USCB Financial Holdings Insider Buyers See Boost After Market Cap Rose US$35m

USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:USCB) insiders who bought shares over the past year were rewarded handsomely last week. The stock rose 11%, resulting in a US$35m rise in the company's market capitalisation, translating to a gain of 53% on their initial investment. Put another way, the original US$695.0k acquisition is now worth US$1.07m.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At USCB Financial Holdings

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Executive VP & CFO Robert Anderson for US$226k worth of shares, at about US$11.48 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$18.20. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

While USCB Financial Holdings insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Does USCB Financial Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. From our data, it seems that USCB Financial Holdings insiders own 2.8% of the company, worth about US$10.0m. Whilst better than nothing, we're not overly impressed by these holdings.

So What Does This Data Suggest About USCB Financial Holdings Insiders?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. The transactions are fine but it'd be more encouraging if USCB Financial Holdings insiders bought more shares in the company. If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

Of course USCB Financial Holdings may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality companies.

For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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