Insider Trading January 26, 2026

Three Major Holders of Sionna Therapeutics Sell $10 Million Stake; Analysts Split on Outlook

TPG GP A, Coulter and Winkelried dispose of 250,000 shares while analysts diverge on prospects for NBD1 stabilizers

By Derek Hwang SION
Three Major Holders of Sionna Therapeutics Sell $10 Million Stake; Analysts Split on Outlook
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Three investors, each holding roughly 10% of Sionna Therapeutics, sold a combined 250,000 shares of common stock at $40.00 per share on January 22, 2026, generating $10.0 million in proceeds. After the sale the entities retain 6,494,962 shares. Analyst coverage remains mixed, with Raymond James raising its price target and maintaining a Strong Buy, while RBC Capital downgraded the stock to Underperform.

Key Points

  • Three roughly 10% owners - TPG GP A, LLC; Coulter James G; and Winkelried Jon - sold 250,000 shares of Sionna Therapeutics on January 22, 2026 at $40.00 per share, totaling $10,000,000.
  • After the sale the reporting entities retain 6,494,962 shares of Sionna Therapeutics.
  • Analysts are split: Raymond James raised its price target to $53.00 and kept a Strong Buy, citing expected mid-2026 proof-of-concept data for SION-719 and SION-451; RBC Capital downgraded the stock to Underperform with a $24.00 target, flagging valuation and expectations.

Three holders that each own roughly 10% of Sionna Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SION) disclosed the sale of common stock on January 22, 2026. The sellers - TPG GP A, LLC, Coulter James G, and Winkelried Jon - sold a total of 250,000 shares at $40.00 per share, producing aggregate proceeds of $10,000,000.

Following the transaction, the reporting entities continue to hold 6,494,962 shares of Sionna Therapeutics.


Analyst activity and diverging opinions

Sionna has recently been the subject of differing analyst updates. Raymond James raised its price target for the company from $45.00 to $53.00 and maintained a Strong Buy rating. The firm tied its more bullish outlook to anticipated proof-of-concept results for Sionna’s NBD1 stabilizers - specifically SION-719 and SION-451 - which it expects by mid-2026.

By contrast, RBC Capital moved to downgrade Sionna Therapeutics from Sector Perform to Underperform, while keeping a price target of $24.00. RBC Capital highlighted concerns about the company’s roughly $2 billion market capitalization and questioned the optimism built into expectations for the NBD1 stabilizers. The downgrade followed a period in which Sionna’s stock roughly doubled without what RBC characterized as commensurate fundamental developments.

Notably, despite the downgrade from RBC Capital, Raymond James reiterated its Strong Buy stance and a $45.00 price target after Sionna’s third-quarter 2025 update.


Ongoing clinical work

Sionna is actively running clinical studies. Among these is a Phase 2a proof-of-concept study testing SION-719 as an add-on to Trikafta in patients with cystic fibrosis. The company’s development program for its NBD1 stabilizers - SION-719 and SION-451 - is central to the differing analyst views described above.

This report focuses on the disclosed insider transaction and the contemporaneous analyst commentary; it does not add or infer information beyond the company-level facts and analyst positions provided.

Risks

  • Clinical and development risk - outcomes from proof-of-concept trials for SION-719 and SION-451 are pending and central to analyst expectations, affecting biotech and healthcare sectors.
  • Valuation and market sentiment risk - RBC Capital flagged concerns about the company's approximately $2 billion market capitalization and the stock's recent doubling despite limited new fundamentals, which affects investor sentiment in biotech equities.
  • Concentration risk - notable activity by large shareholders can influence market perception and liquidity of Sionna Therapeutics stock, with implications for equity markets and investors focused on small-cap biotech.

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