{
  "id": 523179,
  "title": "Schwab chief risk officer Nigel Murtagh sells $2.9m in stock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/schwab-chief-risk-officer-nigel-murtagh-sells-2-9m-in-stock",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T02:16:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/schwab-chief-risk-officer-nigel-murtagh-sells-29m-in-stock-93CH-4850732"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Charles Schwab Chief Risk Officer Nigel Murtagh sold a total of $2.9 million worth of the company's stock in early August 2026, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Murtagh made two trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. On August 6, he sold 1,897 shares at prices between $109.00 and $109.0450, and on August 10, he disposed of an additional 24,778 shares at prices ranging from $109.00 to $109.04. The total value of these sales came to $2,907,791, with the transaction prices nearing the stock's 52-week high of $109.32. The current trading price for Schwab's shares is $107.99. Despite selling these shares, Murtagh had acquired 26,675 additional shares through the exercise of nonqualified stock options prior to the sales. As of the recent filing, Murtagh directly holds 57,972.4846 shares of Charles Schwab, along with an indirect beneficial ownership of 2,621 shares through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Analysts from UBS, Wolfe Research, and Piper Sandler have raised their price targets for Schwab, reflecting a positive outlook on the company's recent performance and future prospects.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Schwab Chief Risk Officer Nigel Murtagh sold $2.9 million in stock in August 2026.",
    "Murtagh executed two trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.",
    "Murtagh still holds 57,972.4846 shares of Charles Schwab despite the sales."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sale of $2.9 million worth of Charles Schwab stock by the chief risk officer signals a potential insider's nuanced view on the company's near-term valuation despite analysts' raised price targets.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}