SAUL B FRANCIS II purchased ~$369K in Saul Centers, Inc. stock
Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS) · Chairman & CEO · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
▲ = insider buy date
90-day return
+11.5%vs SPY +8.7%
Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
SAUL B FRANCIS II
Role
Chairman & CEO
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$369K
Trade Date
Sep 20, 2023
Company
Saul Centers, Inc.
Ticker
BFSSource
SEC EDGAR Form 4
Why This Trade Stands Out
Strong conviction signal
Scored above average across multiple factors. Roughly 15% of insider trades qualify as Strong.
~$369K purchase
A meaningful investment of personal capital. The average insider purchase is around $150K, putting this in the typical range for serious positions.
Chairman & CEO
CEOs have the deepest knowledge of company operations. Academic research shows CEO purchases outperform other insider trades by a wide margin.
+11.5% in 90 days (S&P 500: +8.7%)
This trade beat the S&P 500 by 2.8 percentage points over 90 days. We track performance on every insider trade so you can see who consistently outperforms.
How good is SAUL B FRANCIS II at picking stocks?
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On September 20, 2023, SAUL B FRANCIS II — Chairman & CEO of Saul Centers, Inc. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$369K in Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS) stock.
Under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, corporate insiders must report all open-market stock transactions to the SEC within two business days. These filings — known as Form 4s — are publicly available on the SEC's EDGAR database. VeritySignals filters and scores the full Form 4 stream to surface high-conviction signals like this one.
In the 90 days following this trade, BFS returned +11.5% versus +8.7% for the S&P 500 over the same period.
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All data sourced from publicly available SEC Form 4 filings via EDGAR · Not financial advice · Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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