Insider Trading March 10, 2026

Honest Company SVP Sells Shares to Cover RSU Taxes; Transaction Totals $36,266

Sale was a planned sell-to-cover after RSU vesting as company navigates mixed fourth-quarter results and analyst outlooks

By Jordan Park HNST
Honest Company SVP Sells Shares to Cover RSU Taxes; Transaction Totals $36,266
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Jonathan Mayle, Senior Vice President of Customer Sales at Honest Company (HNST), disposed of 12,725 shares on March 5, 2026, in a sell-to-cover transaction tied to the tax liability on vested restricted stock units (RSUs). The disposition, recorded on a Form 4 filing, generated $36,266 and was signed on his behalf on March 9, 2026. Honest Company recently reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results, missing EPS expectations but modestly topping revenue forecasts, while Morgan Stanley kept an Equalweight rating and $3.00 price target.

Key Points

  • Jonathan Mayle, Honest Company SVP of Customer Sales, sold 12,725 shares on March 5, 2026, under a sell-to-cover plan to cover tax withholding for vested RSUs.
  • The sale totaled $36,266 at prices between $2.85 and $2.87; post-sale direct ownership is 455,391 shares including 391,911 RSUs payable in shares.
  • Honest Company reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results - an EPS loss of $0.21 versus a forecast of $0.01, and revenue of $88.04 million, narrowly above expectations; Morgan Stanley retained an Equalweight rating with a $3.00 target.

Honest Company NASDAQ:HNST disclosed a routine insider sale on March 5, 2026, when Jonathan Mayle, the company’s Senior Vice President of Customer Sales, sold 12,725 shares of common stock, according to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The shares exchanged hands at prices between $2.85 and $2.87 per share, producing a total transaction value of $36,266. The filing states the sale was executed to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of a previously granted award of restricted stock units (RSUs). The transaction was carried out under an approved sell-to-cover plan.

After the sale, Mayle directly holds 455,391 shares in Honest Company. That total includes 391,911 RSUs that are payable in an equivalent number of shares of Honest Company common stock. The Form 4 was signed on his behalf by Brendan Sheehey, Attorney-in-Fact, on March 9, 2026.


Market context provided in the filing and surrounding disclosures notes that Honest Company’s shares currently trade at $2.81. InvestingPro analysis cited in the filing places the stock below its Fair Value estimate of $3.24 and identifies HNST among names on a Most Undervalued stocks list. The filing additionally observes the stock has fallen 26% over the past six months.

Operationally, the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that showed a gap between earnings and revenue performance. Honest Company posted an earnings-per-share (EPS) loss of $0.21, missing the consensus forecast of $0.01. Revenue for the quarter was $88.04 million, however, slightly above the anticipated $87.7 million.

On the analyst front, Morgan Stanley maintained an Equalweight rating on Honest Company and kept a $3.00 price target. The firm cited the company’s fourth-quarter results and initial fiscal 2026 guidance, which it said exceeded market expectations; Morgan Stanley indicated these considerations have been incorporated into its valuation.

The Form 4 filing and the company’s recent financial disclosures offer investors specific, verifiable information on insider ownership, the mechanics behind the sell-to-cover transaction, and recent operating performance. InvestingPro also notes that two of 12 InvestingPro Tips are available for HNST, and some analysts appear to foresee profitability for the company in the current year.

Because the sale was identified as a tax-related sell-to-cover following RSU vesting and was executed by an approved plan, it aligns with common executive equity-management practices rather than signaling an ad hoc disposal.

Risks

  • Share price pressure - the stock has declined 26% over the past six months, which may influence investor sentiment in the consumer goods and equity markets.
  • Earnings volatility - the company posted an EPS loss in the fourth quarter of 2025 versus a small positive consensus, highlighting potential near-term earnings uncertainty affecting valuations.
  • Dependence on analyst outlooks - near-term valuation and investor expectations are influenced by analyst guidance and ratings, including Morgan Stanley’s assessment.

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