LUMN Insider Buying & Government Contracts (2026)

LUMN insider buying and selling over the past year

Over the past year Lumen Technologies, Inc. insiders filed 2 open-market Form 4 trades — 1 purchases worth $499.6K and 1 sales worth $355.1K — which makes them net buyers by $144.6K.

None of the 1 sales were flagged as Rule 10b5-1 plan trades, meaning each one was a discretionary decision at the time of filing. Activity clustered in 2026-02 (2 trades); the latest filing in this window is dated 2026-02-20. The average open-market sale price was $7.89; the last close of $4.65 is 41.1% below that level, so sellers exited above the current price. The single largest trade was a purchase of 78,685 shares worth $499.6K on 2026-02-05. Since the most recent filing the stock has moved -40.6%, from $7.83. Insiders paid an average of $6.35 per share for their open-market purchases; against the last close of $4.65 that cost basis is under water at -26.8%.

Where LUMN trades relative to its one-year range

Lumen Technologies, Inc. closed at $4.65 on 2026-10-16, inside a one-year range of $4.55 to $11.83. That puts the stock near the bottom of its range, at 1.4% of the distance from low to high. Over one year the share price moved -33.8%, and over roughly three months -26.0%. Average daily volume over the last month was about 15,351,945 shares.

Across 38 companies in the same SEC industry group (SIC 48) with a full year of prices in Gemral Edge, the median one-year return was -9.5%. LUMN is behind that median and beat 18% of that peer group on this measure.

Members of Congress who traded LUMN

STOCK Act disclosures show 2 trades in LUMN by 2 members of Congress over five years (0 purchases, 2 sales), most recently on 2023-03-01. The most active traders were Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), 1 trade; Kim Schrier (D-WA), 1 trade.

By party the trades split 2 by Democrats; by chamber, 2 from the House.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. federal contract exposure

Federal procurement records resolve 8 prime award actions to Lumen Technologies, Inc., worth $291.46M across 6 agencies. Department of Veterans Affairs accounts for 59.1% of that value ($172.29M), so revenue from this channel is spread across several buyers.

Compare LUMN with indexed peers from the same industry group

These peers have full Gemral Edge dossiers and the closest one-year price move to LUMN:

• TMUS one-year return -29.7%
• SPOT one-year return -20.2%
• CMCSA one-year return -20.1%
• CHTR one-year return -56.9%
• T one-year return -10.5%

Sources and method

Every figure above is computed from public filings stored in Gemral Edge, not estimated. Insider figures count only open-market purchases and sales reported on SEC Form 4; option exercises, grants and gifts are excluded because they do not reflect a decision to buy or sell at market prices.

• SEC EDGAR Form 4 (edge_insider_trades, codes P/S open-market only) — as of 2026-02-20
• edge_prices_eod (end-of-day close) — as of 2026-10-16
• House PTR / Senate eFD disclosures (edge_congress_trades) — as of 2023-03-01
• FPDS / USAspending (edge_contracts, tier-1 resolved) — as of 2026-10-06

LUMN data questions

Are LUMN insiders buying or selling stock?

Over the past year Lumen Technologies, Inc. insiders filed 2 open-market Form 4 trades — 1 purchases worth $499.6K and 1 sales worth $355.1K — which makes them net buyers by $144.6K.

What is the one-year price range for LUMN?

Based on end-of-day closes through 2026-10-16, LUMN traded between $4.55 and $11.83, last closing at $4.65.

Has any member of Congress traded LUMN stock?

Yes. 2 members disclosed 2 trades in LUMN over five years; the most recent disclosed trade date is 2023-03-01.