David R. Melville III sold $544k of BFST
President and CEO at Business First Bancshares, Inc.. 20,000 shares at an average of $27.18, traded Nov 4, 2024, filed Nov 6, 2024.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +19Trade size$544k at market
- 0Share of holdings soldSold 8.3% of holdings
- +15Cluster4 insiders selling within 14 days
What happened after comparable sells
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m -3.6%, 3m -6.7%, 6m -19.7%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001437749-24-033633, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2024 | SOpen-market sale COMMON STOCK | -7,316 | $26.15 | $191k | 234,323 | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | SOpen-market sale COMMON STOCK | -3,512 | $26.06 | $92k | 230,811 | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | SOpen-market sale COMMON STOCK | -9,172 | $28.42 | $261k | 221,639 | Nov 6, 2024 |
Related signals
Other insiders at Business First Bancshares, Inc. and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Weak | BFSTsell Business First Bancshares, Inc. | George W. Cummings III director | $445k 14,200 shares | -7% | |
| 40Moderate | Business First Bancshares, Inc. | George W. Cummings III director | $103k 3,235 shares | -2% | |
| 44Moderate | Business First Bancshares, Inc. | George W. Cummings III director | $318k 10,000 shares | -5% | |
| 65Notable | Business First Bancshares, Inc. | William G. Hall director | $364k 11,389 shares | -117% | |
| 42Moderate | Business First Bancshares, Inc. | Donald Chad Carter EVP, Correspondent Banking | $59k 1,875 shares | -13% | |
| 40Moderate | Business First Bancshares, Inc. | Saundra Strong EVP & General Counsel | $32k 1,000 shares | -17% | |
| 44Moderate | Business First Bancshares, Inc. | George W. Cummings III director | $319k 10,000 shares | -5% | |
| 50Moderate | Business First Bancshares, Inc. | George W. Cummings III director | $636k 20,000 shares | -8% | |
| 56Moderate | Business First Bancshares, Inc. | Keith Mansfield EVP&COO of b1Bank | $135k 4,200 shares | -5% | |
| 46Moderate | Business First Bancshares, Inc. | Joseph Vernon Johnson director | $380k 12,000 shares | -7% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.