FIRST KEYSTONE CORP
AI summary Insider Cluster Open-Market Purchases Following Strong Q1 Earnings and Dividend Announcement
- Research score
- 32
- 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 · documentedInsiders likely accelerated open-market purchases following First Keystone's announcement of robust first quarter 2026 financial results showing an 86.0% increase in net income and the subsequent declaration of a quarterly cash dividend.
COO Michelle Karas, Director Michael Jezewski, and Director Donald Matthew Bower executed open-market purchases totaling over $100,000 across late May and June 2026, closely following the release of Q1 earnings on May 1, 2026, the annual shareholders meeting on May 21, 2026, and the second quarter dividend declaration on May 28, 2026.
Filing references and sources
- First Keystone Corporation Form 4 - Karas Michelle M. (opens in a new tab)
- First Keystone Corporation Form 4 - Jezewski Michael L (opens in a new tab)
- First Keystone Corporation Form 4 - Bower Donald Matthew (opens in a new tab)
- First Keystone Corporation Announces First Quarter 2026 Earnings (opens in a new tab)
- First Keystone Corporation Announces Second Quarter Dividend (opens in a new tab)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 → 2026-06-23 | Bower Donald Matthew 3 purchases with a 63-day result · median +7.6% | Director | 5,275 | $17.76 avg | $93.7K | |
| 2026-05-28 | Bower Donald Matthew | 1,000 | $18.00 | $18.0K | SEC filing for Bower Donald Matthew (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-06-23 | Bower Donald Matthew | 4,275 | $17.70 | $75.7K | SEC filing for Bower Donald Matthew (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-05-26 | Karas Michelle M. history of Karas Michelle M.'s purchases | COO | 635 | $19.00 | $12.1K | SEC filing for Karas Michelle M. (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-05-27 | Jezewski Michael L 3 purchases with a 63-day result · median +6.3% | Director | 548 | $17.96 avg | $9.8K | |
| 2026-05-27 | Jezewski Michael L | 105 | $17.98 | $1.9K | SEC filing for Jezewski Michael L (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-05-27 | Jezewski Michael L | 109 | $17.90 | $2.0K | SEC filing for Jezewski Michael L (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-05-27 | Jezewski Michael L | 334 | $17.97 | $6.0K | SEC filing for Jezewski Michael L (opens in a new tab) | |
| Total | $115.6K | |||||
Other buying runs at FKYS
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 +5.2%63 days +7.6%126 days –
| Window | Insiders | Total | Score | 21 days | 63 days | 126 days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-01 → 2023-06-23 | 5 | $39.5K | 27 | – | – | – | closed |
| 2022-08-02 → 2022-08-22 | 3 | $92.3K | 33 | – | – | – | closed |
| 2020-12-21 | 4 | $122.0K | 46 | – | – | – | closed |