Redwire falls as fresh insider-selling disclosure weighs on shares after recent rally

Redwire Corporation (RDW) is down 3.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most visible near-term pressure looks tied to continued selling by AE-affiliated holders disclosed in a recent Form 4, which can create an “overhang” as investors anticipate additional supply. With RDW having rallied earlier this month on contract-related headlines, today’s move also resembles a routine pullback and profit-taking in a volatile small-cap space/defense name.

Details:

A Form 4 filing dated April 10, 2026 shows AE RED HOLDINGS, LLC reported sales totaling 950,144 shares across April 8–9, 2026 transactions.

Those sales were disclosed at prices around the high-$9 to low-$10 range, leaving the AE entity with a reduced but still meaningful remaining share position.

Earlier April news flow included a European Space Agency-related quantum-secure satellite program, which helped lift sentiment and the share price heading into the recent period.

This could also be amplified by positioning ahead of Redwire’s next scheduled earnings update in May, which often increases short-term volatility for smaller defense/space suppliers.

Sources:

SEC, Average Insider, Benzinga, TipRanks

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$RDW Insider Trading Activity

$RDW insiders have traded $RDW stock on the open market 32 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 26 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $RDW stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

RED HOLDINGS, LLC AE has made 0 purchases and 26 sales selling 52,809,273 shares for an estimated $569,378,825.
PETER ANTHONY JR CANNITO (Chairman and CEO) has made 2 purchases buying 40,905 shares for an estimated $249,634 and 0 sales.
AARON MICHAEL FUTCH (EVP, GC and Secretary) has made 3 purchases buying 22,508 shares for an estimated $125,336 and 0 sales.
CHRIS EDMUNDS (Chief Accounting Officer) purchased 5,500 shares for an estimated $30,029

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$RDW Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 159 institutional investors add shares of $RDW stock to their portfolio, and 70 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,938,925 shares (+48.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $14,735,830
STATE STREET CORP added 1,786,038 shares (+61.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $13,573,888
VANGUARD GROUP INC added 1,247,537 shares (+38.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $9,481,281
UBS GROUP AG added 1,192,885 shares (+140.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $9,065,926
MITSUBISHI UFJ ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. added 1,009,999 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $7,675,992
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP added 1,002,504 shares (+231.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $7,619,030
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added 958,964 shares (+42.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $7,288,126

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

$RDW Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $RDW in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

HC Wainwright & Co. issued a "Buy" rating on 12/23/2025
B of A Securities issued a "Underperform" rating on 11/19/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $RDW, check out Quiver Quantitative's $RDW forecast page.

$RDW Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $RDW recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $RDW in the last 6 months, with a median target of $12.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Michael Ciarmoli from Truist Securities set a target price of $15.0 on 03/09/2026
Greg Konrad from Jefferies set a target price of $12.0 on 03/06/2026
Austin Moeller from Canaccord Genuity set a target price of $12.0 on 03/02/2026
Scott Buck from HC Wainwright & Co. set a target price of $22.0 on 12/23/2025
Colin Canfield from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $9.0 on 12/10/2025
Ronald Epstein from B of A Securities set a target price of $6.0 on 11/19/2025

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