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COE 51Talk Online Education Group Insider Trading

Latest: CEO Bought $16.5M of Shares · Jun 2026

Insider buying has outpaced selling at 51Talk Online Education Group (COE): 14 buy filings versus 0 sell filings across 1 distinct insider, most recently in Jul 2026. Its highest-significance filing in the last 90 days: CEO Jack Jiajia Huang bought $16.5M, transaction dated Jun 2026.

14 filings analyzed · Latest 2026-07-13

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Buys
14
Sells
0
Insiders
1
Direction
Net buying

Historically, medium-priority insider buys have outperformed the S&P 500 by a median ~1% over the 30 days after the trade — the edge is concentrated in that first month (n ≈ 7,162, 2024-2026). Past results don't predict the future. How we measure this ↗

July 2026
2026-07-13 10b5-1 Plan
medium
Chief Executive Officer
562,560 shares
$9,312,806
@ $16.55
Significance 4

CEO Jack Jiajia Huang purchases 562,560 shares at blended $16.55 under 10b5-1 plan; stock down 70% from 52-week high.

Jack Jiajia Huang, CEO of 51Talk Online Education Group, executed 3 separate purchases totaling 562,560 shares for $9,312,806.40 on 2026-07-06 through 2026-07-08 at prices ranging from $16.45 to $16.72. This transaction is part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-25, making it scheduled rather than discretionary. The stock has declined 70.0% from its 52-week high of $56.13 and is down 23.6% over the past 30 days, currently trading at $16.82. The purchase represents a 1.9% increase in his holdings, bringing his total to 30,367,440 shares. Prior to this filing, the CEO executed 5 additional buys at the same ticker between 2026-06-24 and 2026-06-26, suggesting a systematic accumulation pattern under the pre-arranged trading plan schedule.

2026-07-08 10b5-1 Plan
medium
Chief Executive Officer
1,444,920 shares
$23,487,344
@ $16.26
Significance 6

CEO Jack Jiajia Huang purchases 1,444,920 shares for $23,487,343.80 across 8 transactions (2026-06-29 to 2026-07-02) under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Jack Jiajia Huang executed 8 separate purchases totaling 1,444,920 shares for $23,487,343.80 at prices ranging from $15.20 to $16.78, raising his holdings from 28,359,960 shares to 29,804,880 shares (+5.1%). The filing is governed by a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-25, meaning the purchases were scheduled and not discretionary trading decisions by the CEO. The stock currently trades at $16.15, down 71.2% from its 52-week high of $56.13 and down 28.2% over the past 30 days, placing this acquisition in a significant downturn. While the CEO holds a major position and continued accumulation under an established plan, the scheduled nature of these transactions precludes attribution to conviction or market timing; investors should focus on COE's underlying operational and market fundamentals rather than reading executive intent into this filing.

June 2026
2026-06-30
high
Chief Executive Officer
1,063,080 shares
$16,524,757
@ $15.54
Significance 7

CEO Jack Huang buys 1,063,080 shares for $16.5M across 16 transactions as stock drops 41.6% in 30 days

Jack Jiajia Huang, CEO of 51Talk Online Education Group, executed 16 separate purchases totaling 1,063,080 shares (1.06M shares) for $16,524,756.60 ($16.5M) over four trading days (June 23–26, 2026) at a blended average price of $15.54, increasing his non-derivative holdings by 3.9% to 28,359,960 shares. This large-scale accumulation occurs against a sharply deteriorating price backdrop: the stock has declined 41.6% over the prior 30 days and sits 73.2% below its 52-week high of $56.13, now trading at $15.05. The timing coincides with Huang's recent pattern of five consecutive buys at this ticker between June 9–15, none yet measurable at the 90-day mark. His cross-ticker track record across 20 prior buys shows an average 30-day return of -42.7%, indicating a historical pattern of purchasing into continued declines. The concentrated multi-day purchasing activity and magnitude relative to market cap ($5.4B) merit observation, though the absence of measurable outcomes on his recent same-ticker buys leaves open whether this pattern represents value recognition or conviction misalignment with price discovery.

2026-06-26 10b5-1 Plan
medium
Chief Executive Officer
263,940 shares
$4,552,199
@ $17.25
Significance 4

CEO Jack Jiajia Huang purchases 263,940 shares for $4,552,198.80 via 10b5-1 plan; stock down 73.3% from 52-week high.

Jack Jiajia Huang, CEO of 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), executed 8 separate purchases totaling 263,940 shares for $4,552,198.80 across June 16–22, 2026, at prices ranging from $15.50 to $18.89. This transaction is part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-25, meaning the purchases were scheduled rather than discretionary. The stock currently trades at $15.00, down 73.3% from its 52-week high of $56.13 and off 43.0% over the prior 30 days. His cross-ticker track record shows 20 prior open-market buys with an average 30-day return of -42.7%, and the CEO's five most recent purchases at this ticker (June 9–15, 2026) have no measurable outcome yet. The purchase increases his holdings from 27.03M shares to 27.30M shares, a 1.0% increase in a position already representing significant CEO ownership in the $5.4B market-cap company.

2026-06-18 10b5-1 Plan
medium
Chief Executive Officer
216,300 shares
$4,570,570
@ $21.13
Significance 4

CEO Jack Huang buys 216,300 shares for $4.6M across 6 days (blended $21.13) under 10b5-1 plan; stock now -72.5% from 52-week high.

Jack Jiajia Huang, CEO of 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), executed 6 purchases totaling 216,300 shares for $4,570,569.60 at a blended average price of $21.13 between June 8–15, 2026, as disclosed in a Form 4 filed on June 8, 2026. This transaction is part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-25, meaning the purchases were scheduled rather than discretionary. The stock currently trades at $15.42, down 72.5% from its 52-week high of $56.13, and down 43.9% over the preceding 30 days. Huang's post-transaction holdings stand at 27,032,940 shares, an increase of 0.8% from his pre-transaction position. While the CEO's cross-ticker track record shows 20 prior buys with an average 30-day return of −23.3%, the structured nature of the 10b5-1 plan removes discretionary timing from this particular filing and limits inference to the pre-arranged schedule rather than market signal.

2026-06-10 10b5-1 Plan
low
Chief Executive Officer
165,240 shares
$4,128,862
@ $24.99
Significance 3

CEO Jack Jiajia Huang purchased 165,240 shares for $4,128,862.20 across 6 transactions; stock down -60.9% from 52-week high

Jack Jiajia Huang, Chief Executive Officer, executed 6 separate purchases totaling 165,240 shares for $4,128,862.20 from 2026-05-29 through 2026-06-05, with a blended average price of $24.99. The current price is $21.97, representing a -60.9% decline from the 52-week high of $56.13. This transaction is part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-25, meaning it is scheduled rather than discretionary. Huang's same-ticker history at COE shows 5 prior buys with 30-day and 90-day returns all in the -16.1% to -18.5% range, and his cross-ticker track record across 20 prior buys reflects an average 90-day return of -17.4% with a 0.00% win rate over 90 days.

2026-06-01 10b5-1 Plan
low
Chief Executive Officer
183,000 shares
$4,847,653
@ $26.49
Significance 3

CEO Jack Jiajia Huang purchased 183,000 shares (183.0K shares) for $4,847,652.60 ($4.8M) across 4 transactions via pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Jack Jiajia Huang, Chief Executive Officer of 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), executed 4 separate purchases totaling 183,000 shares for $4,847,652.60 at an average price of $26.49 between May 22 and May 28, 2026. This transaction is part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-25, meaning the purchases were scheduled rather than discretionary. The current stock price of $25.75 is -54.1% from the 52-week high of $56.13, and the stock has declined -8.0% over the past 30 days. Notably, Huang's same-ticker history shows 5 prior purchases at COE all occurring May 15–21, 2026, with each resulting in negative 30-day and 90-day returns ranging from -2.2% to -8.0%, indicating a pattern of purchases during a prolonged downtrend with no reversal to gains in the measured windows. The scheduled nature of these purchases and the continuation of a buying pattern across a period of persistent stock decline preclude timing-based characterization, but the sustained negative post-purchase returns across all recent same-ticker transactions merit monitoring.

May 2026
2026-05-26 10b5-1 Plan
low
Chief Executive Officer
155,220 shares
$4,185,772
@ $26.97
Significance 4

COE CEO Jack Jiajia Huang purchased 155,220 shares for $4,185,772.20 across 5 trades via pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan

Jack Jiajia Huang, CEO of 51Talk Online Education Group, executed 5 separate purchases totaling 155,220 shares for $4,185,772.20 between May 15–21, 2026, at prices ranging from $26.34 to $28.00 with a blended average of $26.97. This activity was part of a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-25, meaning the purchases were scheduled rather than discretionary. The current stock price of $26.40 is 53.0% below the 52-week high of $56.13, though it has appreciated 13.7% over the prior 30 days. The CEO's holdings increased from 26.31M to 26.47M shares, representing a 0.6% addition to his existing position.

2026-05-19 10b5-1 Plan
low
Chief Executive Officer
84,180 shares
$2,140,178
@ $25.42
Significance 4

CEO Huang Jack Jiajia purchased 84,180 shares for $2,140,178.40 across 4 trades (May 11–14) via pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan

CEO Huang Jack Jiajia executed 4 separate purchases totaling 84,180 shares for $2,140,178.40 under a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 2025-12-25, meaning these were scheduled transactions rather than discretionary decisions. The purchases occurred at prices ranging from $25.22 to $26.42, with a blended average of $25.42, while the stock currently trades at $27.50. His post-transaction holdings of 26,313,180 shares represent a 0.3% increase from his pre-transaction position. With recent 30-day and 90-day price appreciation of +14.4% and +4.7% respectively, the stock has recovered significantly from its 52-week low of $15.32, though it remains -51.0% below its 52-week high. Given the pre-arranged nature of this acquisition under Rule 10b5-1, no timing-based inference regarding conviction can be drawn.

2026-05-13 10b5-1 Plan
medium
Chief Executive Officer
119,400 shares
$2,922,713
@ $24.48
Significance 6

CEO Huang Jack Jiajia acquired 119,400 shares across three open-market purchases as stock trades 54% below 52-week high.

CEO Huang Jack Jiajia acquired more than 119,000 shares in three consecutive trading sessions, continuing an aggressive buying pattern that has defined his activity over the past three years—30 open-market purchases with zero sales. The purchases occurred as the stock retreated significantly from its 52-week high, presenting a lower entry point into a company with a substantial market value. His prior buying history at this ticker shows mixed results: of his five previous purchases with measurable outcomes, the stock subsequently rose after two of them (well-timed buys) but fell after three of them (poorly-timed entries). This current buying spree mirrors that mixed pattern—he's buying into weakness, but his track record at this specific company suggests that timing has been inconsistent. The absence of any sales in his 36-month filing history underscores a buy-and-hold conviction, yet the recent downturn from the 52-week high and his mixed prior outcomes at this ticker mean this accumulation carries real execution risk, even for the company's CEO.

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