Lawrence B Seidman bought $8,486 of BWFG
director at Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.. 170 shares at an average of $49.92, traded May 15, 2026, filed May 18, 2026.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- 0Trade size$8k at market
- -5Relative to holdingsUnder 1% of holdings (0.1%)
- 0Price contextNear the top of the 52-week range
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- +5Repeat buying9 buys in 90 days
- +5Track recordMedian 6-month excess return +9% over 4 past buys
What happened after comparable buys
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 +6.7%, 3m +32.2%, 6m -.
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 0001505732-26-000076, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: By Seidman and Associates, L.L.C. | +170 | $49.92 | $8,486 | 217,884 | May 18, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70Notable | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Lawrence B Seidman director, owner | $353k 5,266 shares | +109% | |
| 35Weak | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Carl M Porto director | $22k 327 shares | +1% | |
| 30Weak | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Blake S Drexler director | $7,785 116 shares | +0% | |
| 35Weak | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Jeffrey R Dunne director | $18k 261 shares | +4% | |
| 41Moderate | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Eric J Dale director | $36k 530 shares | +1% | |
| 56Moderate | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Lawrence B Seidman director | $167k 2,540 shares | +1% | |
| 45Moderate | BWFGbuy Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Lawrence B Seidman director | $666k 10,000 shares | +5% | |
| 46Moderate | BWFGsell Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Ryan Jason Hildebrand Chief Innovation Officer | $150k 2,246 shares | -100% | |
| 33Weak | BWFGsell Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Ryan Jason Hildebrand Chief Innovation Officer | $64k 1,088 shares | -33% | |
| 35Weak | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Carl M Porto director | $20k 370 shares | +2% |
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.