Generally, when a single insider buys stock, it is usually not a big deal. However, when several insiders are buying, like in the case of USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:USCB), it sends a favourable message to the company's shareholders.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At USCB Financial Holdings

The Executive VP & CFO Robert Anderson made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$226k worth of shares at a price of US$11.48 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$16.76. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

In the last twelve months USCB Financial Holdings insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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 Of USCB Financial Holdings

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 3.1% of USCB Financial Holdings shares, worth about US$10m. 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 Do The USCB Financial Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no USCB Financial Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders do have a stake in USCB Financial Holdings and their transactions don't cause us concern. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in USCB Financial Holdings, you should check out this free report 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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