SYF insider trading

SEC Form 4 transactions reported by Synchrony Financial insiders, officers, directors, and 10%+ beneficial owners. Sourced from EDGAR.

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Recent SYF insider transactions

The 20 most recent non-derivative Form 4 transactions reported by Synchrony Financial insiders. Buys are highlighted; the transaction code column matches SEC Form 4 codes (P = open-market purchase, S = sale, A = grant, M = option exercise, F = tax withholding).

Date	Code	Insider	Role	Shares	Price	Value
2026-08-17	A	Casellas Alberto	See remarks	182	$81	$15K
2026-08-17	A	Owens Darrell	See remarks	70	$81	$6K
2026-08-17	A	Tiliakos Amy	See remarks	49	$81	$4K
2026-08-17	A	GUTHRIE ROY A	Director	156	$81	$13K
2026-08-17	A	Chytil Kamila K	Director	14	$81	$1K
2026-08-17	A	DOUBLES BRIAN D	See remarks, Director	1,001	$81	$81K
2026-08-17	A	Richie Laurel	Director	138	$81	$11K
2026-08-17	A	ELLINGER DEBORAH G	Director	10	$81	$808
2026-08-17	A	MOTHNER JONATHAN S	See remarks	218	$81	$18K
2026-08-17	A	NAYLOR JEFFREY G	Director	203	$81	$16K
2026-08-17	A	Gentleman Courtney	See remarks	79	$81	$6K
2026-08-17	A	COLAO DANIEL O	Director	14	$81	$1K
2026-08-17	A	AGUIRRE FERNANDO	Director	14	$81	$1K
2026-08-17	A	Zane Ellen M	Director	14	$81	$1K
2026-08-17	A	Parker P.W.	Director	14	$81	$1K
2026-08-17	A	Howse Curtis	See remarks	182	$81	$15K
2026-08-17	A	Alves Paget Leonard	Director	157	$81	$13K
2026-08-17	A	COVIELLO ARTHUR W JR	Director	14	$81	$1K
2026-08-17	L	COVIELLO ARTHUR W JR	Director	11	$81	$887
2026-08-17	A	Wenzel Brian J. Sr.	See remarks	272	$81	$22K

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What insider trading data covers for SYF

Synchrony Financial (CIK 1601712) reports Section 16 insider transactions on Form 4 within two business days. Each filing carries the transaction date, transaction code (P for open-market purchase, S for sale, M for option exercise, F for tax withholding), shares, price, and post-transaction holdings. Optional footnotes disclose Rule 10b5-1 plan references and indirect ownership relationships.

How to interpret SYF insider activity

Treat each filing line through three filters: the transaction code, the role of the filer (officer carries more signal than director), and the dollar value relative to the company's market cap. Open-market purchases (P) by C-suite officers carry the strongest bullish signal. Sales (S) referencing a Rule 10b5-1 plan in the footnotes are pre-arranged and should be discounted. See how to read a Form 4 for the full walkthrough.

Get SYF insider data via API

Pull recent SYF Form 4 filings, filtered to open-market purchases above $100k:

curl "https://api.edgarkit.com/v1/filings?ticker=SYF&form_type=4&transaction_code=P&min_value=100000&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Subscribe via webhook to receive every new SYF Form 4 in real time:

curl -X POST "https://api.edgarkit.com/v1/webhooks" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://your-server.com/edgarkit-events",
    "filters": {"form_types": ["4"], "tickers": ["SYF"]}
  }'

Cluster buying detection for SYF

The strongest insider signal at the issuer level is cluster buying: three or more distinct insiders placing open-market purchases within a 7-14 day window. For the complete pattern detector, see how to detect insider cluster buying.