Bag This Bargain Even Cheaper Than Director Seidman Did
There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on September 8, Bankwell Financial Group Inc's Director, Lawrence B. Seidman, invested $352,506.80 into 5,266 shares of BWFG, for a cost per share of $66.94. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money. In trading on Tuesday, bargain hunters could buy shares of Bankwell Financial Group Inc (Symbol: BWFG) and achieve a cost basis 1.6% cheaper than Seidman, with shares changing hands as low as $65.84 per share. Bankwell Financial Group Inc shares are currently trading down about 0.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BWFG shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, BWFG's low point in its 52 week range is $40.445 per share, with $69.59 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $65.83. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which BWFG insider buying was recorded over the last six months:
| Purchased | Insider | Title | Shares | Price/Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/13/2026 | Lawrence B. Seidman | Director | 1,930 | $50.11 | $96,709.04 |
| 05/15/2026 | Lawrence B. Seidman | Director | 170 | $49.92 | $8,486.40 |
| 06/01/2026 | Lawrence B. Seidman | Director | 3,381 | $51.87 | $175,371.07 |
| 06/05/2026 | Lawrence B. Seidman | Director | 323 | $53.70 | $17,345.10 |
| 06/05/2026 | Eric J. Dale | Director | 588 | $53.70 | $31,575.60 |
| 06/05/2026 | Blake S. Drexler | Director | 79 | $53.70 | $4,242.30 |
| 06/05/2026 | Jeffrey R. Dunne | Director | 315 | $53.70 | $16,915.50 |
| 06/05/2026 | Carl M. Porto | Director | 370 | $53.70 | $19,869.00 |
| 08/07/2026 | Lawrence B. Seidman | Director | 10,000 | $66.63 | $666,254.14 |
| 08/25/2026 | Lawrence B. Seidman | Director | 2,540 | $65.92 | $167,425.88 |
| 09/08/2026 | Eric J. Dale | Director | 530 | $67.11 | $35,568.30 |
| 09/08/2026 | Jeffrey R. Dunne | Director | 261 | $67.11 | $17,515.71 |
| 09/08/2026 | Blake S. Drexler | Director | 116 | $67.11 | $7,784.76 |
| 09/08/2026 | Carl M. Porto | Director | 327 | $67.11 | $21,944.97 |
| 09/08/2026 | Lawrence B. Seidman | Director | 5,266 | $66.94 | $352,506.80 |
The current annualized dividend paid by Bankwell Financial Group Inc is $0.8/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 08/10/2026. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for BWFG, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 1.2% annualized yield is likely to continue.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, BWFG makes up 1.06% of the OneAscent Enhanced Small and Mid Cap ETF (Symbol: OASC) which is trading lower by about 0.6% on the day Tuesday. (see other ETFs holding BWFG).
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