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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

BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC

BOTJ · Nasdaq · CIK 0001275101 · Financial Services · Banks—Regional

INSIDER SIGNAL

68.1 / 100

5 buyers · 7 purchase transaction lines · $84.2K gross purchase

WHY THIS SIGNAL?

Buyer breadthStrong
Purchase sizeLow
RoleModerate
RecencyLow
ConvictionStrong
Score anatomy

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

Cluster+35.0 / 35
Purchase size+6.9 / 25
Role+13.0 / 20
Recency+3.2 / 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: President - Bank of the James (CEO, chair and 10% owners score lowest)
  • ⚠ Purchase activity is becoming less recent
  • ✓ 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
ADDISON LEWIS CDirector
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BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIDirector
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JAMERSON PHILLIP CDirector
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SYREK MICHAEL APresident - Bank of the James
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FOSTER WATT R JRDirector
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

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Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS5
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION50%Largest buyer: BRYANT WILLIAM C III · $41.7K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D4 insidersPeak activity: 2026-08-06–2026-08-10

Roles in the peak window: Director, President - Bank of the James. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

68.1 / 100

Latest recorded score

↓ -0.1 ptsversus the previous recorded snapshot
  1. 68.5
  2. 68.4
  3. 68.3
  4. 68.2
  5. 68.1

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

Recent Form 4 activity

19Purchases
0Sales
0Other Form 4 lines
16SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING7 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
-3.4%
3M
+3.2%
6M
+21.2%
12M
+69.9%

Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
29.5%
Beta
—
Avg daily value
USD 1.0M

Valuation

Market cap
USD 122.4M
P/E
13.6×

Fundamentals

Profit margin
211.1%
ROE
11.3%
Industry
Banks—Regional

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-11 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · From SEC filings: Market cap, P/E, Profit margin, 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: 2026-08-12 · Status: PASS

Short interest

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

Shares short
14,501
Previous report
17,903
Avg daily volume
46,933
Days to cover
≤ 1.0

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
2026-08-10ADDISON LEWIS CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1470USD 27.22USD 1,905SEC filing ↗
2026-08-07SYREK MICHAEL APurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14100USD 27.05USD 2,705SEC filing ↗
2026-08-06FOSTER WATT R JRPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14447USD 28.01USD 12,520SEC filing ↗
2026-08-06BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14650USD 27.10USD 17,615SEC filing ↗
2026-05-07JAMERSON PHILLIP CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.141,000USD 23.40USD 23,400SEC filing ↗
2026-05-07ADDISON LEWIS CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1482USD 23.18USD 1,901SEC filing ↗
2026-05-06BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.141,043USD 23.11USD 24,104SEC filing ↗
2026-02-20CHAPMAN ROBERT RPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.141,200USD 20.89USD 25,068SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14600USD 20.82USD 12,492SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14396USD 20.00USD 7,920SEC filing ↗
2026-02-10ADDISON LEWIS CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1493USD 20.50USD 1,906SEC filing ↗
2025-12-08SORENSON ERIC JOHN JRPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1460USD 17.92USD 1,081SEC filing ↗
2025-11-25JAMERSON PHILLIP CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14100USD 17.59USD 1,759SEC filing ↗
2025-11-24JAMERSON PHILLIP CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.141,014USD 16.65USD 16,883SEC filing ↗
2025-11-20CHAPMAN ROBERT RPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1433USD 18.04USD 595SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

19 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 267 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-10ADDISON LEWIS CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1470USD 27.22USD 1,905SEC filing ↗
2026-08-07SYREK MICHAEL APurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14100USD 27.05USD 2,705SEC filing ↗
2026-08-06FOSTER WATT R JRPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14447USD 28.01USD 12,520SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (19 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-10ADDISON LEWIS CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1470USD 27.22USD 1,905SEC filing ↗
2026-08-07SYREK MICHAEL APurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14100USD 27.05USD 2,705SEC filing ↗
2026-08-06FOSTER WATT R JRPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14447USD 28.01USD 12,520SEC filing ↗
2026-08-06BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14650USD 27.10USD 17,615SEC filing ↗
2026-05-07JAMERSON PHILLIP CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.141,000USD 23.40USD 23,400SEC filing ↗
2026-05-07ADDISON LEWIS CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1482USD 23.18USD 1,901SEC filing ↗
2026-05-06BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.141,043USD 23.11USD 24,104SEC filing ↗
2026-02-20CHAPMAN ROBERT RPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.141,200USD 20.89USD 25,068SEC filing ↗
2026-02-19BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14600USD 20.82USD 12,492SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14396USD 20.00USD 7,920SEC filing ↗
2026-02-10ADDISON LEWIS CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1493USD 20.50USD 1,906SEC filing ↗
2025-12-08SORENSON ERIC JOHN JRPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1460USD 17.92USD 1,081SEC filing ↗
2025-11-25JAMERSON PHILLIP CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14100USD 17.59USD 1,759SEC filing ↗
2025-11-24JAMERSON PHILLIP CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.141,014USD 16.65USD 16,883SEC filing ↗
2025-11-20CHAPMAN ROBERT RPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1433USD 18.04USD 595SEC filing ↗
2025-11-18SORENSON ERIC JOHN JRPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1449USD 16.70USD 819SEC filing ↗
2025-11-18JAMERSON PHILLIP CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14589USD 16.75USD 9,866SEC filing ↗
2025-11-17BRYANT WILLIAM C IIIPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.1459USD 16.75USD 988SEC filing ↗
2025-11-17ADDISON LEWIS CPurchase (P)Common Stock, Par Value 2.14113USD 16.75USD 1,893SEC 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 · —
TickerBOTJ
CIK0001275101
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryBanks—Regional Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC6022 State Commercial Banks
ExchangeNasdaq

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history267 transaction lines from 2020-01-15 to 2026-08-10
238 P purchase lines · 0 S sale lines · 29 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.