GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.
AI summary German American Bancorp directors acquire shares using director compensation via the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
- Research score
- 16
- AI adjustment
- -12
Research score, not a recommendation.
Market data
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same price, one day All 4 purchases were at $45.55 on 2026-06-15. That pattern also occurs in IPO or conversion subscriptions, which are not open-market conviction buying.
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 · plan · catalyst none · documentedThe purchases occurred pursuant to prior elections made by the directors to allocate a portion of their director compensation to purchase shares through the company plan.
Form 4 footnotes confirm that the transactions were effected through participation in the issuer's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan using director compensation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Ellspermann Susan J 35 purchases with a 63-day result · median -0.4% | Director | 22 | $45.55 | $1,000 | SEC filing for Ellspermann Susan J (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-06-15 | Ryan Christina M 46 purchases with a 63-day result · median +1.1% | Director | 22 | $45.55 | $1,000 | SEC filing for Ryan Christina M (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-06-15 | Seger Andrew M 7 purchases with a 63-day result · median -1.1% | Director | 22 | $45.55 | $1,000 | SEC filing for Seger Andrew M (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-06-15 | Bawel Zachary W 61 purchases with a 63-day result · median +0.4% | Director | 22 | $45.55 | $1,000 | SEC filing for Bawel Zachary W (opens in a new tab) |
| Total | $4.0K | |||||
Other buying runs at GABC
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 +7.1%63 days +11.5%126 days –
| Window | Insiders | Total | Score | 21 days | 63 days | 126 days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 → 2026-10-15 | 4 | $113.5K | 12 | +2.1% | – | – | active |
| 2026-07-16 | 5 | $95.0K | 20 | +4.2% | +12.0% | – | active |
| 2026-02-15 → 2026-05-15 | 5 | $12.2K | 0 | +1.1% | -2.7% | +11.1% | closed |
| 2026-01-15 | 3 | $4.0K | 15 | +7.9% | +4.3% | +8.2% | closed |
| 2025-11-15 → 2025-12-15 | 3 | $5.1K | 16 | -8.2% | +2.3% | -7.9% | closed |
| 2025-09-15 → 2025-10-15 | 5 | $42.8K | 26 | -7.1% | -0.4% | +0.2% | closed |
| 2025-06-15 → 2025-08-15 | 8 | $242.1K | 37 | +5.0% | -4.0% | -5.0% | closed |
| 2025-04-15 → 2025-05-15 | 3 | $4.4K | 16 | -8.1% | -7.1% | -14.8% | closed |
| 2025-01-22 → 2025-03-15 | 6 | $59.3K | 30 | +5.7% | +7.2% | +1.4% | closed |
| 2024-11-15 → 2024-12-15 | 5 | $11.1K | 19 | -6.7% | -7.8% | -4.9% | closed |
| 2024-09-15 → 2024-10-15 | 5 | $16.2K | 22 | +0.2% | +5.1% | +3.8% | closed |
| 2024-06-15 → 2024-08-15 | 8 | $420.4K | 37 | +12.2% | +13.6% | +17.3% | closed |