Rep. Josh Gottheimer discloses trade(s) in AMAT, MSFT, RSG, QSR
Josh Gottheimer (NJ05) disclosed 6 transactions, traded Aug 6 – Aug 14: 4 purchases and 2 sales.
| Traded | Ticker | Company | Action | Amount | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | Buy | $250,001 - $500,000 | Joint |
| Aug 14 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | Buy | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | Joint |
| Aug 14 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | Sell | $250,001 - $500,000 | Joint |
| Aug 14 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | Sell | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | Joint |
| Aug 6 | AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Joint |
| Aug 6 | QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc. Common Shares | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Joint |
ORIGINAL FILING ↗ALL FILINGS BY JOSH GOTTHEIMER →CONGRESS TRADES DASHBOARD →
Amounts are the ranges members report. Rows are read automatically from the filing; a trade split across a page break can be missed, so the original filing is the full record.
What This Means
A U.S. representative has filed financial disclosures showing transactions in four publicly traded companies spanning semiconductors, software, waste management, and quick-service restaurants. Congressional stock trading disclosures are routine filings that provide transparency into lawmakers' personal investment activity and potential conflicts of interest, though individual trades carry no direct market implication on their own.
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- Hon. Josh GottheimerSep 28, 2026View the original filing at the House Clerk ↗
How This Could Play Out
First assessed Sep 28
Resolved
LIKELYNo market impact; this is routine disclosure of a legislator's personal portfolio activity, and absent evidence of insider trading or coordination with legislative action, such filings typically generate no measurable price movement in the underlying securities.
Status quo
LIKELYThe disclosure remains a matter of public record without triggering regulatory investigation or media scrutiny, leaving the affected stocks (AMAT, MSFT, RSG, QSR) to trade on their own fundamentals and broader market conditions.
Worsens
UNLIKELYIf the timing or pattern of these trades were to draw scrutiny from ethics committees or media outlets as potentially coordinated with legislative activity on tech or consumer sectors, reputational pressure on the legislator could emerge, though direct impact on the underlying equities would depend on whether any legislative action itself became contested.
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