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Institutional Cluster

AMTB

Amerant Bancorp Inc.
BULLISH
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Institutional cluster: 6 buyers, 2 sellers (bullish)
Actionable Insight ▲ Bullish

The institutional cluster is consistent with the Q2 earnings beat and improving credit metrics, but the 45-day 13F reporting lag means these positions were established at Q2-end prices (~$25.50). Monitor upcoming Q3 earnings for continued ROA improvement and credit quality trends to validate the thesis. The lack of insider buying alongside institutional accumulation is a modest caution — watch for insider Form 4 filings in the next 30 days.

DirectionBullish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
AMTB ▲ +1.79% at T+20d
LONG call ✓ call won +1.79% · α vs SPY +3.32% · entry $29.02 → $29.54
Next anchor: T+60d in 13d
Latest observation: T+49 -4.33% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 15, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.48%
call +0.48% · α +1.16%
$29.16
settled 2mo ago
T+5d
-0.86%
call -0.86% · α +0.33%
$28.77
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
+1.79%
call +1.79% · α +3.32%
$29.54
settled 6w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 13d

Executive Summary

Six institutional investors accumulated $10.8M in net new AMTB positions during Q2 2026, led by American Century Companies adding $10.0M (+60.2% shares). This cluster follows a strong Q2 earnings beat (EPS $0.53 vs $0.41 consensus, +29%) reported 22 days ago, suggesting institutions are positioning for continued credit quality improvement and the company's path to 1% ROA by Q4 2026. The signal is active-manager dominated (5 of 6 buyers are active asset managers) but lacks insider corroboration, tempering conviction slightly.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
accumulating
Buy Value
$23.3M
Sell Value
$1.2M
Net Flow
$10.8M

Institutional Positions

Net institutional flow: $10.8M

▲ Buyers (6)

InstitutionActionChangePosition ValueValue Δ
American Century CompaniesADD+60.2%$21.6M$10.0M
FidelityADD+30.5%$83.0K$28.0K
CitigroupADD+44.4%$881.0K$354.0K
Russell Investments GroupDOUBLED+441.2%$388.0K$326.0K
Pnc Financial Services GroupADD+50%$306.00$130.00
Mercer Global Advisors Inc /AdvADD+46.4%$341.0K$140.0K

▼ Sellers (2)

InstitutionActionChangePrev ValueValue Δ
Morgan StanleyTRIM-29.8%$1.5M-$282.0K
Fifth Third BancorpTRIM-31.9%$5.0K-$964.00

Key Facts

  • 6 institutional buyers vs 2 sellers in Q2 2026
  • Net institutional accumulation of $10.8M
  • American Century Companies added $10.0M (+60.2% shares) — largest buyer
  • Cluster follows Q2 2026 EPS beat of $0.53 vs $0.41 consensus (+29%)
  • No open-market insider buying in the window — institutions-only signal

Financial Impact

6 institutions accumulated $23.3M in holdings (net change +$10.8M) while 2 sellers reduced by $283K

institutional_ownershipfloat_percentage

Risk Factors

  • 45-day 13F reporting lag — positions may have been partially unwound
  • No insider buying to corroborate institutional conviction
  • Regional bank sector remains sensitive to interest rate changes and commercial real estate exposure

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
National Commercial Banks
Analyst Consensus
80% bullish (10 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 institutional 13F filing from SEC EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
INST-CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)inst-cluster-AMTB-2026-Q2
17 reports for AMTB
Performance horizon
75% Hit rate @ T+5 3 of 4 directional calls Went positive at some point 4 of 5 best @ T+60▲ +13.32%Apr 23, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for AMTB — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 22, 2026
4d ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$30.06awaiting T+5——
Sep 17, 2026
5w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$29.80 $29.57▼ −0.77%▼ −2.04%—
Sep 14, 2026
6w ago
424B5
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$29.54 $29.54· 0.00%▼ −0.11%—
Aug 15, 2026
10w ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$29.02 $28.77▼ −0.86%▲ +0.33%—
Aug 11, 2026
11w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$28.67 $29.16▲ +1.71%▲ +2.11%—
Jul 23, 2026
13w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$28.50 $29.61▲ +3.89%▲ +3.52%—
Jul 6, 2026
16w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$26.05 $25.50▼ −2.11%▼ −2.60%—
Jun 25, 2026
17w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$25.42 $25.37▼ −0.20%▼ −2.36%—
Jun 11, 2026
19w ago
S-3
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$23.91 $23.60▼ −1.30%▼ −1.97%—
Jun 11, 2026
19w ago
Institutional Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$23.79 $23.23▲ +2.35%▲ +2.79%—
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Report published Aug 15, 2026