What happened
Yaniv Arieli, chief financial officer of CEVA Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), purchased 2,500 shares of the company’s common stock at $19.34 per share on February 20, 2026, a transaction valued at $48,350, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The buy occurred while the stock was trading close to its 52-week low of $18.23 and after a 44% decline in the share price over the past year; the reported current share price in the filing was $18.76.
Related equity awards
Arieli also received a restricted stock unit grant on February 19, 2026, comprising 17,793 shares of common stock acquired at $0. The RSU award has a staggered vesting schedule: 33.4% will vest on February 19, 2027, followed by 33.3% on February 19, 2028 and the remaining 33.3% on February 19, 2029. After accounting for the February transactions, Arieli directly owns 157,671 shares of CEVA stock, which includes 43,429 unvested RSUs.
Regulatory disclosure
The purchase and the RSU grant were disclosed via a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as noted in the company paperwork.
Financial context and recent results
InvestingPro analysis included in the filing materials indicated that CEVA is slightly undervalued at the prevailing share price and that the company holds more cash than debt on its balance sheet. The analysis also noted that CEVA was not profitable over the prior twelve months but that analysts expect the company to return to profitability in the current year.
CEVA reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $31.29 million, beating analyst expectations of $31.16 million and representing a 7% increase from the same quarter a year earlier. Earnings per share for the quarter came in at $0.18, slightly under the $0.19 analysts had forecast. The revenue beat and the EPS shortfall are both cited in recent company disclosures.
What this means
The filing documents a modest insider purchase and a standard RSU award with multi-year vesting. The combination of the insider purchase, the balance-sheet commentary from InvestingPro, and quarterly results that showed revenue growth but a marginal EPS miss provide multiple data points for market participants tracking CEVA’s equity and corporate compensation activity.