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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 Directors Expand Holdings Following Strong Q1 Earnings and Guidance Upgrade

46
Insider Score Band below 60
Research score
37
AI adjustment
+9

Research score, not a recommendation.

Total bought$370.5K19 Form 4 purchases
Distinct insiders5open-market buyers
Lead insiderSEIDMAN LAWRENCE BDirector
Cluster window2026-05-13 → 2026-06-05active

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
44%
Context buying into stock weakness signals conviction
22%
Timing coordinated purchases within a tight window
76%
Routine-purchase discount × 0.57
Company-type / offering discount × 1.00
Net insider selling penalty − 15

Why are they buying?

AI · discretionary · catalyst credible · documented

Insiders expanded their stakes following the release of solid first quarter financial results on April 22, 2026, which featured higher GAAP net income, core deposit growth, and an upgraded non-interest income outlook.

Bankwell reported first-quarter 2026 GAAP net income of $11.3 million, or $1.41 per share, up from $9.1 million in the previous quarter, accompanied by strong core deposit growth and a dividend declaration.

Stock Price & Insider Purchase History

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Transactions

19 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
2026-05-13 → 2026-06-05 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 71 purchases with a 63-day result · median +4.5% Director 5,804 $51.33 avg $297.9K
routine
2026-05-13 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 104 $50.24 $5.2K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-13 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 179 $50.16 $9.0K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-13 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 488 $50.09 $24.4K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-13 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 149 $50.18 $7.5K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-13 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 200 $50.14 $10.0K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-13 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 810 $50.07 $40.6K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-05-15 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 170 $49.92 $8.5K
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-01 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 81 $51.95 $4.2K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-01 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 98 $52.04 $5.1K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-01 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 542 $51.87 $28.1K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-01 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 514 $51.87 $26.7K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-01 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 710 $51.86 $36.8K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-01 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 564 $51.87 $29.3K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-01 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 872 $51.85 $45.2K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-05 SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 323 $53.70 $17.3K
routine
SEC filing for SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-05 Dale Eric J 71 purchases with a 63-day result · median +4.4% Director 588 $53.70 $31.6K
routine
SEC filing for Dale Eric J (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-05 Porto Carl M 74 purchases with a 63-day result · median +4.2% Director 370 $53.70 $19.9K
routine
SEC filing for Porto Carl M (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-05 Dunne Jeffrey R 22 purchases with a 63-day result · median +4.5% Director 315 $53.70 $16.9K
routine
SEC filing for Dunne Jeffrey R (opens in a new tab)
2026-06-05 Drexler Blake S 38 purchases with a 63-day result · median +6.2% Director 79 $53.70 $4.2K
routine
SEC filing for Drexler Blake S (opens in a new tab)
Total $370.5K

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 +2.9%63 days +21.1%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
2026-08-07 → 2026-09-08 5 $1.3M 51 +4.4%–– 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