BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AI summary Multiple directors purchase shares following strong first-quarter financial results and dividend declaration.
- Research score
- 33
- AI adjustment
- +9
Research score, not a recommendation.
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.
Why are they buying?
AI · discretionary · catalyst credible · documentedThe insider purchases occurred shortly after the company announced its first-quarter 2026 financial results on April 30, 2026, which featured a substantial year-over-year increase in net income and EPS alongside improved net interest margins.
Three directors (William C. Bryant III, Lewis C. Addison, and Phillip C. Jamerson) made open-market purchases between May 6 and May 7, 2026, totaling over $49,000, following a press release highlighting the best first quarter in over 26 years.
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Stock Price & Insider Purchase History
Daily close price with open-market insider purchases plotted over time
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| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | BRYANT WILLIAM C III 48 purchases with a 63-day result · median -1.7% | Director | 1,043 | $23.11 | $24.1K | SEC filing for BRYANT WILLIAM C III (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-05-07 | JAMERSON PHILLIP C 7 purchases with a 63-day result · median +5.7% | Director | 1,000 | $23.40 | $23.4K | SEC filing for JAMERSON PHILLIP C (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-05-07 | ADDISON LEWIS C 25 purchases with a 63-day result · median -2.6% | Director | 82 | $23.18 | $1.9K | SEC filing for ADDISON LEWIS C (opens in a new tab) |
| Total | $49.4K | |||||
Other buying runs at BOTJ
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 +6.9%63 days +11.1%126 days –
| Window | Insiders | Total | Score | 21 days | 63 days | 126 days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 → 2026-08-10 | 4 | $34.7K | 41 | +4.4% | – | – | active |
| 2026-02-10 → 2026-02-20 | 3 | $47.4K | 31 | +5.8% | +1.2% | +17.1% | closed |
| 2025-11-17 → 2025-11-25 | 3 | $31.4K | 24 | -8.7% | +1.2% | +2.9% | closed |
| 2025-08-11 → 2025-08-25 | 5 | $51.3K | 33 | +7.6% | +18.5% | +36.1% | closed |
| 2025-05-05 → 2025-05-22 | 4 | $158.6K | 39 | +0.9% | -4.6% | +11.2% | closed |
| 2024-02-06 → 2024-02-16 | 6 | $105.6K | 41 | -13.5% | -17.4% | +2.3% | closed |
| 2023-10-24 → 2023-11-17 | 7 | $105.2K | 41 | -6.8% | +5.8% | -21.1% | closed |
| 2023-04-25 → 2023-05-12 | 12 | $107.8K | 50 | -14.9% | -8.0% | +1.5% | closed |
| 2023-02-14 → 2023-02-21 | 8 | $168.2K | 46 | -2.9% | -19.6% | -12.9% | closed |
| 2022-10-24 → 2022-11-17 | 7 | $141.5K | 42 | -4.2% | -1.1% | -21.2% | closed |
| 2022-07-28 | 4 | $39.4K | 39 | -4.3% | -7.9% | -5.6% | closed |
| 2022-04-27 → 2022-04-28 | 4 | $96.4K | 33 | -9.0% | -11.8% | -15.8% | closed |