AVXL
Anavex Life Sciences Corp
NASDAQ: AVXL · HEALTHCARE · BIOTECHNOLOGY
$1.19
-8.46% today
Updated 2026-10-30
Market cap
$115.87M
P/E ratio
—
P/S ratio
—
EPS (TTM)
$-0.14
Dividend yield
—
52W range
$1 – $10
Volume
1.1M
Anavex Life Sciences Corp (AVXL) Insider transactions
Net insider activity
Net buying (2,929,576 shares)
Buy transactions
77
Sell transactions
23
All transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 125,000 | — | — |
| 2026-01-06 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO & Treasurer | Buy | 12,500 | — | — |
| 2025-10-02 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 125,000 | — | — |
| 2025-10-02 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO & Treasurer | Buy | 12,500 | — | — |
| 2025-09-11 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 187,500 | — | — |
| 2025-09-11 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 187,500 | $5.04 | $945000.00 |
| 2025-09-11 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 145,048 | $9.58 | $1.39M |
| 2025-08-20 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 125,000 | — | — |
| 2025-08-20 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO & Treasurer | Buy | 12,500 | — | — |
| 2025-06-05 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Sale | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2025-06-05 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Buy | 50,000 | $1.76 | $88000.00 |
| 2025-06-05 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Sale | 11,349 | $7.75 | $87954.75 |
| 2025-04-28 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 125,000 | — | — |
| 2025-04-28 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO & Treasurer | Buy | 12,500 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | VELDEN, CLAUS VANDER | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | SKARPELOS, ATHANASIOS | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | MA, JIONG | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2025-03-31 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2025-03-24 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 500,000 | — | — |
| 2025-03-24 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 500,000 | $0.92 | $460000.00 |
| 2025-03-24 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 282,497 | $9.63 | $2.72M |
| 2025-01-15 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 166,666 | — | — |
| 2025-01-15 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 125,000 | — | — |
| 2025-01-15 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO & Treasurer | Buy | 12,500 | — | — |
| 2024-12-19 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 125,000 | — | — |
| 2024-12-19 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO & Treasurer | Buy | 12,500 | — | — |
| 2024-11-19 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 125,000 | — | — |
| 2024-11-19 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO & Treasurer | Buy | 10,000 | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 2,835 | $3.64 | $10319.40 |
| 2024-05-15 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Buy | 5,000 | $4.52 | $22600.00 |
| 2024-03-28 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 73,380 | — | — |
| 2024-03-28 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 73,380 | $1.32 | $96861.60 |
| 2024-02-20 | VELDEN, CLAUS VANDER | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2024-02-20 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2024-02-20 | SKARPELOS, ATHANASIOS | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2024-02-20 | MA, JIONG | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2024-02-20 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2024-01-02 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 125,000 | — | — |
| 2024-01-02 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO & Treasurer | Buy | 10,000 | — | — |
| 2023-06-29 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 232,000 | — | — |
| 2023-06-29 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 232,000 | $1.60 | $371200.00 |
| 2023-06-28 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 268,000 | — | — |
| 2023-06-28 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 268,000 | $7.98 | $2.14M |
| 2023-03-31 | VELDEN, CLAUS VANDER | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | SKARPELOS, ATHANASIOS | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | MA, JIONG | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2022-06-27 | VELDEN, CLAUS VANDER | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2022-06-27 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2022-06-27 | SKARPELOS, ATHANASIOS | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2022-06-27 | MA, JIONG | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2022-06-27 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2022-05-25 | SKARPELOS, ATHANASIOS | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2022-05-25 | SKARPELOS, ATHANASIOS | Director | Buy | 50,000 | $0.92 | $46000.00 |
| 2021-08-02 | VELDEN, CLAUS VANDER | Director | Buy | 25,000 | — | — |
| 2021-08-02 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Buy | 25,000 | — | — |
| 2021-08-02 | SKARPELOS, ATHANASIOS | Director | Buy | 25,000 | — | — |
| 2021-08-02 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, Chief Executive Officer | Buy | 500,000 | — | — |
| 2021-08-02 | MA, JIONG | Director | Buy | 25,000 | — | — |
| 2021-08-02 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 25,000 | — | — |
| 2021-08-02 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO and Treasurer | Buy | 40,000 | — | — |
| 2021-06-29 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Sale | 51,620 | — | — |
| 2021-06-29 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 51,620 | $1.32 | $68138.40 |
| 2021-06-29 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO and Treasurer | Sale | 106,696 | — | — |
| 2021-06-29 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO and Treasurer | Sale | 35,000 | — | — |
| 2021-06-29 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO and Treasurer | Sale | 25,000 | — | — |
| 2021-06-29 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO and Treasurer | Sale | 166,696 | $26.53 | $4.42M |
| 2021-06-29 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO and Treasurer | Buy | 106,696 | $3.28 | $349962.88 |
| 2021-06-29 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO and Treasurer | Buy | 35,000 | $5.92 | $207200.00 |
| 2021-06-29 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO and Treasurer | Buy | 25,000 | $5.68 | $142000.00 |
| 2021-05-21 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Sale | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2021-05-21 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Sale | 37,500 | — | — |
| 2021-05-21 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Sale | 1,500 | — | — |
| 2021-05-21 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Sale | 145,000 | $11.70 | $1.70M |
| 2021-05-21 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Buy | 50,000 | $2.96 | $148000.00 |
| 2021-05-21 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Buy | 37,500 | $1.20 | $45000.00 |
| 2021-05-21 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Buy | 1,500 | $6.11 | $9165.00 |
| 2021-05-17 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 1,000 | $10.93 | $10930.00 |
| 2021-02-24 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Sale | 100,000 | — | — |
| 2021-02-24 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Sale | 45,500 | — | — |
| 2021-02-24 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Sale | 145,500 | $12.66 | $1.84M |
| 2021-02-24 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Buy | 100,000 | $3.28 | $328000.00 |
| 2021-02-24 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Buy | 45,500 | $2.58 | $117390.00 |
| 2021-02-19 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 1,000 | $12.62 | $12620.00 |
| 2021-02-19 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 165 | $12.97 | $2140.05 |
| 2020-12-30 | VELDEN, CLAUS VANDER | Director | Buy | 35,000 | — | — |
| 2020-12-30 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Buy | 35,000 | — | — |
| 2020-12-30 | SKARPELOS, ATHANASIOS | Director | Buy | 35,000 | — | — |
| 2020-12-30 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 550,000 | — | — |
| 2020-12-30 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Buy | 35,000 | — | — |
| 2020-12-30 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 35,000 | — | — |
| 2020-12-30 | BOENISCH, SANDRA | PFO and Treasurer | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2020-01-06 | VELDEN, CLAUS VANDER | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2020-01-06 | THOMAS, STEFFEN | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2020-01-06 | SKARPELOS, ATHANASIOS | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2020-01-06 | MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U | Director, President and CEO | Buy | 550,000 | — | — |
| 2020-01-06 | FAVUS, ELLIOT | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
| 2020-01-06 | DONHAUSER, PETER D.O. | Director | Buy | 50,000 | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
Are AVXL insiders buying or selling?
Over the transactions on record, AVXL insiders have been net buyers, with about $14.30M in stock sold across 23 sales, against 20 open-market purchases.
Does insider selling at AVXL mean the stock will fall?
Not by itself. Most executive selling is pre-scheduled through 10b5-1 plans filed months in advance, and insiders sell for diversification, taxes, and liquidity far more often than out of any view on the price. Insider buying is the stronger signal, especially when several insiders buy around the same time, because there is usually only one reason to put personal cash into the stock.
Which AVXL insiders are selling the most?
Recent selling is concentrated in a few names. MISSLING, CHRISTOPHER U accounts for the largest share on record, with about $6.25M sold. Selling by one or two individuals matters less than broad selling across the whole leadership team, which is the pattern worth watching.