 Table I, col. 5), not of total company ownership; small prior holdings produce large percentages, so under 100 shares the prior holding is shown instead.

“10b5-1 box checked” = the filer checked the Form 4 box stating that a transaction on the filing was made under a plan intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c); “10b5-1 box not checked” = the box was left blank, which does not prove that no plan exists. The box applies to Form 4s filed from April 1, 2023; older filings, and boxes we could not read, carry no tag. What the 10b5-1 box means.

Lori A. Tansley Chief Accounting Officer · filed Aug 13, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 1,400 $54.76 767 −65% Aug 12, 2026
Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel · filed Aug 11, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 3,819 $54.93 10,643 −26% Aug 10, 2026
Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer · filed Jun 11, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 18,000 $46.88 29,244 −38% Jun 10, 2026
Kirk P. McDonald Director · filed Jun 8, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 100 $46.66 13,468 −0.7% Jun 8, 2026
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 975 $46.65 13,568 −6.7% Jun 8, 2026
Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel · filed Jun 5, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 8,000 $47.00 14,462 −36% Jun 5, 2026
Jana Barsten Director · filed Jun 3, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 3,347 $45.00 12,513 −21% Jun 3, 2026
W. Brian Kretzmer Director · filed Jun 3, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 1,968 $44.51 22,513 −8.0% Jun 2, 2026
Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel · filed May 29, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Open-market sale 10b5-1 box not checked 4,347 $45.75 22,462 −16% May 28, 2026
Scott C. Taylor Director · filed May 8, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise 7,903 $43.31 22,161 +55% May 7, 2026
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 5,723 — — — May 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 7,903 — — — May 7, 2025
Sarah Ann Fay Director · filed May 8, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise 7,903 $43.31 31,522 +33% May 7, 2026
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 5,723 — — — May 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 7,903 — — — May 7, 2025
Jana Barsten Director · filed May 8, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise 7,903 $43.31 15,860 +99% May 7, 2026
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 5,723 — — — May 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 7,903 — — — May 7, 2025
W. Brian Kretzmer Director · filed May 8, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise 7,903 $43.31 24,481 +48% May 7, 2026
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 5,723 — — — May 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 7,903 — — — May 7, 2025
Teresa A. Harris Director · filed May 8, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise 7,903 $43.31 20,746 +62% May 7, 2026
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 5,723 — — — May 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 7,903 — — — May 7, 2025
Neville R. Ray Director · filed May 8, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise 7,903 $43.31 14,569 +119% May 7, 2026
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 5,723 — — — May 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 7,903 — — — May 7, 2025
Kirk P. McDonald Director · filed May 8, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise 7,903 $43.31 14,543 +119% May 7, 2026
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 5,723 — — — May 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 7,903 — — — May 7, 2025
Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer · filed Mar 13, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 122,790 — — — Mar 11, 2026
Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer · filed Mar 13, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 42,977 — — — Mar 11, 2026
Lori A. Tansley Chief Accounting Officer · filed Mar 13, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 7,368 — — — Mar 11, 2026
Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel · filed Mar 13, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Grant / award Restricted Stock Units 22,717 — — — Mar 11, 2026
Jeremy Rossen EVP/General Counsel · filed Mar 9, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Tax withholding 648 $42.32 21,969 −2.9% Mar 8, 2026
Option exercise 1,808 — 22,617 −7.4% Mar 8, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 1,808 — — — Mar 8, 2026
Option exercise 3,302 — 21,993 +18% Mar 6, 2026
Tax withholding 1,184 $42.32 20,809 −5.4% Mar 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 3,302 — — — Mar 6, 2026
Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer · filed Mar 9, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise 3,695 — 49,291 +8.1% Mar 8, 2026
Tax withholding 2,047 $42.32 47,244 −4.2% Mar 8, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 3,695 — — — Mar 8, 2026
Option exercise 8,722 — 50,270 +21% Mar 6, 2026
Tax withholding 4,674 $42.32 45,596 −9.3% Mar 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 8,722 — — — Mar 6, 2026
Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer · filed Mar 9, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Tax withholding 12,085 $42.32 360,282 (indirect) −3.2% Mar 6, 2026
Option exercise 23,674 — 372,367 (indirect) +6.8% Mar 6, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 23,674 — — — Mar 6, 2026
Bret Richter Chief Financial Officer · filed Mar 9, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise 15,282 — 49,780 +44% Mar 5, 2026
Tax withholding 8,232 $43.65 41,548 −17% Mar 5, 2026
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 15,282 — — — Mar 5, 2026
Vivek Shah Chief Executive Officer · filed Mar 9, 2026 · SEC ↗
TransactionSharesPriceHeld afterChange†Date
Option exercise Restricted Stock Units 43,664 — — — Mar 5, 2026
Option exercise 43,664 — 370,832 (indirect) +13% Mar 5, 2026
Tax withholding 22,139 $43.65 348,693 (indirect) −6.0% Mar 5, 2026

Listing the 25 most recent of 40 Form 4 filings held for ZD; the 15 older filings (filed May 9 – Mar 9, 2026) are counted above but not listed here — see ZD's full Form 4 filing history on SEC EDGAR.

Insider filings reported around the same time

Other companies whose most recent Form 4 was filed closest to ZD's (Aug 20, 2026).

Frequently asked about ZD insider activity

How many insiders bought ZD stock in these Form 4 filings?

1 distinct insider at Ziff Davis Inc reported 1 open-market purchase (Form 4 code P) of ZD shares between May 9, 2025 and Aug 20, 2026, the most recent filed by Sarah Ann Fay (Director) on Sep 15, 2025. Grants, option exercises, and tax-withholding transactions are excluded from these counts.

Who filed the most recent Form 4 for ZD?

The most recent Form 4 on this page was filed by W. Brian Kretzmer (Director) on Aug 20, 2026, reporting 1 transaction. The original document is linked from the filing list above on SEC EDGAR. Amended filings (Form 4/A) may later revise reported figures.

What was the largest open-market ZD insider sale shown?

The largest open-market sale among the filings shown was 18,000 ZD shares at $46.88 (about $843,840) by Bret Richter (Chief Financial Officer) on Jun 10, 2026. Value is shares × the price reported on the Form 4; its Rule 10b5-1 box is not checked.

Do the recent ZD insider purchases have the Form 4 10b5-1 box checked?

No. The one ZD open-market purchase shown was reported with the Rule 10b5-1 box not checked. A blank box records what the filer disclosed; it does not prove that no plan exists. Latest: Sarah Ann Fay (Director) on Sep 15, 2025, 1,354 shares.

New to Form 4s? The transaction codes, the 90-day window and the 0–100 score are defined on the insider-activity score methodology page.

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This score summarizes SEC Form 4 filing activity over the trailing 90 days. It is descriptive, not predictive — not a rating, recommendation, or investment advice. Data: SEC EDGAR (public domain), as filed; amendments may revise figures. Tradune is not a registered investment adviser.

Data as filed; amended filings (Form 4/A) may revise figures. Sales may occur under prearranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.