Porto Carl M purchased ~$20K in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. stock
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
▲ = insider buy date
90-day return
-5.4%vs SPY +1.3%
Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
Porto Carl M
Role
—
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$20K
Trade Date
Sep 21, 2022
Company
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Ticker
BWFGSource
SEC EDGAR Form 4
Why This Trade Stands Out
Very Strong conviction signal
Scored in the top tier across multiple factors. Fewer than 5% of insider trades receive this rating.
~$20K purchase
A personal investment by a corporate insider. Even smaller trades can be meaningful when combined with other factors like timing and role.
5 insiders traded in the same window
When multiple insiders independently buy within 30 days, it's called a cluster. Studies show clustered insider purchases outperform solo trades significantly, because several people with inside knowledge are reaching the same conclusion.
-5.4% in 90 days (S&P 500: +1.3%)
This trade underperformed the S&P 500 by 6.7 percentage points. Not every insider trade wins. We track all of them so you can focus on the insiders with the best records.
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Porto Carl M wasn't the only one buying.
5 insiders at Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. traded within the same 30-day window.
See who else bought · FreeOn September 21, 2022, Porto Carl M — a corporate insider at Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$20K in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) stock.
This transaction was part of a cluster — 5 insiders at Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. made open-market purchases within the same 30-day window. Cluster activity from multiple independent insiders is one of the most studied patterns in insider trading research.
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, BWFG returned -5.4% versus +1.3% 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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