Insider Trading April 15, 2026 08:13 PM

Charles Schwab Executive Sells $2.15M in Stock After Exercising Options

Head of Retail Investing Jonathan M. Craig disposed of shares under a 10b5-1 plan and contributed exercised shares to a revocable trust amid positive operating metrics and mixed analyst targets

By Leila Farooq SCHW
Charles Schwab Executive Sells $2.15M in Stock After Exercising Options
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Jonathan M. Craig, MD, Head of Retail Investing at Charles Schwab (SCHW), sold 21,750 shares on April 14, 2026, for $2,153,326 at a weighted average price of $99.0035. On the same day he exercised nonqualified options for 21,750 shares at $46.81 each, contributing the shares to a revocable trust. The sales were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted on November 11, 2025. The company recently reported a record trading month in February and a rebound in core net new assets growth. Analysts remain divided on price targets and balance sheet assumptions.

Key Points

  • Jonathan M. Craig sold 21,750 Charles Schwab shares on April 14, 2026, for $2,153,326 at a weighted average price of $99.0035.
  • On the same day Craig exercised 21,750 nonqualified stock options at $46.81 per share, valued at $1,018,117, and contributed the exercised shares to a revocable trust.
  • Operationally, Charles Schwab reported record trading in February with 9.9 million daily average revenue trades and a rebound in core net new assets growth to about 4.7% (seasonally adjusted annualized), while analysts maintain varying price targets.

Jonathan M. Craig, MD, who serves as Head of Retail Investing at Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW), completed a sale of 21,750 shares of the firm's common stock on April 14, 2026, generating gross proceeds of $2,153,326.

The transaction was carried out at a weighted average sale price of $99.0035 per share, within a sale-price band of $99.00 to $99.035. As of the time reflected in company reporting, the SCHW share price was trading at $100.27, representing a 34% increase over the prior 12 months. InvestingPro analysis cited in reporting indicates the company is still seen as undervalued, with a Fair Value assessment above current trading levels.

Concurrent with the sale, Craig exercised stock options to acquire 21,750 shares at an exercise price of $46.81 per share, for a total exercise value of $1,018,117. The exercised instruments are nonqualified stock options that vest in four equal annual installments. Following exercise, Craig transferred the shares obtained through the option exercise into a revocable trust.

The disposition of shares was executed under a predetermined trading arrangement - a Rule 10b5-1 plan - which Craig adopted on November 11, 2025. The filings indicate the sales were performed pursuant to the parameters of that plan.


Those insider actions arrive amid a string of operational updates from Charles Schwab. The firm reported a record trading month in February, achieving 9.9 million daily average revenue trades. Additionally, core net new assets growth rebounded to approximately 4.7% on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis after adjusting for a $17.5 billion mutual fund conversion.

Analyst coverage noted in the reporting shows divergence in outlook. Raymond James raised its price target for Charles Schwab to $128 and maintained an Outperform rating, citing the favorable effects of higher interest rates on reinvesting maturing securities and on margin loan yields. By contrast, Truist Securities trimmed its price target to $120 while keeping a Buy rating; Truist's revision reflected a more conservative balance sheet stance and incorporated a forecast that average earning assets would reach $478 billion by the fourth quarter of 2027.

On the product front, Charles Schwab has rolled out Schwab Teen Investor, a brokerage account designed for 13- to 17-year-olds that permits teens to trade a range of securities under parental oversight. The offering expands the firm’s product suite aimed at younger, emerging investors.


These developments - the insider option exercise and share sale, recent operating metrics, differing analyst price targets, and the new teen-focused product - together paint a detailed, if varied, portrait of current activity at Charles Schwab. The transactions were completed under an established trading plan, and the exercised shares were placed into a revocable trust as noted in the filings.

For investors seeking additional valuation and financial analysis, a Pro Research Report covering Charles Schwab and more than 1,400 other U.S. equities is available through InvestingPro, per the reporting cited.

Risks

  • Perception risk from insider selling despite the use of a Rule 10b5-1 plan - could affect investor sentiment in the brokerage and financial services sectors.
  • Analyst disagreement on valuation and balance sheet assumptions - divergent price targets and differing views on earning assets introduce uncertainty for market expectations in financials.
  • Dependence on interest rate dynamics - analyst commentary tying benefits to higher rates creates exposure to macroeconomic shifts that influence reinvestment yields and margin loan profitability.

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