A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 8 filings in this group are Form 4s for Fortrea Holdings Inc.
The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.
Across the 8 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 6 open-market sale and 2 compensation award. 6 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.
Form 4
Compensation award
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-09-14
FTRE insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Knoblauch Jason Fredrick (Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
A |
Compensation award
derivative · Restricted Stock Unit
|
144,434 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Knoblauch Jason Fredrick (Chief Financial Officer)
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-09-10
FTRE insider Russell Carrie Elizabeth (Interim CAO) sold 246 shares (~$4.1K)
Russell Carrie Elizabeth, listed as Interim CAO at Fortrea Holdings Inc., reported an open-market sale of 246 FTRE shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
M |
Option exercise
|
850 |
— |
— |
S |
Open-market sale
|
246 |
$16.85 |
$4.1K |
M |
Option exercise
derivative · Restricted Stock Unit
|
850 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Russell Carrie Elizabeth (Interim CAO)
Shares: 246
Est. Value: $4.1K
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-09-10
FTRE insider Morais Mark A. (Chief Operating Officer) sold 3,149 shares (~$53.1K)
Morais Mark A., listed as Chief Operating Officer at Fortrea Holdings Inc., reported an open-market sale of 3,149 FTRE shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
M |
Option exercise
|
7,157 |
— |
— |
S |
Open-market sale
|
3,149 |
$16.85 |
$53.1K |
M |
Option exercise
derivative · Restricted Stock Unit
|
7,157 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Morais Mark A. (Chief Operating Officer)
Shares: 3,149
Est. Value: $53.1K
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-08-19
FTRE insider Morais Mark A. (Chief Operating Officer) sold 4,892 shares (~$89.0K)
Morais Mark A., listed as Chief Operating Officer at Fortrea Holdings Inc., reported an open-market sale of 4,892 FTRE shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
M |
Option exercise
|
11,313 |
— |
— |
S |
Open-market sale
|
4,892 |
$18.19 |
$89.0K |
M |
Option exercise
derivative · Restricted Stock Unit
|
11,313 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Morais Mark A. (Chief Operating Officer)
Shares: 4,892
Est. Value: $89.0K
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-08-07
FTRE insider Thakral Anshul (Director, Chief Executive Officer) sold 111,857 shares (~$2.03M)
Thakral Anshul, listed as Director, Chief Executive Officer at Fortrea Holdings Inc., reported an open-market sale of 111,857 FTRE shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
S |
Open-market sale
|
55,882 |
$18.17 |
$1.02M |
S |
Open-market sale
|
55,975 |
$18.06 |
$1.01M |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Thakral Anshul (Director, Chief Executive Officer)
Shares: 111,857
Est. Value: $2.03M
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-08-06
FTRE insider Thakral Anshul (Director, Chief Executive Officer) sold 99,869 shares (~$1.91M)
Thakral Anshul, listed as Director, Chief Executive Officer at Fortrea Holdings Inc., reported an open-market sale of 99,869 FTRE shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
M |
Option exercise
|
416,666 |
— |
— |
S |
Open-market sale
|
49,452 |
$19.03 |
$941.1K |
S |
Open-market sale
|
50,417 |
$19.28 |
$972.0K |
M |
Option exercise
derivative · Restricted Stock Unit
|
416,666 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Thakral Anshul (Director, Chief Executive Officer)
Shares: 99,869
Est. Value: $1.91M
Form 4
Compensation award
Tax / Compensation Filing
2026-08-05
FTRE insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding
Smith David Ross (Director, Interim CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
A |
Compensation award
derivative · Restricted Stock Unit
|
15,840 |
— |
— |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: Smith David Ross (Director, Interim CFO)
Form 4
Open-market sale
Insider Selling
2026-08-05
FTRE insider SANDERS MACHELLE (Director) sold 9,700 shares (~$174.7K)
SANDERS MACHELLE, listed as Director at Fortrea Holdings Inc., reported an open-market sale of 9,700 FTRE shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Transactions reported on this filing
| Code |
Nature |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
S |
Open-market sale
|
9,700 |
$18.01 |
$174.7K |
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
Insider: SANDERS MACHELLE (Director)
Shares: 9,700
Est. Value: $174.7K