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BWFG

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

Financial Services State Commercial Banks Market cap: $517.9M All insider activity → Quote and statistics → Sign in to watch BWFG Sign in to set a price alert

AI summary Bankwell Financial Group Directors accumulate shares following strong Q2 results and raised guidance.

51
Insider Score Band below 60
Research score
42
AI adjustment
+9

Research score, not a recommendation.

Total bought$1.3M23 Form 4 purchases
Distinct insiders5open-market buyers
Lead insiderSEIDMAN LAWRENCE BDirector
Cluster window2026-08-07 → 2026-09-08active

Market data

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Why this score

Research score: a weighted blend of the five factors, times the routine and offering discounts, minus the selling penalty.

Breadth number & diversity of participating insiders
83%
Seniority executive rank of buyers (CEO/CFO/Director)
60%
Commitment purchase size relative to company & holdings
51%
Context buying into stock weakness signals conviction
3%
Timing coordinated purchases within a tight window
49%
Routine-purchase discount × 0.80
Company-type / offering discount × 1.00
Net insider selling penalty − 5

Why are they buying?

AI · discretionary · catalyst credible · documented

Directors made open-market purchases and deferred compensation plan acquisitions following the release of robust second-quarter 2026 financial results on July 23, 2026, which featured higher net income, expanded net interest margins, and upwardly revised full-year guidance.

The company reported GAAP net income of $12.4 million, or $1.52 per share, for the second quarter of 2026 compared to $11.3 million in the first quarter, while management raised full-year net interest income and loan growth guidance.

Stock Price & Insider Purchase History

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Transactions

23 Form 4 trades · 5 insiders Sign in to download CSV
Purchases in this cluster, grouped by insider, largest first
Date Insider Role Shares Price Value Flags Filing
2026-08-07 → 2026-09-08 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 71 purchases with a 63-day result · median +4.5% Director 17,806 $66.62 avg $1.2M
routine
2026-08-07 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 558 $66.65 $37.2K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-07 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 1,022 $66.63 $68.1K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-07 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 2,621 $66.62 $174.6K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-07 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 853 $66.64 $56.8K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-07 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 1,012 $66.63 $67.4K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-07 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 3,934 $66.62 $262.1K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 144 $66.01 $9.5K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 262 $65.94 $17.3K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 662 $65.90 $43.6K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 219 $65.96 $14.4K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 259 $65.94 $17.1K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-08-25 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 994 $65.89 $65.5K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 283 $66.98 $19.0K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 515 $66.94 $34.5K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 1,304 $66.92 $87.3K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 432 $66.95 $28.9K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 510 $66.95 $34.1K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 1,956 $66.92 $130.9K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 266 $67.11 $17.9K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 Dale Eric J 71 purchases with a 63-day result · median +4.4% Director 530 $67.11 $35.6K
routine
SEC filing for Dale Eric J (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 Porto Carl M 74 purchases with a 63-day result · median +4.2% Director 327 $67.11 $21.9K
routine
SEC filing for Porto Carl M (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 Dunne Jeffrey R 22 purchases with a 63-day result · median +4.5% Director 261 $67.11 $17.5K
routine
SEC filing for Dunne Jeffrey R (opens in a new tab)
2026-09-08 Drexler Blake S 38 purchases with a 63-day result · median +6.2% Director 116 $67.11 $7.8K
SEC filing for Drexler Blake S (opens in a new tab)
Total $1.3M

Other buying runs at BWFG

A run ends after a pause in the buying, so one company can have several. Returns are the stock's return minus its benchmark's (IWM for small companies, SPY otherwise), from the first open after the run became a cluster. Past results, not a forecast.

After this run became a cluster: 21 days +4.4%63 days –126 days –

Other insider buying runs at this company, newest first, with the return against the benchmark that followed
Window Insiders Total Score 21 days63 days126 days Status
2026-05-13 → 2026-06-05 5 $370.5K 46 +2.9%+21.1%– active
2026-02-12 → 2026-03-13 5 $2.7M 45 +11.7%+7.1%+29.8% closed
2025-12-05 → 2025-12-08 5 $105.2K 37 -6.1%-0.1%+0.2% closed
2025-09-04 → 2025-09-12 5 $1.9M 43 -2.7%+4.5%+2.4% closed
2025-06-06 5 $106.9K 36 +2.6%+15.0%+17.7% closed
2025-03-06 → 2025-03-12 5 $100.0K 40 +7.7%+14.1%+33.6% closed
2024-10-31 → 2024-12-13 6 $300.6K 41 -2.7%-0.2%+14.1% closed
2024-07-29 → 2024-09-11 6 $294.1K 41 +8.2%+15.7%+18.4% closed
2024-05-22 → 2024-06-11 5 $225.0K 37 +5.6%+12.1%+27.5% closed
2024-03-07 → 2024-03-11 5 $80.6K 39 -3.3%-5.3%+17.7% closed
2023-11-20 → 2023-12-14 6 $77.5K 37 -2.0%-21.5%-24.4% closed
2023-08-01 → 2023-09-14 7 $164.3K 42 -2.8%+5.2%-7.0% closed