BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC
AI summary Bank of the James directors and president buy shares following strong second-quarter financial results.
- 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 purchased shares following the release of positive second-quarter and first-half 2026 financial results on July 30, 2026, which showed higher net income, increased net interest income, and improved efficiency ratios.
Multiple insiders, including directors and the president, executed open-market purchases shortly after the earnings announcement, reflecting alignment with the company's reported growth in net income to $3.24 million for the second quarter.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | BRYANT WILLIAM C III 48 purchases with a 63-day result · median -1.7% | Director | 650 | $27.10 | $17.6K | SEC filing for BRYANT WILLIAM C III (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-08-06 | FOSTER WATT R JR 30 purchases with a 63-day result · median -6.4% | Director | 447 | $28.01 | $12.5K | SEC filing for FOSTER WATT R JR (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-08-07 | SYREK MICHAEL A 9 purchases with a 63-day result · median +6.1% | President | 100 | $27.05 | $2.7K | SEC filing for SYREK MICHAEL A (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2026-08-10 | ADDISON LEWIS C 25 purchases with a 63-day result · median -2.6% | Director | 70 | $27.21 | $1.9K | SEC filing for ADDISON LEWIS C (opens in a new tab) | |
| Total | $34.7K | ||||||
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 +4.4%63 days –126 days –
| Window | Insiders | Total | Score | 21 days | 63 days | 126 days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 → 2026-05-07 | 3 | $49.4K | 42 | +6.9% | +11.1% | – | 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 |