{
  "id": 8348402,
  "title": "Mara Holdings CEO Thiel sells $314,932 of company stock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/mara-holdings-ceo-thiel-sells-314-932-of-company-stock",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-19T01:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/mara-holdings-ceo-thiel-sells-314932-of-company-stock-93CH-4908016"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Frederick G. Thiel, CEO of MARA Holdings, Inc., sold 27,505 shares of the company's stock on September 17, 2026. The transaction amounted to $314,932, with each share trading at $11.45. Mr. Thiel adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan for the sale on May 28, 2025. He now personally holds 4,308,192 shares of MARA Holdings common stock. Since the sale date, MARA's stock price has risen to $13.25, marking a 16% increase and a 44% rise over the past six months. The company's market capitalization stands at $4.5 billion. According to InvestingPro analysis, MARA is slightly overvalued and is listed on the Most Overvalued list. The company's Financial Health score is rated as WEAK, and InvestingPro Tips indicate that MARA is rapidly depleting its cash reserves. For those desiring more detailed information, a comprehensive Pro Research Report on MARA is available among 1,400+ reports on InvestingPro. Recently, Marathon Digital Holdings experienced a major financial setback, reporting a net loss of $611.3 million in Q2 2026, compared to a net income of $808.2 million in the same period last year. This loss, along with a revenue shortfall of $174.9 million versus the expected $208.37 million, has prompted JPMorgan to downgrade the company to an Underweight rating and cut its price target to $11 from $13. Despite these challenges, Marathon Digital is advancing its expansion into AI infrastructure and digital power assets. JPMorgan's downgrade is attributed to concerns over the company's capital-light strategy in data centers.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "CEO Frederick Thiel sold 27,505 MARA shares for $314,932 on September 17, 2026",
    "Thiel adopted Rule 10b5-1 plan for sale on May 28, 2025",
    "MARA stock rose to $13.25 after sale, marking 16% increase"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Alber sells $7.74m in company stock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/williams-sonoma-ceo-laura-alber-sells-7-74m-in-company-stock",
        "published": "2026-09-18T23:30:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}