HCW Biologics Inc.
AI summary Insiders purchase shares directly from the issuer in a $1.6 million private placement offering.
- Research score
- 63
- AI adjustment
- -7
Research score, not a recommendation.
Market data
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same price, one day All 3 purchases were at $2.58 on 2026-07-29. That pattern also occurs in IPO or conversion subscriptions, which are not open-market conviction buying.
Why this score
Research score: a weighted blend of the five factors, times the routine and offering discounts, minus the selling penalty.
Why are they buying?
AI · ipo_offering · catalyst explicit · documentedThe CEO, a director, and an EVP participated directly in a company-led $1.6 million private placement offering of units consisting of common stock and warrants, as announced by the company on July 29, 2026.
According to the Form 4 filings and press release, the purchases were made pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 29, 2026, where company officers and directors purchased shares directly from the issuer on the same terms and conditions as other participating investors.
Stock Price & Insider Purchase History
Daily close price with open-market insider purchases plotted over time
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| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Price | Value | Flags | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Wong Hing C 11 purchases with a 63-day result · median -21.0% | CEO | 23,210 | $2.58 | $60.0K | SEC filing for Wong Hing C (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-07-29 | GARRETT SCOTT T history of GARRETT SCOTT T's purchases | Director | 7,736 | $2.58 | $20.0K | SEC filing for GARRETT SCOTT T (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-07-29 | Flowers Lee 4 purchases with a 63-day result · median -41.3% | EVP / SVP | 7,736 | $2.58 | $20.0K | SEC filing for Flowers Lee (opens in a new tab) | |
| Total | $100.0K | ||||||
Other buying runs at HCWB
A run ends after a pause in the buying, so one company can have several. Returns are the stock's return minus its benchmark's (IWM for small companies, SPY otherwise), from the first open after the run became a cluster. Past results, not a forecast.
After this run became a cluster: 21 days +5.3%63 days –126 days –
| Window | Insiders | Total | Score | 21 days | 63 days | 126 days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | 3 | $431.5K | 64 | -61.8% | -78.6% | – | active |
| 2025-05-16 | 3 | $170.0K | 64 | -52.0% | -73.7% | -91.9% | closed |
| 2023-09-05 → 2023-09-14 | 3 | $69.9K | 46 | -8.7% | -53.6% | -31.8% | closed |
| 2023-05-22 → 2023-06-09 | 4 | $351.1K | 57 | +23.4% | +10.3% | -36.8% | closed |
| 2022-06-02 → 2022-06-14 | 4 | $192.7K | 58 | +20.8% | +15.8% | -4.6% | closed |
| 2021-07-22 → 2021-08-31 | 6 | $6.9M | 65 | -29.4% | -57.7% | -61.4% | closed |