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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

MARZETTI CO

MZTI · Nasdaq · CIK 0000057515 · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

1 qualifying P purchase group
in the current 180-day scoring window

16 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
2 sales · 13 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2026-06-10 · Pigott, Thomas K. · $98.1K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityPresent
Recent buying1 qualifying line group(s)
Recent salesLow
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Viso LuisStrategic Advisor to CEO
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Pigott, Thomas K.VP, CFO and Asst. Secretary
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Ciesinski David AlanPresident and CEO
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Bird KristinPresident-Foodservice Division
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

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Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS1
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION100%Largest buyer: Pigott, Thomas K. · $98.1K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D1 insiderPeak activity: 2026-06-10–2026-06-10

Roles in the peak window: VP, CFO and Asst. Secretary. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

No recorded active-signal snapshot

Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2026-06-10 · Pigott, Thomas K..

Recent Form 4 activity

1Purchases
2Sales
15Other Form 4 lines
14SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING1 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING2 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER13 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
2,160,887
Previous report
2,526,472
Avg daily volume
469,296
Days to cover
4.6

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-06-10Pigott, Thomas K.Purchase (P)Common Stock900USD 109.01USD 98,109SEC filing ↗
2024-08-27Fullen Elliot K.Purchase (P)Common Stock3,000USD 169.00USD 507,000SEC filing ↗
2024-03-08Knight George F. IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock75USD 206.51USD 15,488SEC filing ↗
2022-05-19Thomas K. PigottPurchase (P)Common Stock800USD 121.70USD 97,360SEC filing ↗
2021-12-14HARRIS ALAN FPurchase (P)Common Stock3,195USD 156.37USD 499,602SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

18 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 229 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-10Viso LuisSale (S)Common Stock997USD 100.81USD 100,508SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Viso LuisTax withholding (F)Common Stock152USD 116.05USD 17,640SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Viso LuisAward / grant (A)Common Stock527USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (18 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-10Viso LuisSale (S)Common Stock997USD 100.81USD 100,508SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Viso LuisTax withholding (F)Common Stock152USD 116.05USD 17,640SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Viso LuisAward / grant (A)Common Stock527USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Pigott, Thomas K.Tax withholding (F)Common Stock298USD 116.05USD 34,583SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Pigott, Thomas K.Award / grant (A)Common Stock1,026USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Ciesinski David AlanTax withholding (F)Common Stock1,611USD 116.05USD 186,957SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Ciesinski David AlanAward / grant (A)Common Stock4,177USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Bird KristinTax withholding (F)Common Stock180USD 116.05USD 20,889SEC filing ↗
2026-08-25Bird KristinAward / grant (A)Common Stock623USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-15Ciesinski David AlanTax withholding (F)Common Stock2,055USD 116.05USD 238,483SEC filing ↗
2026-08-15Viso LuisTax withholding (F)Common Stock255USD 116.05USD 29,593SEC filing ↗
2026-08-15Pigott, Thomas K.Tax withholding (F)Common Stock496USD 116.05USD 57,561SEC filing ↗
2026-08-15Bird KristinTax withholding (F)Common Stock301USD 116.05USD 34,931SEC filing ↗
2026-06-11Viso LuisSale (S)Common Stock1,221USD 109.31USD 133,468SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10Pigott, Thomas K.Purchase (P)Common Stock900USD 109.01USD 98,109SEC filing ↗
2026-05-17Viso LuisTax withholding (F)Common Stock500USD 114.01USD 57,005SEC filing ↗
2026-01-05FOX ROBERT LGift (G)Common Stock230USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2025-11-20FOX ROBERT LGift (G)Common Stock1,820USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerMZTI
CIK0000057515
SectorConsumer Defensive
IndustryPackaged Foods Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC2030 Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties
ExchangeNasdaq

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history229 transaction lines from 2020-02-21 to 2026-09-10
5 P purchase lines · 17 S sale lines · 207 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.