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title: "Top Sanmina-Sci Insiders Quietly Unload a Chunk of Shares"
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description: "Insider activity at Sanmina-Sci (SANM) on May 1, 2026, saw Director Joseph Licata sell 26,565 shares for $5.6 million, while SVP Vishnu Venkatesh sold 2,275 shares for $484,120. Despite these sales, SANM shares surged after strong Q2 results, driven by the ZT Systems acquisition and 7.3% organic growth. Analysts are optimistic about SANM's performance, citing strong earnings guidance and cash generation, although there are concerns about balance-sheet risks. The stock is rated as Outperform by TipRanks' AI Analyst, Spark."
datetime: "2026-05-02T02:04:09.000Z"
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# Top Sanmina-Sci Insiders Quietly Unload a Chunk of Shares

New insider activity at Sanmina-Sci ( (SANM) ) has taken place on May 1, 2026.

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Sanmina-Sci insiders recently executed notable stock sales, with Director Joseph Licata offloading 26,565 shares in a transaction totaling $5,606,039. In a separate move, SVP, Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer Vishnu Venkatesh sold 2,275 shares of Sanmina-Sci stock, generating proceeds of $484,120. These insider transactions highlight significant share disposals by key members of the company’s leadership team.

**Recent Updates on SANM stock**

Sanmina-Sci shares surged after Q2 results showed record revenue and a major earnings beat, driven by the first full-quarter boost from the ZT Systems acquisition plus solid 7.3% organic growth in core operations. Analysts’ views are being reframed around stronger scale, margin expansion, and cash generation, with added support from a sizable new buyback plan and upbeat FY26–FY27 growth guidance despite noted supply and mix headwinds.

**Spark’s Take on SANM Stock**

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, SANM is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by strong earnings-call guidance and robust cash generation/revenue momentum, offset by balance-sheet risk from the step-up in leverage and technically overextended momentum signals that raise pullback risk; valuation appears reasonable but not meaningfully discounted.

To see Spark’s full report on SANM stock, click here.

**More about Sanmina-Sci**

**YTD Price Performance:** 45.15%

**Average Trading Volume:** 807,908

**Technical Sentiment Signal:** Buy

**Current Market Cap:** $11.67B

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