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GameStop chief executive Ryan Cohen buys $39.9m of shares in two October purchases

SEC filings show Ryan Cohen bought 1,544,130 GameStop shares on 2 and 13 October, taking his direct holding to 42.5 million shares.

·19 October 2026·1 min read

Ryan Cohen bought 1,544,130 GameStop shares for about $39.86m on 2 and 13 October 2026; director Nat Turner bought about $254,540 on 1 October.

Cohen purchases
1,544,130 shares, about $39.86m
Cohen holding after
42,492,652 shares
Turner purchase
10,462 shares, about $254,540
Combined
About $40.1m

Ryan Cohen, president, chief executive and chairman of GameStop Corp. (CIK 1326380), bought 1,544,130 Class A shares in purchases on 2 and 13 October 2026 at a combined cost of about $39.86 million, according to Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

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On 2 October he bought 700,000 shares at a weighted average price of $24.4061, in trades priced between $24.36 and $24.44. (Form 4, filed 2 October 2026)

On 13 October he bought a further 844,130 shares in two transactions: 67,130 shares at $26.75 and 777,000 shares at $27.00. (Form 4, filed 13 October 2026)

After the purchases he held 42,492,652 shares directly. Neither filing indicates that the purchases were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. (Forms 4, filed 2 and 13 October 2026)

Separately, director Nat Turner bought 10,462 shares on 1 October 2026 at $24.33 each, about $254,540. The filing reports these as his only holding in the company. (Form 4, filed 1 October 2026)

Together, the two directors' purchases between 1 and 13 October come to about $40.1 million.

The filings do not state the reasons for the purchases. Loro has made no approach to the company. Figures are as reported in GameStop's SEC filings.

Primary sources

3 records

Every factual claim above is drawn from these records. Each link resolves to the publisher’s own copy.

SEC Form 4
  1. Turner Nat share purchase1 Oct 2026·0001822293-26-000002
  2. Cohen Ryan share purchase2 Oct 2026·0000921895-26-002719
  3. Cohen Ryan share purchase13 Oct 2026·0000921895-26-002784
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