Palkhiwala Akash J., EVP, CFO and COO, has filed 154 Form 4 transactions across two companies, with a total sell value of $13,916,844.64 and zero buy value. The pattern is entirely one-directional. Every open-market trade in the record is a sale. There are no open-market purchases, no acquisitions of shares for cash, and no recent buys of any kind. The recent activity, 21 sell transactions, is concentrated in Qualcomm (QCOM), with a single grant in Applied Materials (AMAT) on August 27, 2026.
The selling is steady and recurring. On October 20, 2026, Palkhiwala executed six open-market sales in QCOM, ranging from $25,075.25 to $165,335.57, for a combined total of $437,645.56. A month earlier, on September 11, he sold nine lots, with values from $2,223.78 to $135,860.94. On August 12, five sales totaled $408,142.79. The individual transactions are small to mid-sized, typically between $5,000 and $175,000, which suggests a regular program of liquidating equity rather than a single large disposition.
The October 15, 2026 filing shows two option exercises (code M) with zero value, paired with $582,832.80 in shares withheld to cover tax (code F). That is an automatic event, not a discretionary sale. The most recent trade on July 14, 2026 was a $6,061.59 sale. The direction is consistent: Palkhiwala has been a net seller of QCOM stock throughout the filing period, with no offsetting purchases. The AMAT grant is compensation, not a market transaction.
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