CEO Paul Gu buys $1.4 million of Upstart Holdings, Inc. (UPST)

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In January 2016, when bank stocks were falling, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bought 500,000 JPMorgan shares with his own money, worth about $26 million. His Form 4 made the purchase public within days, and investors read it as a strong sign of confidence.

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CEO Paul Gu buys $1.4 million of Upstart Holdings, Inc. (UPST)

Paul Gu, chief executive, bought $1.4 million of stock. WallStPal Score 61.

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Paul Gu, chief executive of Upstart Holdings, Inc., bought 50,000 shares on the open market on May 13, 2026 at an average of $27.50 a share, for a total of $1.4 million. The purchase was reported to the SEC on Form 4 on May 14, 2026.

It raised their holding by 250%, to 70,000 shares.

1 other insider also bought at least $10,000 of UPST within 30 days, which makes this a cluster buy.

In the 12 months up to this filing, Upstart Holdings, Inc. insiders reported 2 open-market purchases and 0 sales.

WallStPal Score: 61 out of 100, because of raised their holding by 250%; a large purchase; 1 other insider also bought; bought by a top executive.

What happened next: after 1 month the stock was up 12.9%; after 3 months the stock was up 13.1%. Based on weekly prices from the week of the purchase.

Source: SEC Form 4 filing ↗. This story was written automatically from the filing and weekly price data. Information, not investment advice.

Examples

Big insider purchases have made news before. In January 2016, with bank stocks falling, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bought 500,000 JPMorgan shares, about $26 million of his own money, and the purchase was widely reported as a sign of confidence.

Explain it like I'm 13

Paul Gu helps run Upstart Holdings, Inc.. Spending $1.4 million of their own money on the company's stock is like a coach buying a big stack of tickets to their own team's games: it suggests they think the team will do well. It is not a promise, and insiders can be wrong.

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