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US · SEC FORM 4
TENNANT CO
TNC · NYSE · CIK 0000097134 · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
INSIDER SIGNAL
3 buyers · 3 purchase transaction lines · $849.2K gross purchase
WHY THIS SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.
What is holding the score back?
- ⚠ Cluster breadth is moderate · 3 insider(s), not 4+
- ⚠ Purchase size is modest relative to the model scale
- ⚠ Buying conviction is reduced by concurrent selling
- ✓ Role scores high · most senior buyer: Director
Purchase-size comments are relative to the model scale. Average daily volume is a separate market-context diagnostic.
US-v1.2 ranks qualifying equity purchases under the current 180-day rules. The score is a research priority, not a return forecast or probability. Backtests have not shown that a higher US score is followed by better returns.
Insider activity timeline
Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.
Showing the six most active owners; 6 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.
Purchase breadth & concentration
Roles in the peak window: Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.
SIGNAL HISTORY
Latest recorded score
- 60.1
- 60.0
- 59.9
- 59.8
- 59.6
Only scores saved when a full US scoring run completed are shown; gaps are not reconstructed.
Recent Form 4 activity
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 provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
Price performance
- 1M
- -4.4%
- 3M
- -22.7%
- 6M
- -14.9%
- 12M
- -19.5%
Volatility & liquidity
- Volatility
- 34.4%
- Beta
- —
- Avg daily value
- USD 13.1M
Valuation
- Market cap
- USD 1.1B
- P/E
- 25.7×
Fundamentals
- Profit margin
- 3.6%
- ROE
- 7.3%
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
Market data
Price data up to: 2026-10-11 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · From SEC filings: Market cap, P/E, Profit margin, ROE · Fiscal year ended: 2025-12-31 · Market cap is the shares outstanding stated on the filing cover multiplied by the latest close. Share count date: 2026-07-31 · Status: PASS
Short interest
Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
- Shares short
- 1,340,169
- Previous report
- 1,317,091
- Avg daily volume
- 178,270
- Days to cover
- 7.5
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 date | Reporting owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | ALLEN PATRICK E | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 3,000 | USD 69.42 | USD 208,260 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-12 | Mulligan Donal L | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 8,000 | USD 67.34 | USD 538,720 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-12 | Morse Timothy R. | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,500 | USD 68.18 | USD 102,270 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-02 | Glerum James T Jr. | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 8,163 | USD 61.25 | USD 499,984 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-27 | Mulligan Donal L | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 3,000 | USD 61.61 | USD 184,830 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-26 | Mulligan Donal L | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 5,000 | USD 63.86 | USD 319,300 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-26 | Huml David W. | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 4,000 | USD 64.39 | USD 257,548 | SEC filing ↗ |
Form 4 evidence
59 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 389 in local history.
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | ALLEN PATRICK E | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 3,000 | USD 69.42 | USD 208,260 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-12 | Mulligan Donal L | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 8,000 | USD 67.34 | USD 538,720 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-12 | Morse Timothy R. | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,500 | USD 68.18 | USD 102,270 | SEC filing ↗ |
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | ALLEN PATRICK E | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 3,000 | USD 69.42 | USD 208,260 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-12 | Mulligan Donal L | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 8,000 | USD 67.34 | USD 538,720 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-12 | Morse Timothy R. | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,500 | USD 68.18 | USD 102,270 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-10 | Zay Richard H. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,707 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-10 | Schottler Patrick W. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,707 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | Zay Richard H. | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 6,875 | USD 88.02 | USD 605,138 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | Windley David | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | SHEAHAN MARK W | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | Mulligan Donal L | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | Morse Timothy R. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | Hider Andrew P. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | Glerum James T Jr. | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | GREEN MARIA C | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | EICHER CAROL S | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | Arvani Azita | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | ALLEN PATRICK E | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 1,490 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-14 | Mulligan Donal L | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 3,538 | USD 54.70 | USD 193,529 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-14 | Mulligan Donal L | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 2,456 | USD 78.81 | USD 193,557 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-06 | Huml David W. | Gift (G) | Common Stock | 26,755 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-02 | Glerum James T Jr. | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 8,163 | USD 61.25 | USD 499,984 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-28 | Zay Richard H. | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 840 | USD 61.03 | USD 51,265 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-28 | West Fay | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 945 | USD 61.03 | USD 57,673 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-28 | Schottler Patrick W. | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 194 | USD 61.03 | USD 11,840 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-28 | Huml David W. | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 4,268 | USD 61.03 | USD 260,476 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-28 | ERICKSON KRISTIN A. | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 514 | USD 61.03 | USD 31,369 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-28 | Balinski Barb | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 451 | USD 61.03 | USD 27,525 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-27 | Mulligan Donal L | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 3,000 | USD 61.61 | USD 184,830 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-27 | Arvani Azita | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 3,156 | USD 61.40 | USD 193,778 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-27 | Arvani Azita | Option exercise / conversion (M) | Common Stock | 3,538 | USD 54.70 | USD 193,529 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-26 | Zay Richard H. | Tax withholding (F) | Common Stock | 3,269 | USD 62.73 | USD 205,064 | SEC 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 date | 2026-10-18 |
|---|---|
| Ranking version | US-v1.2 |
| Data quality | PASS ELIGIBLE · — |
| Ticker | TNC |
| CIK | 0000097134 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Specialty Industrial Machinery Yahoo Finance |
| SEC SIC | 3580 Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery |
| Exchange | NYSE |
Data coverage
| Local Form 4 history | 389 transaction lines from 2020-01-02 to 2026-08-31 9 P purchase lines · 70 S sale lines · 310 other lines |
|---|---|
| SEC company submissions | Open SEC filings ↗ |
Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.