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Aqua Metals, Inc.

AQMS Net selling
CIK 0001621832 #5259 in the set updated 21 Sep 2026
Bought (120 mo)
$1.62M
out of their own pocket, the only kind of buying there is
Sold (120 mo)
$11.13M
$0.00 on a plan · $2.37M straight out of an exercise
Sold at will
$8.75M
36 of 42 sales
Net
−$9.50M
−$7.13M against sales at will

By person

25 insiders · 103 transactions
0.2×

Stephen Cotton holds only 0.2 times base salary in stock. $124.33K of shares against $511.00K in salary for 2025.

Salary from the company's own proxy. The shares are what Stephen Cotton last reported holding, valued at $0.39, the price Common Stock was last bought or sold at on the open market here, on 14 May 2024.

Insider
Role
Bought
Sold
Net
Holding
Worth
Change
Interstate Batteries, Inc. entity
10% owner
$3.86M (9)
−$3.86M
473,827
$184.79K
−32.5%
Cotton Stephen
Chief Executive Officer
$289.83K (11)
$3.29M (14)
−$3.00M
318,784
$124.33K
Mould Selwyn
Chief Operating Officer
$1.05M (3)
−$1.05M
725,455
$282.93K
−7.6%
Murphy Thomas Michael
Chief Financial Officer
$1.04M (3)
−$1.04M
725,455
$282.93K
−7.6%
Yosufzai S. Shariq
Director
$50.69K (3)
$905.29K (2) scheduled
−$854.60K
54,107
$21.10K
−59.7%
Merrill Judd
Chief Financial Officer
$31.73K (9)
$877.47K (8)
−$845.75K
244,119
$95.21K
Kanen David
Director
$336.97K (6)
+$336.97K
275,404
$107.41K
Clarke Stephen R.
President & CEO
$200.00K (1)
+$200.00K
1,763,415
$687.73K
+1.3%
SMITH EDWARD J
Director
$173.30K (3)
+$173.30K
357,546
$139.44K
+1,602%
Zhang Peifang
Director
$149.47K (4)
+$149.47K
86,085
$33.57K
Slade Mark
Director
$105.00K (2)
+$105.00K
53,647
$20.92K
+168.2%
DIVITO VINCENT L
Director
$100.95K (10)
+$100.95K
26,402
$10.30K
Taecker Benjamin S.
Chief Eng and Opr Officer
$9.75K (1)
$102.40K (3)
−$92.65K
87,274
$34.04K
KAPOOR SUSHIL
Director
$52.35K (2)
+$52.35K
55,129
$21.50K
+930.3%
Gibson Gayle J
Director
$35.11K (2)
+$35.11K
32,546
$12.69K
YI SUNG
Director
$29.25K (1)
+$29.25K
105,500
$41.15K
+245.9%
Prouty Eric A
Director
$23.75K (2)
+$23.75K
25,622
$9.99K
Francis Knuettel II
Chief Financial Officer
$22.59K (2)
+$22.59K
162,500
$63.38K
+4.8%
McMurtry David
Chief Business Officer
$9.75K (1)
+$9.75K
686,277
$267.65K
Meline Susanne
Director
$3.10K (1)
+$3.10K
11,317
$4.41K
West Eric
Chief Financial Officer
100,476
$39.19K
+898.6%
Stevenson Mark Wayne
Director
31,129
$12.14K
+2,204%
Gangloff Eric John
Director
22,347
$8.72K
HENDERSON STEVEN K
Director
16,840
$6.57K
WEINSWIG MARK
Chief Financial Officer
2,219
$865.41

No percentages here. This company's share count has moved by a factor of 5.9 over the window, from 1,406,005 to 8,290,601 shares. A split, a merger or a large issue changes what the company is, and a holding measured at one point in that run is not a fraction of it at another.

Insider
Date
Role
Action
Shares
Price
Amount
Cotton Stephen
14 May 2024
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
250,000
$0.39
$97.50K
Merrill Judd
14 May 2024
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
37,500
$0.39
$14.63K
Taecker Benjamin S.
14 May 2024
Chief Eng and Opr Officer
Buy
25,000
$0.39
$9.75K
McMurtry David
14 May 2024
Chief Business Officer
Buy
25,000
$0.39
$9.75K
DIVITO VINCENT L
14 May 2024
Director
Buy
62,500
$0.39
$24.38K
Zhang Peifang
14 May 2024
Director
Buy
62,500
$0.39
$24.38K
SMITH EDWARD J
14 May 2024
Director
Buy
25,000
$0.39
$9.75K
YI SUNG
14 May 2024
Director
Buy indirect
75,000
$0.39
$29.25K
DIVITO VINCENT L
17 Nov 2023
Director
Buy
5,000
$0.89
$4.45K
DIVITO VINCENT L
19 Jul 2023
Director
Buy
9,000
$1.10
$9.90K
Zhang Peifang
19 Jul 2023
Director
Buy
72,900
$1.10
$80.19K
SMITH EDWARD J
19 Jul 2023
Director
Buy
90,500
$1.10
$99.55K
Zhang Peifang
29 Dec 2022
Director
Buy
10,000
$0.99
$9.90K
Kanen David
28 Dec 2022
Director
Buy indirect
8,545
$0.75
$6.41K
Kanen David
28 Dec 2022
Director
Buy indirect
25,635
$0.75
$19.23K
Kanen David
27 Dec 2022
Director
Buy indirect
37,749
$0.73
$27.56K
Kanen David
27 Dec 2022
Director
Buy indirect
113,246
$0.73
$82.67K
DIVITO VINCENT L
23 Dec 2022
Director
Buy
10,000
$0.69
$6.90K
Zhang Peifang
23 Dec 2022
Director
Buy
50,000
$0.70
$35.00K
Kanen David
23 Dec 2022
Director
Buy indirect
70,813
$0.71
$50.28K
Kanen David
23 Dec 2022
Director
Buy indirect
212,437
$0.71
$150.83K
SMITH EDWARD J
14 Dec 2022
Director
Buy
100,000
$0.64
$64.00K
Taecker Benjamin S.
8 Jul 2022
Chief Eng and Opr Officer
Sell
49,556
$0.77
$38.16K
Cotton Stephen
8 Jul 2022
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
283,758
$0.77
$218.49K
Taecker Benjamin S.
24 Mar 2022
Chief Eng and Opr Officer
Sell
13,431
$1.41
$18.94K
Cotton Stephen
24 Mar 2022
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
100,605
$1.41
$141.85K
Taecker Benjamin S.
5 Jan 2022
Chief Eng and Opr Officer
Sell
35,676
$1.27
$45.31K
Cotton Stephen
5 Jan 2022
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
124,474
$1.27
$158.08K
Cotton Stephen
2 Jul 2021
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
193,173
$2.71
$523.50K
Merrill Judd
2 Jul 2021
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
85,311
$2.71
$231.19K
Cotton Stephen
24 Mar 2021
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
87,660
$3.88
$340.12K
Merrill Judd
24 Mar 2021
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
17,393
$3.88
$67.48K
Cotton Stephen
2 Mar 2021
Chief Executive Officer
Sold after exercise
187,461
$5.02
$941.05K
Merrill Judd
2 Mar 2021
Chief Financial Officer
Sold after exercise
46,725
$5.15
$240.63K
Yosufzai S. Shariq
2 Mar 2021
Director
Sold after exercise
150,000
$4.80
$720.00K
Yosufzai S. Shariq
2 Mar 2021
Director
Sold after exercise
38,603
$4.80
$185.29K
Cotton Stephen
1 Mar 2021
Chief Executive Officer
Sold after exercise
45,000
$5.15
$231.75K
Merrill Judd
1 Mar 2021
Chief Financial Officer
Sold after exercise
9,973
$5.15
$51.36K
Cotton Stephen
4 Jan 2021
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
69,874
$3.36
$234.78K
Merrill Judd
4 Jan 2021
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
41,773
$3.36
$140.36K
Cotton Stephen
7 Aug 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
721
$1.04
$749.84
Merrill Judd
7 Aug 2020
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
481
$1.04
$500.24
Cotton Stephen
24 Jul 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
670
$1.12
$750.40
Merrill Judd
24 Jul 2020
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
446
$1.12
$499.52
Cotton Stephen
10 Jul 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
676
$1.11
$750.36
Merrill Judd
10 Jul 2020
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
450
$1.11
$499.50
Cotton Stephen
2 Jul 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
169,606
$1.15
$195.05K
Merrill Judd
2 Jul 2020
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
61,445
$1.15
$70.66K
Merrill Judd
26 Jun 2020
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
455
$1.10
$500.50
Cotton Stephen
26 Jun 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
682
$1.10
$750.20
DIVITO VINCENT L
17 Jun 2020
Director
Buy
1,000
$1.01
$1.01K
Cotton Stephen
12 Jun 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
872
$0.86
$749.92
Merrill Judd
9 Jun 2020
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
2,400
$1.05
$2.52K
Cotton Stephen
8 Jun 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
50,069
$0.87
$43.56K
Merrill Judd
8 Jun 2020
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
100
$0.87
$87.00
Cotton Stephen
23 Mar 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
13,315
$0.39
$5.19K
Cotton Stephen
7 Jan 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
4,918
$0.80
$3.93K
Merrill Judd
7 Jan 2020
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
619
$0.80
$495.20
Merrill Judd
3 Jan 2020
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
106,034
$0.71
$75.28K
Cotton Stephen
3 Jan 2020
Chief Executive Officer
Sell
197,090
$0.71
$139.93K
Gibson Gayle J
21 Aug 2019
Director
Buy
2,500
$1.75
$4.37K
Yosufzai S. Shariq
8 Aug 2019
Director
Buy
10,000
$1.67
$16.70K
DIVITO VINCENT L
7 Aug 2019
Director
Buy
3,048
$1.64
$5.00K
Meline Susanne
6 Aug 2019
Director
Buy
2,000
$1.55
$3.10K
Merrill Judd
14 Jun 2019
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
2,000
$1.50
$2.99K
Cotton Stephen
14 Jun 2019
Chief Executive Officer
Buy
10,000
$1.51
$15.05K
KAPOOR SUSHIL
16 May 2019
Director
Buy
5,000
$1.92
$9.60K
Gibson Gayle J
7 Mar 2019
Director
Buy
7,782
$3.95
$30.74K
Cotton Stephen
17 Jan 2019
President
Buy
15,000
$1.90
$28.50K
DIVITO VINCENT L
17 Jan 2019
Director
Buy
5,000
$1.90
$9.50K
Merrill Judd
17 Jan 2019
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
5,000
$1.90
$9.50K
Prouty Eric A
17 Jan 2019
Director
Buy
5,000
$1.90
$9.50K
Yosufzai S. Shariq
17 Jan 2019
Director
Buy
10,000
$1.90
$19.00K
Cotton Stephen
13 Aug 2018
President
Buy
6,400
$2.49
$15.97K
Cotton Stephen
18 Jun 2018
President
Buy
30,000
$2.85
$85.50K
Francis Knuettel II
18 Jun 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
5,000
$2.85
$14.25K
Prouty Eric A
18 Jun 2018
Director
Buy
5,000
$2.85
$14.25K
DIVITO VINCENT L
18 Jun 2018
Director
Buy
3,505
$2.85
$9.99K
Slade Mark
18 Jun 2018
Director
Buy
10,525
$2.85
$30.00K
Yosufzai S. Shariq
18 Jun 2018
Director
Buy
5,260
$2.85
$14.99K
KAPOOR SUSHIL
18 Jun 2018
Director
Buy
15,000
$2.85
$42.75K
Francis Knuettel II
15 Jun 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Buy
2,500
$3.34
$8.34K
DIVITO VINCENT L
12 May 2017
Director
Buy
1,000
$12.58
$12.58K
Interstate Batteries, Inc.
9 May 2017
10% owner
Sell indirect
32,500
$16.78
$545.19K
Murphy Thomas Michael
8 May 2017
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
20,000
$17.52
$350.37K
Interstate Batteries, Inc.
8 May 2017
10% owner
Sell indirect
40,283
$17.09
$688.62K
Interstate Batteries, Inc.
4 May 2017
10% owner
Sell indirect
4,500
$17.62
$79.28K
Interstate Batteries, Inc.
3 May 2017
10% owner
Sell indirect
48,327
$17.09
$826.05K
Interstate Batteries, Inc.
2 May 2017
10% owner
Sell indirect
42,500
$16.79
$713.51K
Mould Selwyn
1 May 2017
Chief Operating Officer
Sell
20,000
$16.53
$330.69K
Interstate Batteries, Inc.
28 Apr 2017
10% owner
Sell indirect
8,610
$16.67
$143.56K
Interstate Batteries, Inc.
27 Apr 2017
10% owner
Sell indirect
17,900
$16.95
$303.47K
Interstate Batteries, Inc.
25 Apr 2017
10% owner
Sell indirect
31,600
$16.63
$525.37K
Interstate Batteries, Inc.
24 Apr 2017
10% owner
Sell indirect
2,200
$16.48
$36.25K
Cotton Stephen
19 Apr 2017
Chief Commercial Officer
Sell
4,415
$17.26
$76.21K
Murphy Thomas Michael
10 Apr 2017
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
20,000
$17.25
$345.05K
Mould Selwyn
3 Apr 2017
Chief Operating Officer
Sell
20,000
$18.92
$378.36K
Cotton Stephen
22 Mar 2017
Chief Commercial Officer
Sell
4,415
$17.84
$78.76K
Murphy Thomas Michael
8 Mar 2017
Chief Financial Officer
Sell
20,000
$17.24
$344.77K
DIVITO VINCENT L
8 Mar 2017
Director
Buy
1,000
$17.25
$17.25K
Mould Selwyn
7 Mar 2017
Chief Operating Officer
Sell
20,000
$17.03
$340.58K
Clarke Stephen R.
16 Nov 2016
President and CEO
Buy
20,000
$10.00
$200.00K
Slade Mark
16 Nov 2016
Director
Buy
7,500
$10.00
$75.00K

What was left out

Form 4 filings counted 304
Amendments (4/A) skipped 7
Filings about a different issuer 0
Unreadable filings 0
Joint filings 1
Sales on a Rule 10b5-1 plan 0
Sales straight out of an exercise 6
Sales at will 36
Transactions with no price 0
Shares from compensation/vesting 14,671,247
Sales filed before the plan box existed 36
History held since 17 Nov 2016