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Insider Cluster (5 insiders) ·Filed Aug 19, 2026

NTB

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd
BEARISH
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.4M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

The concentrated selling by the CEO, COO, and a managing director without any insider buying is a bearish signal for NTB. Traders should monitor for upcoming earnings or regulatory filings that could explain the coordinated reduction.

DirectionBearish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
NTB ▲ +1.28% at T+20d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -1.28% · α vs SPY -1.15% · entry $58.66 → $59.41
Next anchor: T+60d in 16d
Latest observation: T+45 -5.17% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 19, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-0.09%
call +0.09% · α +0.49%
$58.61
settled 2mo ago
T+5d
+0.80%
call -0.80% · α +0.31%
$59.13
settled 2mo ago
T+20d
+1.28%
call -1.28% · α -1.15%
$59.41
settled 6w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 16d

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Executive Summary

Two insiders at Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son sold a combined $1.36M in shares over a 5-day window, including the COO and a Managing Director. This follows a larger $12.8M sale by the CEO in the prior week, forming a 7-day cluster of $14.2M in total insider selling. The selling is concentrated among senior executives and represents 0.57% of the company's $2.5B market cap, a modest but notable proportion. The cluster is amplified by the CEO's recent larger sales and the absence of any insider buying, suggesting a coordinated reduction of exposure ahead of potential headwinds in the commercial banking sector, though the dollar amount relative to market cap does not indicate extreme distress.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$14.2M
Insiders
5

Key Facts

  • CEO Michael Collins sold $12.75M in open-market sales over 3 days (Aug 14-19), the largest insider sales in the cluster.
  • COO Michael Neff sold $350K on Aug 14, and Managing Director Jane Pearce sold $1.01M on Aug 18.
  • Total insider selling in the 7-day window is $14.2M, or 0.57% of NTB's $2.5B market cap.
  • No insider purchases were reported in the cluster, creating a one-sided selling pattern.
  • The cluster includes multiple C-suite executives (CEO, COO) and a senior managing director, increasing the signal weight.

Financial Impact

Total insider selling of $14.2M represents 0.57% of NTB's $2.5B market cap, a modest but concentrated reduction by top executives.

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Risk Factors

  • Insider sales may be pre-planned under 10b5-1 plans, reducing their informational content.
  • The selling could be driven by personal liquidity needs or portfolio diversification rather than a bearish view on the company.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Commercial Banks, NEC
Analyst Consensus
57% bullish (7 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-NTB-1787198699696
13 reports for NTB
Performance horizon
60% Hit rate @ T+20 3 of 5 directional calls Went positive at some point 3 of 5 best @ T+20▲ +5.93%May 28, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for NTB — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 27, 2026
today
6-K
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$59.69awaiting T+20—$60.15 (+0.77%)
Sep 18, 2026
5w ago
6-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$59.15 $58.35▼ −1.35%▼ −0.44%$60.15 (+1.69%)
Aug 26, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$59.13 $58.95▼ −0.30%▼ −0.59%$60.15 (+1.73%)
Aug 26, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$59.13 $58.95▲ +0.30%▲ +0.59%$60.15 (−1.73%)
Aug 19, 2026
9w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$58.66 $59.41▼ −1.28%▼ −1.15%$60.15 (−2.54%)
Aug 14, 2026
10w ago
6-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$62.96 $59.62▼ −5.30%▼ −3.33%$60.15 (−4.46%)
Aug 14, 2026
10w ago
6-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$62.96 $59.62▼ −5.30%▼ −3.33%$60.15 (−4.46%)
Aug 5, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$62.00 $60.97▼ −1.66%▼ −2.26%$60.15 (−2.98%)
Aug 5, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$62.00 $60.97▼ −1.66%▼ −2.26%$60.15 (−2.98%)
Jul 31, 2026
12w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$61.29 $59.30▲ +3.25%▲ +6.23%$60.15 (+1.86%)
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Report published Aug 20, 2026