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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

AMES NATIONAL CORP

ATLO · Nasdaq · CIK 0001132651 · Financial Services · Banks—Regional

INSIDER SIGNAL

69.9 / 100

5 buyers · 9 purchase transaction lines · $55.1K gross purchase

WHY THIS SIGNAL?

Buyer breadthStrong
Purchase sizeLow
RoleModerate
RecencyModerate
ConvictionStrong
Score anatomy

Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.

Cluster+35.0 / 35
Purchase size+5.7 / 25
Role+14.0 / 20
Recency+5.2 / 10
Conviction+10.0 / 10

What is holding the score back?

  • ⚠ Purchase size is modest relative to the model scale
  • ⚠ Role scores low · most senior buyer: Other (CEO, chair and 10% owners score lowest)
  • ✓ Cluster breadth is broad · 4+ insiders

Purchase-size comments are relative to the model scale. Average daily volume is a separate market-context diagnostic.

US-v1.2 ranks qualifying equity purchases under the current 180-day rules. The score is a research priority, not a return forecast or probability. Backtests have not shown that a higher US score is followed by better returns.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Cassabaum Michelle RDirector
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Hagan Patrick GDirector
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Baker Jeffery CDirector
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Beals Douglas WDirector
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Schreier RichardOther
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

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Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS5
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION31%Largest buyer: Cassabaum Michelle R · $17.2K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D2 insidersPeak activity: 2026-04-30–2026-05-15

Roles in the peak window: Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

69.9 / 100

Latest recorded score

↓ -0.2 ptsversus the previous recorded snapshot
  1. 70.5
  2. 70.4
  3. 70.2
  4. 70.1
  5. 69.9

Only scores saved when a full US scoring run completed are shown; gaps are not reconstructed.

Recent Form 4 activity

20Purchases
0Sales
0Other Form 4 lines
19SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING9 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING0 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER0 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Price performance

1M
-2.7%
3M
+7.8%
6M
+7.4%
12M
+56.5%

Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
24.0%
Beta
—
Avg daily value
USD 987,808

Valuation

Market cap
USD 278.6M
P/E
14.6×

Fundamentals

Profit margin
—
ROE
9.2%
Industry
Banks—Regional

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-09 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · From SEC filings: Market cap, P/E, ROE · Fiscal year ended: 2025-12-31 · Market cap is the shares outstanding stated on the filing cover multiplied by the latest close. Share count date: 2026-07-31 · Status: PASS

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
248,096
Previous report
312,475
Avg daily volume
22,692
Days to cover
10.9

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-09Baker Jeffery CPurchase (P)Common Stock300USD 31.88USD 9,564SEC filing ↗
2026-08-31Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock180USD 31.54USD 5,677SEC filing ↗
2026-08-20Beals Douglas WPurchase (P)Common Stock325USD 31.16USD 10,127SEC filing ↗
2026-08-14Schreier RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock316USD 31.60USD 9,986SEC filing ↗
2026-07-31Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock140USD 30.20USD 4,228SEC filing ↗
2026-05-29Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock170USD 28.83USD 4,901SEC filing ↗
2026-05-15Hagan Patrick GPurchase (P)Common Stock200USD 27.69USD 5,538SEC filing ↗
2026-05-12Hagan Patrick GPurchase (P)Common Stock100USD 27.65USD 2,765SEC filing ↗
2026-04-30Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock84USD 28.08USD 2,359SEC filing ↗
2026-02-27Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock205USD 27.25USD 5,586SEC filing ↗
2026-01-30Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock280USD 26.11USD 7,311SEC filing ↗
2025-12-10Trost Scot A.Purchase (P)Common Stock200USD 22.88USD 4,576SEC filing ↗
2025-12-02Bauer Scott TPurchase (P)Common Stock20USD 21.68USD 434SEC filing ↗
2025-11-26Bauer Scott TPurchase (P)Common Stock88USD 21.86USD 1,924SEC filing ↗
2025-11-21Swartz Kevin LPurchase (P)Common Stock200USD 20.80USD 4,160SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

20 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 274 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-09Baker Jeffery CPurchase (P)Common Stock300USD 31.88USD 9,564SEC filing ↗
2026-08-31Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock180USD 31.54USD 5,677SEC filing ↗
2026-08-20Beals Douglas WPurchase (P)Common Stock325USD 31.16USD 10,127SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (20 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-09Baker Jeffery CPurchase (P)Common Stock300USD 31.88USD 9,564SEC filing ↗
2026-08-31Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock180USD 31.54USD 5,677SEC filing ↗
2026-08-20Beals Douglas WPurchase (P)Common Stock325USD 31.16USD 10,127SEC filing ↗
2026-08-14Schreier RichardPurchase (P)Common Stock316USD 31.60USD 9,986SEC filing ↗
2026-07-31Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock140USD 30.20USD 4,228SEC filing ↗
2026-05-29Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock170USD 28.83USD 4,901SEC filing ↗
2026-05-15Hagan Patrick GPurchase (P)Common Stock200USD 27.69USD 5,538SEC filing ↗
2026-05-12Hagan Patrick GPurchase (P)Common Stock100USD 27.65USD 2,765SEC filing ↗
2026-04-30Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock84USD 28.08USD 2,359SEC filing ↗
2026-02-27Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock205USD 27.25USD 5,586SEC filing ↗
2026-01-30Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock280USD 26.11USD 7,311SEC filing ↗
2025-12-10Trost Scot A.Purchase (P)Common Stock200USD 22.88USD 4,576SEC filing ↗
2025-12-02Bauer Scott TPurchase (P)Common Stock20USD 21.68USD 434SEC filing ↗
2025-11-26Bauer Scott TPurchase (P)Common Stock88USD 21.86USD 1,924SEC filing ↗
2025-11-21Swartz Kevin LPurchase (P)Common Stock200USD 20.80USD 4,160SEC filing ↗
2025-11-17PUTZIER JEFFREY KPurchase (P)Common Stock200USD 21.25USD 4,250SEC filing ↗
2025-11-13Bauer Scott TPurchase (P)Common Stock95USD 21.32USD 2,025SEC filing ↗
2025-11-13Beals Douglas WPurchase (P)Common Stock500USD 21.37USD 10,685SEC filing ↗
2025-10-31Cassabaum Michelle RPurchase (P)Common Stock44USD 20.82USD 916SEC filing ↗
2025-10-24Hagan Patrick GPurchase (P)Common Stock300USD 20.85USD 6,255SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerATLO
CIK0001132651
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryBanks—Regional Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC6021 National Commercial Banks
ExchangeNasdaq

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history274 transaction lines from 2020-02-07 to 2026-09-09
274 P purchase lines · 0 S sale lines · 0 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.