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Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 14, 2026

BWB

Bridgewater Bancshares Inc
NEUTRAL
Impact 4/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.1M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The CEO's two sales at ~$22.03-$22.21 after the director's sale suggest a coordinated window for liquidity, not a bearish signal — BWB's 75% analyst bullish consensus and stable bank profile argue against reading this as informed selling. Monitor next 10-Q for loan loss trends and NIM compression, which would be more material catalysts than this cluster.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
BWB ▼ -5.02% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call -5.02% · α vs SPY -3.04% · entry $22.33 → $21.21
Next anchor: T+60d in 14d
Latest observation: T+48 -12.53% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 14, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.09%
call +0.09% · α +0.77%
$22.35
settled 2mo ago
T+5d
-2.91%
call -2.91% · α -1.72%
$21.68
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
-5.02%
call -5.02% · α -3.04%
$21.21
settled 6w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 14d

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Executive Summary

CEO Jerry Baack and Director Jeffrey Shellberg sold a combined $1.07M in BWB stock over a one-week window. The CEO's two open-market sales at ~$22.03-$22.21 represent the first insider sales in this cluster, while the Director's larger $850K sale occurred a week earlier. At 0.17% of market cap, the cluster is modest in size but notable for involving both the CEO and a director in a concentrated period, though the sales appear liquidity-driven rather than signaling a material negative event given the bank's stable profile and 75% analyst bullish consensus.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.1M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • CEO Jerry Baack sold 25,000 shares total ($553,501) on Aug 13-14, 2026
  • Director Jeffrey Shellberg sold 40,000 shares ($850K) on Aug 6, 2026
  • Total cluster value: $1.07M, representing 0.17% of BWB's $620M market cap
  • All transactions were open-market sales (code S)
  • No insider buying in the cluster to offset the selling
  • BWB has 75% analyst bullish rating (1 Strong Buy, 5 Buy, 2 Hold)

Financial Impact

Insider sales of $1.07M represent 0.17% of market cap — modest but notable for CEO participation

insider ownershipfloat

Risk Factors

  • CEO selling 25K shares in two days could signal personal portfolio rebalancing or reduced conviction
  • Director selling 40K shares at $21.26 may indicate concern about regional bank headwinds
  • No insider buying to offset the selling creates a one-sided signal

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
State Commercial Banks
Analyst Consensus
75% bullish (8 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-BWB-1786774703239
11 reports for BWB
Performance horizon
33% Hit rate @ T+1 1 of 3 directional calls Went positive at some point 2 of 3 best @ T+1▲ +2.68%Oct 20, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for BWB — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 20, 2026
5d ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$20.13 $20.67▲ +2.68%▲ +3.86%$20.69 (+2.78%)
Aug 25, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$21.16 $21.32▼ −0.76%▼ −0.10%$20.69 (+2.22%)
Aug 14, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$22.33 $22.35▲ +0.09%▲ +0.77%$20.69 (−7.34%)
Aug 10, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$21.71 $22.01▲ +1.38%▲ +1.13%$20.69 (−4.70%)
Aug 5, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$21.24 $21.64▼ −1.88%▼ −1.27%$20.69 (+2.59%)
Aug 3, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$20.96 $21.07▲ +0.52%▲ +0.72%$20.69 (−1.29%)
Jun 8, 2026
19w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$19.58 $19.63▲ +0.26%▲ +1.83%$20.69 (+5.67%)
May 22, 2026
22w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$19.00 $18.82▼ −0.95%▼ −0.96%$20.69 (+8.89%)
May 7, 2026
24w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$18.51 $18.52▲ +0.05%▼ −0.78%$20.69 (+11.78%)
May 7, 2026
24w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$18.51 $18.52▲ +0.05%▼ −0.78%$20.69 (+11.78%)
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Report published Aug 15, 2026