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FIG

SHORTINSIDER SELL

FIGMA INC

Funds
3
Score
3.00
vs SPY
+4.3%
Stock return (since Q-end)
+20.6%
SPY return (since Q-end)
+16.3%
Current price
$25.50

News Summary

Negative

Figma delivered a strong Q1 2026 earnings beat (46% YoY revenue growth to $333.4M, EPS $0.10 vs $0.06 est.) with raised full-year guidance and record 139% NDR driven by AI adoption and enterprise expansion. However, the stock has collapsed 74.9% from its August 2025 peak, activist investor Findell Capital is pushing a portfolio restructuring amid concerns about bloated R&D/SBC spending, and a major competitive threat emerged when Anthropic launched Claude Design in April 2026 after board member Mike Krieger resigned.

Red flags

  • Stock down 74.9% from all-time high (Aug 2025); down 27.4% in past 3 months despite earnings beat
  • Activist investor Findell Capital called company 'significantly undervalued,' citing excessive R&D (30%+ of revenue) and SBC ($375M, 27% of revenue vs Adobe's 8%)
  • Direct competitive threat: Anthropic launched Claude Design in April 2026, days after Figma board member Mike Krieger resigned; potential misuse of Figma confidential information flagged
  • Analyst consensus downgrade: JPMorgan initiated at Neutral ($42 target); Piper Sandler, Stifel, RBC all cut price targets; 12-analyst consensus is 'Hold'
  • Gross margin compressed to 82% due to AI inference costs
  • Potential governance issue: Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia (both on Figma board) have material economic exposure to Anthropic, per activist letter

Funds Reducing / Exiting (3)

FundManagerShares Held∆ SharesPosition ValueQoQStatus
Viking GlobalAndreas Halvorsen0-100%EXITED
DragoneerMarc Stad0-100%EXITED
Durable Capital PartnersHenry Ellenbogen0-100%EXITED

Shares Held reflects quarter-end positions for partial reductions. Funds that fully exited show 0 shares held. ∆ Shares is the change from the prior quarter.

Insider Activity

NameTitleTypeSharesPriceValueFiled
Mulligan BrendanGeneral Counsel and SecretarySELL19K$25.04$0.47M2026-05-19
Rasmussen KrisChief Technology OfficerSELL327K$25.07$8.20M2026-05-19
Herb TylerChief Accounting OfficerSELL669$23.79$0.02M2026-05-18
Index Ventures VI (Jersey) LPSELL12K$24.36$0.30M2026-05-18
Rimer Daniel H.SELL12K$24.36$0.30M2026-05-18