Potential FB Financial Corporation (NYSE:FBK) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Director, James Cross, recently bought US$292k worth of stock, paying US$40.49 for each share. That's a very solid buy in our book, and increased their holding by a noteworthy 14%.

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FB Financial Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by James Cross was the biggest purchase of FB Financial shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of US$41.19. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. The good news for FB Financial share holders is that insiders were buying at near the current price. Notably James Cross was also the biggest seller.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 52.20k shares worth US$2.6m. On the other hand they divested 5.00k shares, for US$291k. Overall, FB Financial insiders were net buyers during the last year. Their average price was about US$49.16. This is nice to see since it implies that insiders might see value around current prices. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. FB Financial insiders own about US$36m worth of shares. That equates to 1.9% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About FB Financial Insiders?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Insiders likely see value in FB Financial shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in FB Financial, you should check out this freereport on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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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