CFO Ann Thornton of Brady Corporation sold 4,080 shares at a weighted average price of $81.95 each, totaling $334,356 on Dec. 19, 2025. This represented 12.36% of her stake, reducing her direct holdings from 33,015 to 28,935 shares. The transaction was exercised through stock options, with no other entities involved.

The sale by CFO Ann Thornton was a derivative event, converting 4,080 stock options to cash by selling the resulting shares on the open market. This reduced her direct holdings by 12.36%, from 33,015 to 28,935 shares, valued at around $2.34 million post-transaction. It was her only open-market disposition in the analyzed period.

Brady Corporation offers identification and workplace safety products, with revenue of $1.54 billion and net income of $195.67 million. The company serves various sectors globally, distributing products through multiple channels. Ann Thornton’s sale of company shares came during a stock upswing, with strong financial performance contributing to the rise.

Brady stock has been performing well, with sales up 7.5% in the fiscal first quarter, reaching $405.3 million. Net income also increased, leading to an adjusted earnings per share guidance raise for fiscal 2026. Given the stock’s elevated P/E ratio, it may be a good time to consider selling shares rather than buying.

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