BWFG insider buying – Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
106 insider purchases since 2016 worth $11.1M by 16 different insiders. Last 12 months: 26 purchases, $3.9M. Most recent filing: 2026-09-09.
Small company Public float $230M (latest 10-K, SEC). Share prices of small companies usually swing much more than those of large ones, in both directions, and are easier to move with little trading.
Where insiders bought and sold BWFG – last 5 yearsCEO / officers Directors Funds & 10% owners Sales
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 22 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B Director | $6.2M 28× · 137,886 sh | 2021-02-10 2026-09-08 | – | 865,976 shares as of 2026-09-09 | Holds - never sold |
| Garnett James M Jr Director | $2.2M 12× · 83,966 sh | 2020-02-26 2023-03-21 | – | 7,258 shares as of 2024-01-03 | Holds - never sold |
| Gruseke Christopher R CEO | $556,650 5× · 21,000 sh | 2016-06-03 2023-05-11 | 2× · $313,023 last 2026-02-09 | 194,271 shares as of 2026-02-11 | Sold part |
| Porto Carl M Director | $440,342 13× · 16,764 sh | 2016-02-01 2026-09-08 | – | 28,300 shares as of 2026-09-09 | Holds - never sold |
| Dale Eric J Director | $405,081 16× · 12,656 sh | 2020-02-26 2026-09-08 | – | 43,426 shares as of 2026-09-09 | Holds - never sold |
| McNeill Matt Officer | $344,498 1× · 11,070 sh | 2021-11-09 2021-11-09 | 2× · $250,931 last 2026-02-09 | 48,813 shares as of 2026-02-11 | Sold part |
| Demos Darryl Director | $200,319 3× · 6,090 sh | 2022-05-26 2024-12-13 | – | 1,455 shares as of 2026-02-10 | Holds - never sold |
| Dunne Jeffrey R Director | $157,376 10× · 4,227 sh | 2023-06-22 2026-09-08 | – | 10,547 shares as of 2026-09-09 | Holds - never sold |
| Drexler Blake S Director | $142,227 9× · 4,505 sh | 2017-11-06 2025-03-06 | 1× · $129,966 last 2017-10-25 | 257,068 shares as of 2026-09-09 | Holds (sold earlier) |
| Leitao Kevin D Director | $127,835 2× · 4,500 sh | 2024-07-29 2025-01-27 | – | 6,455 shares as of 2026-02-23 | Holds - never sold |
| Fieber James A Director | $77,280 1× · 4,000 sh | 2016-02-11 2016-02-11 | 9× · $2.3M last 2017-10-24 | 413,209 shares as of 2018-03-26 | Sold part |
| Kotval Anahaita N. Director | $68,375 1× · 2,500 sh | 2023-08-01 2023-08-01 | – | 1,455 shares as of 2026-02-10 | Holds - never sold |
| Jones Daniel S Director | $42,655 1× · 2,506 sh | 2020-02-26 2020-02-26 | – | 31,644 shares as of 2022-05-25 | Holds - never sold |
| VERRICO ERNEST J SR CFO | $39,000 1× · 2,000 sh | 2016-02-01 2016-02-01 | – | 21,405 shares as of 2016-02-01 | Holds - never sold |
| Ivanov Penko Krassimir CFO | $22,865 2× · 890 sh | 2017-03-24 2021-02-17 | – | 5,995 shares as of 2022-06-28 | Holds - never sold |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | $3.8M | 4 | 9 | $1.3M |
| 2025 | 21 | $2.2M | 6 | 7 | $679,831 |
| 2024 | 12 | $684,389 | 6 | 2 | $200,604 |
| 2023 | 13 | $1.9M | 7 | 1 | $102,960 |
| 2022 | 9 | $623,728 | 4 | 1 | $60,060 |
| 2021 | 12 | $861,698 | 5 | 2 | $216,108 |
| 2020 | 6 | $258,298 | 4 | – | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 1 | $69,977 |
| 2018 | 3 | $328,726 | 2 | – | – |
| 2017 | 3 | $100,414 | 3 | 10 | $2.0M |
| 2016 | 5 | $324,224 | 4 | 5 | $2.8M |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 5,266 | $66.94 | $352,507 | +2.4% | SEC |
| 2026-09-09 | Porto Carl M | Director | 327 | $67.11 | $21,945 | +1.5% | SEC |
| 2026-09-09 | Dunne Jeffrey R | Director | 261 | $67.11 | $17,516 | +4.3% | SEC |
| 2026-09-09 | Dale Eric J | Director | 530 | $67.11 | $35,568 | +1.2% | SEC |
| 2026-08-26 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 2,540 | $65.92 | $167,426 | +1.1% | SEC |
| 2026-08-10 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 10,000 | $66.63 | $666,254 | +4.7% | SEC |
| 2026-06-09 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 323 | $53.70 | $17,345 | +7.1% | SEC |
| 2026-06-09 | Porto Carl M | Director | 370 | $53.70 | $19,869 | +1.7% | SEC |
| 2026-06-09 | Dunne Jeffrey R | Director | 315 | $53.70 | $16,916 | +5.4% | SEC |
| 2026-06-09 | Dale Eric J | Director | 588 | $53.70 | $31,576 | +1.4% | SEC |
| 2026-06-02 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 3,381 | $51.87 | $175,371 | +1.6% | SEC |
| 2026-05-14 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 1,930 | $50.11 | $96,709 | +0.9% | SEC |
| 2026-03-16 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 10,000 | $46.96 | $469,599 | +4.8% | SEC |
| 2026-03-13 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 10,000 | $46.88 | $468,753 | +4.9% | SEC |
| 2026-03-12 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 10,000 | $46.65 | $466,462 | +5.0% | SEC |
| 2026-03-11 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 10,036 | $46.94 | $471,081 | +5.2% | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 1,271 | $45.77 | $58,180 | +0.6% | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | Porto Carl M | Director | 393 | $46.00 | $18,078 | +1.8% | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | Dunne Jeffrey R | Director | 357 | $46.00 | $16,422 | +6.6% | SEC |
| 2026-03-09 | Dale Eric J | Director | 612 | $46.00 | $28,152 | +1.5% | SEC |
| 2026-03-02 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 2,520 | $46.80 | $117,926 | +1.3% | SEC |
| 2026-02-13 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 1,600 | $48.11 | $76,982 | +0.8% | SEC |
| 2025-12-08 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 451 | $47.69 | $21,509 | +3.0% | SEC |
| 2025-12-08 | Porto Carl M | Director | 470 | $47.64 | $22,391 | +2.3% | SEC |
| 2025-12-08 | Dunne Jeffrey R | Director | 363 | $47.64 | $17,293 | +7.1% | SEC |
| 2025-12-08 | Dale Eric J | Director | 746 | $47.64 | $35,539 | +1.8% | SEC |
| 2025-09-15 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 17,000 | $45.91 | $780,512 | +9.6% | SEC |
| 2025-09-12 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 11,000 | $44.77 | $492,525 | +6.2% | SEC |
| 2025-09-11 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 11,000 | $44.54 | $489,927 | +6.4% | SEC |
| 2025-09-05 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 628 | $42.47 | $26,673 | +4.3% | SEC |
| 2025-09-05 | Porto Carl M | Director | 506 | $42.45 | $21,480 | +2.5% | SEC |
| 2025-09-05 | Dunne Jeffrey R | Director | 407 | $42.45 | $17,277 | +8.7% | SEC |
| 2025-09-05 | Dale Eric J | Director | 819 | $42.45 | $34,767 | +2.1% | SEC |
| 2025-06-09 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 550 | $35.67 | $19,618 | +19.8% | SEC |
| 2025-06-09 | Porto Carl M | Director | 641 | $35.67 | $22,864 | +3.3% | SEC |
| 2025-06-09 | Dunne Jeffrey R | Director | 501 | $35.67 | $17,871 | +12.0% | SEC |
| 2025-06-09 | Dale Eric J | Director | 1,049 | $35.67 | $37,418 | +2.7% | SEC |
| 2025-03-13 | Dale Eric J | Director | 875 | $30.42 | $26,618 | +2.3% | SEC |
| 2025-03-07 | SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B | Director | 493 | $30.66 | $15,115 | +22.5% | SEC |
| 2025-03-07 | Porto Carl M | Director | 431 | $30.66 | $13,214 | +2.3% | SEC |
Showing the latest 40 of 106 purchases.
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Hildebrand Ryan Jason | Officer | 2,246 | $66.74 | $149,898 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-07-01 | Hildebrand Ryan Jason | Officer | 1,088 | $58.48 | $63,626 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-06-08 | Lampert Todd | Director | 3,500 | $53.59 | $187,565 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-04 | Chivily Christine | Officer | 4,321 | $52.16 | $225,383 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-11 | McNeill Matt | CEO | 3,794 | $49.83 | $189,055 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-11 | Gruseke Christopher R | CEO | 5,056 | $49.79 | $251,738 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-10 | Sacchetti Courtney E | CFO | 1,062 | $49.79 | $52,877 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-10 | Chivily Christine | Officer | 1,985 | $49.80 | $98,853 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-02-10 | Brunner Steven H | Officer | 1,876 | $49.85 | $93,519 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-11-12 | Chivily Christine | Officer | 2,553 | $45.52 | $116,213 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-08-29 | Lampert Todd | Director | 5,300 | $42.40 | $224,697 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-08-05 | Hildebrand Ryan Jason | Officer | 2,051 | $39.69 | $81,404 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-06-11 | Hildebrand Ryan Jason | Officer | 1,885 | $35.49 | $66,899 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-02-10 | McNeill Matt | CEO | 1,908 | $32.43 | $61,876 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-02-10 | Gruseke Christopher R | CEO | 1,908 | $32.12 | $61,285 | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 38 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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