First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.
AI summary Directors make significant open-market stock purchases following strong first-quarter financial results and the announced sale of Texas operations.
- Research score
- 49
- 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 · documentedDirectors likely increased their equity stake following positive first-quarter 2026 financial results showing improved net income and capital ratios, alongside strategic actions such as the agreement to sell Texas operations to strengthen capital.
First Guaranty reported net income of $2.7 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to a net loss in the prior year period, alongside a definitive agreement to sell its Texas operations to improve capital position.
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 | Flags | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 → 2026-04-30 | Smith Edgar R. III 36 purchases with a 63-day result · median -3.2% | Director | 247,134 | $8.39 avg | $2.1M | ||
| 2026-03-31 | Smith Edgar R. III | 138,083 | $7.77 | $1.1M | SEC filing for Smith Edgar R. III (opens in a new tab) | ||
| 2026-04-30 | Smith Edgar R. III | 109,051 | $9.17 | $1,000.0K | SEC filing for Smith Edgar R. III (opens in a new tab) | ||
| 2026-03-31 → 2026-04-30 | McAnally Bruce 4 purchases with a 63-day result · median -9.6% | Director | 141,227 | $8.85 avg | $1.3M | ||
| 2026-03-31 | McAnally Bruce | 32,176 | $7.77 | $250.0K | SEC filing for McAnally Bruce (opens in a new tab) | ||
| 2026-04-30 | McAnally Bruce | 109,051 | $9.17 | $1,000.0K | SEC filing for McAnally Bruce (opens in a new tab) | ||
| 2026-03-31 → 2026-04-30 | REYNOLDS MARSHALL T 5 purchases with a 63-day result · median -7.3% | Director | 141,227 | $8.85 avg | $1.3M | ||
| 2026-03-31 | REYNOLDS MARSHALL T | 32,176 | $7.77 | $250.0K | SEC filing for REYNOLDS MARSHALL T (opens in a new tab) | ||
| 2026-04-30 | REYNOLDS MARSHALL T | 109,051 | $9.17 | $1,000.0K | SEC filing for REYNOLDS MARSHALL T (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Total | $4.6M | ||||||
Other buying runs at FGBI
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 -13.5%63 days -13.1%126 days -20.7%
| Window | Insiders | Total | Score | 21 days | 63 days | 126 days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 → 2025-12-31 | 4 | $2.1M | 59 | +56.8% | +68.4% | +56.7% | closed |
| 2025-08-25 → 2025-09-30 | 4 | $1.8M | 55 | -24.7% | -25.0% | +12.1% | closed |
| 2025-06-30 | 5 | $1.1M | 57 | -8.4% | -22.7% | -52.7% | closed |
| 2025-03-31 → 2025-04-03 | 6 | $2.0M | 66 | +22.6% | +4.4% | -11.8% | closed |
| 2024-07-31 → 2024-08-12 | 3 | $50.5K | 44 | -4.8% | +1.3% | -15.5% | closed |