Staples William

GitLab CEO Staples buys 6,010 shares for $128,342.35; stock down 58.9% from 52-week high, holding now 344.7K shares.

William Staples, GitLab's CEO, executed 2 separate purchases totaling 6,010 shares for $128,342.35 at blended average price $21.35 on 2026-03-31, increasing his holdings by 1.8% to 344,651 shares. The stock currently trades at $21.98, reflecting -16.1% decline over 30 days and -41.4% over 90 days, down 58.9% from its 52-week high of $53.43. Staples' cross-ticker track record shows 1 prior buy with an average 90-day return of -43.2%, and his only prior trade at GTLB (a buy on 2025-12-31) also delivered -43.2% over 90 days with 0 of 1 prior buys well-timed at the 90-day mark. The company is unprofitable (net income of $-8,276,000.00 in latest quarter; full-year net income negative), though revenue growth is strong at +25.8% year-over-year ($244,353,000.00 latest quarter).

CEO William Staples bought 3,276 shares of GTLB at $38.08; stock down -48.7% from 52-week high

Staples purchased 3,276 shares at $38.08 on 2025-12-31, adding 1.0% to his holdings of 345.7K shares post-transaction. The purchase price of $38.08 is above the current price of $37.51, placing the transaction near recent lows but -48.7% below the 52-week high of $73.14. Gitlab remains unprofitable with a net income of $-8.3M in the latest quarter, though it posted strong +30.9% annual revenue growth. The transaction is modest in absolute terms and does not constitute a concentrated bet; Staples' cross-ticker track record shows 2 prior sells with a 0.00% well-timed rate, indicating his prior open-market sales have not systematically preceded price declines across his broader portfolio history.