Tredegar (NYSE:TG) Major Shareholder Sells $39,256.80 in Stock

Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG) major shareholder James Gottwald sold 4,461 shares of Tredegar stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.80, for a total value of $39,256.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 578,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,090,650.40. This trade represents a 0.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Large shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

Tredegar Price Performance

TG stock opened at $9.04 on Friday. Tredegar Corporation has a 1-year low of $6.25 and a 1-year high of $9.43. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $8.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.88. The firm has a market cap of $315.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.72 and a beta of 0.65.

Key Tredegar News

Here are the key news stories impacting Tredegar this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum: the 50-day moving average (~$8.23) is above the 200-day (~$7.87), which is a short-term bullish signal that can support the share price for momentum/momentum-driven buyers.
• Neutral Sentiment: Bonnell Aluminum announced a new VP of Sales & Marketing — operational leadership hires at Tredegar’s manufactured-products/extrusions-related businesses (Bonnell is associated with Tredegar’s extrusion operations) may support execution but are not near-term stock catalysts on their own. Bonnell Aluminum Announces New Vice President
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains mixed (recent upgrade by Wall Street Zen but a “sell (d-)” from Weiss and a MarketBeat average rating of “Sell”), so there is no clear consensus-driven buy-side pressure at the moment.
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite recent sales, the Gottwald insiders still hold large positions (each still owns ~541k–570k shares worth several million dollars), suggesting the transactions could be partial portfolio/liquidity actions rather than complete loss of confidence.
• Negative Sentiment: Concentrated insider selling this week: James T. Gottwald and William M. Gottwald sold multiple blocks of shares across Feb. 23–25 (large sales reported at average prices ~$8.80–$8.99). Combined, the reported trades total tens of thousands of shares and reduced each insider’s stake by multiple percentage points — a clear negative for near‑term sentiment and potential selling pressure. SEC filings for the Feb. 25 disclosures: SEC filing (Gottwald) and SEC filing (William Gottwald)
• Negative Sentiment: Media coverage highlights the insider unloads and could amplify short-term selling pressure as the market digests that insiders trimmed sizable positions. See coverage summarizing the trades. InsiderTrades summary and TipRanks coverage

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Tredegar from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Tredegar in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Sell”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Gate City Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Tredegar by 113.5% in the second quarter. Gate City Capital Management LLC now owns 260,088 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,289,000 after buying an additional 138,278 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its holdings in shares of Tredegar by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 5,893,407 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $51,862,000 after purchasing an additional 107,627 shares during the period. Bailard Inc. acquired a new position in Tredegar in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $272,000. HB Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Tredegar during the third quarter worth $720,000. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Tredegar during the third quarter valued at approximately $155,000. Institutional investors own 79.24% of the company’s stock.

Tredegar Company Profile

Tredegar Corporation is a diversified manufacturer specializing in high-performance plastic films and aluminum extrusions. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the company operates through two primary segments—Films and Manufactured Products—serving a broad range of industries that include flexible packaging, medical devices, electronics, building and construction. Tredegar’s operations focus on delivering tailored solutions that meet demanding specifications for barrier properties, film strength and extrusion tolerances.

The Films segment produces a variety of polyolefin films, including cast and blown polyethylene, BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene), barrier films and specialty medical-grade films.