MLAB
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
Early Trend Expansion, sector confirmed; strongest on volatility (16/20); weakest on insider signal (9/20). Insiders net sellers (NPR -0.07); last earnings neutral (-1.0%).
Early Trend Expansion
XLV
sector confirmed
no CFO purchase$1,354,487 other insiders (5)
4 insider(s)
net purchase ratio -0.07
buy date unknown
69
conviction / 100
unchanged since 22 Aug
75.6
technical / 100
$25,000–$35,000
Standard
Regime clarity15.1
Sponsorship / positioning15.6
Volatility behaviour16.0
Catalyst alignment (insider)8.6
Cross-asset confirmation13.8
Last
124.76
Add above
124.89
Cut below
93.03
50DMA
101.72
200DMA
91.83
MLAB — daily, 14 months
XLV — sector ETF, daily, 14 months
Pillar detail, thesis support and invalidation
Regime clarity
What strengthens the thesis
- price above 200DMA
- 200DMA rising
- 50DMA rising
- no HH/HL structure
- efficiency ratio 0.21
- OBV 50d slope +0.068 avg-daily-volumes/bar
- no OBV divergence at highs
- OBV flat-to-rising through last pullback
- last pullback 6.3% deep
- no wide downside expansion bars (30d)
- ATR expanding vs 20d mean
- cluster: 4 distinct insiders buying (1 CEO, 4 Director)
- net purchase ratio -0.07 (4 buying vs 4 selling)
- insiders are NET SELLERS over the window
- NO CFO purchase in the window — the CFO-specific terms score zero
- other insiders bought $1,354,487 (1 CEO, 4 Director) — counted through cluster breadth and net buying only
- no CFO buy to date — recency not scored
- closest sector ETF: XLV
- XLV above rising 200DMA (sector-led)
- XLV vs SPY 6m: +0.6 pts
- stock vs XLV RS (3m/6m avg): +8.9 pts
- A confirmed higher high above 124.89 on expanding OBV.
- Pullbacks that hold the rising 50DMA with flat-to-rising OBV.
- XLV extending its own trend while the stock holds relative strength.
- Continued base-building above the reclaimed 200DMA without volatility expansion.
- Loss of the rising 50DMA (101.72) with expanding volatility — reduce.
- Breakdown below the prior structural base (93.03) — exit, no averaging down.
- OBV divergence during a price acceleration — reduce.
- Sector ETF losing its own 200DMA — remove capital regardless of stock behaviour.
- CFO: —
- 0 CFO purchase(s), $0 total; last filed 2026-08-17 11:27:07
- Market cap $698,140,608 · 20d avg dollar volume $17,237,861
Insiders are NET SELLERS. The CFO purchase is contradicted.
| Open-market purchases | $1,354,487 |
| Open-market sales | $1,052,448 |
| Sales after option exercise | $517,769 |
| Distinct buyers / sellers | 4 / 4 |
| Net purchase ratio | -0.07 |
| Net purchase ratio, excl. option-exercise sales | +0.13 |
No CFO purchase here — 5 purchase(s) by other insiders worth $1,354,487. These count toward cluster breadth and net buying, not the CFO-specific terms.
| Trade date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value | Price now vs buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | Ladiwala Shiraz ShabanaliDirector | 3,500 | $72.23 | $252,805 | +72.7% |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Capone Mark ChristopherDirector | 1,301 | $76.35 | $99,331 | +63.4% |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Tripeny R TonyDirector | 1,315 | $76.00 | $99,940 | +64.2% |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Kadia SiddharthaCEO | 7,093 | $112.80 | $800,090 | +10.6% |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Tripeny R TonyDirector | 900 | $113.69 | $102,321 | +9.7% |
8 material events; 2 taken well, 0 badly; last earnings 10 Aug: neutral (-1.0%).
| Session | Filing | Event | Gap | Day | vs SPY | Vol | +5d | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 26 | 8-K · earnings | Results of operations (earnings) | -1.2% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 0.7x | +5.9% | Neutral |
| 10 Aug 26 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | -1.2% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 0.7x | +5.9% | Neutral |
| 30 Jul 26 | 8-K | Material event | -0.1% | +1.4% | -0.3% | 0.5x | -0.0% | Neutral |
| 15 Jun 26 | 8-K | Director or officer change | +1.2% | -1.3% | -3.1% | 2.6x | -11.6% | Shrugged off |
| 03 Jun 26 | 10-K | Annual report | -1.6% | -2.1% | -1.4% | 0.8x | +2.7% | Neutral |
| 27 May 26 | 8-K · earnings | Results of operations (earnings) | -0.9% | -14.5% | -14.5% | 2.4x | +15.1% | Absorbed |
| 23 Mar 26 | 8-K | Director or officer change | +2.8% | +3.0% | +1.9% | 1.0x | +3.2% | Neutral |
| 09 Mar 26 | 8-K | Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure | -2.0% | +0.7% | -0.2% | 1.1x | -9.9% | Neutral |