Insider Trading March 3, 2026

Gold.com Executive Carol Meltzer Disposes of 2,000 Shares, Exercises 2,000 Options Same Day

Meltzer sold roughly $112,751 worth of stock as the company secures a $150 million private placement and DA Davidson lifts its price target

By Ajmal Hussain GOLD
Gold.com Executive Carol Meltzer Disposes of 2,000 Shares, Exercises 2,000 Options Same Day
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Carol Meltzer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Gold.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOLD), sold 2,000 common shares on February 27, 2026, for about $112,751 while exercising options to acquire 2,000 shares at $6.05 each. The moves coincide with a $150 million private placement and an analyst upgrade from DA Davidson.

Key Points

  • Carol Meltzer sold 2,000 Gold.com shares on February 27, 2026, receiving approximately $112,751 at prices between $56.31 and $56.62.
  • On the same day Meltzer exercised options to buy 2,000 shares at $6.05 per share, costing $12,100; she now directly owns 23,500 shares and indirectly owns 13,200 shares through a revocable trust.
  • Gold.com announced a $150 million private placement with TPM, S.A. de C.V. to buy 3,370,787 shares at $44.50 each - an 11.9% discount to the 10-day VWAP - while DA Davidson raised its price target on Gold.com to $53.00 and maintained a Buy rating.

Transaction overview

On February 27, 2026, Carol Meltzer, who serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at Gold.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOLD), sold 2,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate amount of approximately $112,751. The reported sale prices ranged between $56.31 and $56.62 per share.

That same day Meltzer also exercised stock options to acquire 2,000 shares at an exercise price of $6.05 per share, for a total cash outlay of $12,100. Taken together, these two actions - a sale of existing shares and the exercise of options to obtain additional shares - were executed on the identical date.


Post-transaction holdings

Following the February 27 transactions, Meltzer directly owns 23,500 shares of Gold.com common stock. In addition, she is recorded as indirectly owning 13,200 shares through The Carol Meltzer Revocable Trust.


Market context and company financing

The insider activity arrives against a backdrop of notable moves at the company level. Gold.com has announced a $150 million private placement with TPM, S.A. de C.V., an affiliate of Tether Global Investments Fund. Under the terms disclosed, TPM will purchase 3,370,787 shares of Gold.com common stock at $44.50 per share. That price represents an 11.9% discount to the 10-day volume weighted average price, according to the information released.

Share-price context: over the past year Gold.com’s stock has climbed 123%. At the time of the reported sale, shares were trading at $55.25.


Analyst moves and related company notes

DA Davidson adjusted its coverage on Gold.com by raising the firm’s price target to $53.00 from $45.00 and maintained a Buy rating. The firm attributed the change in part to rising spot prices for both gold and silver and to heightened market volatility.

The same analyst house also made multiple updates regarding Barrick Gold Corp. DA Davidson raised its price target on Barrick to $60.00 from $53.00 and kept a Buy rating following what it characterized as a strong second-quarter performance, noting that Barrick exceeded consensus estimates for revenue, EBIT, and EBITDA driven by increased unit demand and higher prices. Separately, DA Davidson reiterated a Buy rating on Barrick Gold with a price target of $42.00, citing benefits from widening spreads between retail and wholesale pricing for gold and silver.


Takeaway

The sequence of insider selling, option exercises, a sizable private-placement financing, and analyst target moves are factual developments for Gold.com and for market participants tracking the gold and precious-metals related ecosystem. The company’s share price has substantially appreciated over the prior 12 months, and the private-placement price sits below the recent 10-day VWAP.

Risks

  • Market volatility - DA Davidson explicitly cited increased market volatility as a factor in its analysis, suggesting price movements could remain unpredictable; this affects equity investors and the broader precious-metals market.
  • Discounted private placement pricing - the $44.50 per-share price for the private placement is 11.9% below the 10-day VWAP, indicating potential dilution risk or pricing pressure for existing shareholders in the short term.
  • Concentration in precious-metals exposure - analyst commentary links company performance to rising spot prices for gold and silver, which implies sensitivity to commodity-price swings impacting mining and metals-related equities.

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