Eller Lars B purchased ~$50K in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. stock
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) · President & CEO · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
▲ = insider buy date
90-day return
+13.7%vs SPY +7.5%
Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
Eller Lars B
Role
President & CEO
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$50K
Trade Date
Aug 18, 2020
Company
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
Ticker
FMAOSource
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.
~$50K purchase
A personal investment by a corporate insider. Even smaller trades can be meaningful when combined with other factors like timing and role.
President & CEO
CEOs have the deepest knowledge of company operations. Academic research shows CEO purchases outperform other insider trades by a wide margin.
+13.7% in 90 days (S&P 500: +7.5%)
This trade beat the S&P 500 by 6.2 percentage points over 90 days. We track performance on every insider trade so you can see who consistently outperforms.
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On August 18, 2020, Eller Lars B — President & CEO of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$50K in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (FMAO) 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, FMAO returned +13.7% versus +7.5% 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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