Avanos Medical, Inc. (AVNS) has 20 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is Woody Joseph Fralin with 402,776 shares. Other notable holders include Pacitti David and Greiner Michael.
Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 21 transactions in AVNS stock — 10 buys (valued at $9.96M) and 1 sells (valued at $3.36K). Insider buying has outpaced selling during this period, which may signal confidence in the company's prospects.
AVNS Insider Ownership
Top Holder
Woody Joseph Fralin
402,776 shares
Buys (12 mo)
10
$9.96M value
Sells (12 mo)
1
$3.36K value
12-Month Transaction Activity
Top Insider Holders
| # |
Name |
Role |
Shares Owned |
Last Filed |
Relative Size |
| 1 |
Woody Joseph Fralin |
Other: Former Chief Executive Officer |
402,776 |
2025-03-10 |
|
| 2 |
Pacitti David |
Chief Executive Officer |
241,021 |
2026-04-01 |
|
| 3 |
Greiner Michael |
Former Interim CEO |
200,019 |
2025-05-14 |
|
| 4 |
Abernathy Robert E |
President and CEO |
134,680 |
2017-05-05 |
|
| 5 |
James Mojirade |
SVP, General Counsel |
104,518 |
2025-04-24 |
|
| 6 |
Galovan Scott Michael |
SVP, Chief Financial Officer |
96,697 |
2026-04-01 |
|
| 7 |
Holbrook Kerr |
SVP, Chief Commercial Officer |
83,860 |
2025-11-19 |
|
| 8 |
Oleary Patrick J |
Director |
66,643 |
2025-01-06 |
|
| 9 |
Shimer Julie Ann |
Director |
62,093 |
2025-01-06 |
|
| 10 |
Delgado Sigfrido |
SVP, Operations |
59,696 |
2026-04-01 |
|
| 11 |
Byrnes John P |
Director |
49,618 |
2024-01-04 |
|
| 12 |
Blackford Gary |
Director |
40,000 |
2025-08-15 |
|
| 13 |
Sainz Maria |
Director |
33,396 |
2022-01-05 |
|
| 14 |
Hawkins William A |
Director |
31,197 |
2021-01-06 |
|
| 15 |
Varshney Sudhakar |
SVP, Global Supply Chain |
30,197 |
2024-03-07 |
|
| 16 |
Fields Heidi |
Director |
28,855 |
2021-01-06 |
|
| 17 |
Haydon William David |
SVP, GM Pain Franchise |
28,443 |
2023-03-07 |
|
| 18 |
Sarker Arjun Ranjan |
Senior VP, International |
26,761 |
2023-03-23 |
|
| 19 |
Egbuonu-davis Lisa |
Director |
25,814 |
2025-01-06 |
|
| 20 |
Negro Renato |
Vice President - Controller |
25,261 |
2021-05-07 |
|
Recent Transactions (last 12 months)
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Type |
Shares |
Price |
Value |
| 2026-03-13 |
Galovan Scott Michael |
SVP, Chief Financial Officer |
RSU Award |
70,115 |
$13.69 |
$959.87K |
| 2026-03-13 |
Delgado Sigfrido |
SVP, Operations |
RSU Award |
37,782 |
$13.69 |
$517.24K |
| 2026-03-13 |
Pacitti David |
Chief Executive Officer |
RSU Award |
241,021 |
$13.69 |
$3.3M |
| 2026-03-13 |
Galovan Scott Michael |
SVP, Chief Financial Officer |
RSU Award |
69,630 |
$13.69 |
$953.23K |
| 2026-03-13 |
Delgado Sigfrido |
SVP, Operations |
RSU Award |
37,520 |
$13.69 |
$513.65K |
| 2026-03-13 |
Hurley John Joseph |
Principal Accounting Officer |
RSU Award |
2,211 |
- |
- |
| 2026-03-13 |
Pacitti David |
Chief Executive Officer |
RSU Award |
239,354 |
$13.69 |
$3.28M |
| 2026-03-09 |
Galovan Scott Michael |
SVP, Chief Financial Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
1,119 |
$13.29 |
$14.87K |
| 2026-03-09 |
Hurley John Joseph |
Principal Accounting Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
226 |
$13.29 |
$3K |
| 2026-03-06 |
Galovan Scott Michael |
SVP, Chief Financial Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
2,041 |
$13.79 |
$28.15K |
| 2026-03-06 |
Hurley John Joseph |
Principal Accounting Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
211 |
$13.79 |
$2.91K |
| 2025-11-18 |
Holbrook Kerr |
SVP, Chief Commercial Officer |
Informative Sell |
305 |
$11.02 |
$3.36K |
| 2025-09-05 |
Hurley John Joseph |
Principal Accounting Officer |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
345 |
$12.66 |
$4.37K |
| 2025-08-01 |
Galovan Scott Michael |
SVP, Chief Financial Officer |
Unknown |
1,096 |
$52.10 |
$57.1K |
| 2025-08-13 |
Blackford Gary |
Director |
Informative Buy |
40,000 |
$11.00 |
$439.8K |
| 2025-05-13 |
Greiner Michael |
Former Interim CEO |
Tax Withholding of RSU |
4,474 |
$12.43 |
$55.61K |
| 2025-04-14 |
Pickett Jason Marc |
Interim CFO and Treasurer |
Unknown |
1,174 |
$29.48 |
$34.61K |
| 2025-04-22 |
Delgado Sigfrido |
SVP, Operations |
RSU Award |
16,300 |
- |
- |
| 2025-04-22 |
James Mojirade |
SVP, General Counsel |
RSU Award |
16,300 |
- |
- |
| 2028-04-14 |
Pacitti David |
Chief Executive Officer |
Unknown |
242,047 |
- |
- |
| 2025-04-14 |
Pacitti David |
Chief Executive Officer |
Unknown |
- |
- |
- |