10 Small–Cap Stocks Insiders Are Buying Recently

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1. Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI)

Number of Insiders Buying: 15

Market Capitalization: $529.43 million

Financial Institutions is a financial holding company with approximately $6.1 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024, offering banking and wealth management products and services. Its subsidiary Five Star Bank provides consumer and commercial banking and lending services.

On December 11th, the company announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $25.00 per share. Two days after as many as 15 insiders, including the President and CEO, and CFO, acquired around $835,000 worth of Financial Institutions’ shares at a price of $25 per share. The stock is now trading at $27.88 per share, having gained 2.16% year-to-date.

When management of a company takes part in the priced share offering, it can suggest that it has valuable insights into the company’s strategic plans and that it believes in its potential.

According to StockAnalysis, four analysts have a consensus “Buy” rating on Financial Institutions’ stock, with a price target of $29.75 for an upside of 6.71%. Over the past 12 months, the company’s shares gained 42.90%.

Overall, FISI is first among the 10 small-cap stocks insiders are buying recently. While we acknowledge the potential of FISI, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than FISI but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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