Investors who take an interest in Five Star Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBC) should definitely note that insider David Lucchetti recently paid US$18.69 per share to buy US$101k worth of the stock. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 1.7%.

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Five Star Bancorp Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Lawrence Allbaugh for US$183k worth of shares, at about US$18.33 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is US$18.95. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. Happily, the Five Star Bancorp insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$700k for 35.16k shares. But they sold 500.00 shares for US$14k. Overall, Five Star Bancorp insiders were net buyers during the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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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. Five Star Bancorp insiders own 32% of the company, currently worth about US$104m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Do The Five Star Bancorp Insider Transactions Indicate?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Five Star Bancorp. Nice! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. For example, Five Star Bancorp has 2 warning signs (and 1 which is potentially serious) we think you should know about.

But note: Five Star Bancorp may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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