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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

GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC

GAM · NYSE · CIK 0000040417 · Financial Services · Asset Management

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

6 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window

7 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
0 sales · 0 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2026-09-23 · DAVIDSON SPENCER · $227.5K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityPresent
Recent buying6 qualifying line group(s)
Recent salesNone
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

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

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Stark Eugene SVP Administration
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DAVIDSON SPENCEROther
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Grassi Craig AnthonyVice-President
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Priest Jeffrey WPresident & CEO
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Jin Samantha X.Treasurer/PAO/PFO
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

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Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS5
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION35%Largest buyer: Stark Eugene S · $233.8K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D5 insidersPeak activity: 2026-09-15–2026-09-23

Roles in the peak window: Other, President & CEO, Treasurer/PAO/PFO, VP Administration, Vice-President. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

83.1 / 100

Latest recorded score

↑ +3.3 ptsversus the previous recorded snapshot
  1. 89.2
  2. 89.0
  3. 79.9
  4. 79.8
  5. 83.1

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

Recent Form 4 activity

45Purchases
0Sales
13Other Form 4 lines
45SEC 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 detected in parsed evidence

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
-0.8%
6M
+5.2%
12M
+1.7%

Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
16.9%
Beta
0.82
Avg daily value
USD 1.2M

Valuation

Market cap
USD 1.5B
P/E
4.0×

Fundamentals

Profit margin
1542.3%
ROE
20.9%
Industry
Asset Management

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-07 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance · From Yahoo Finance: Market cap, P/E, Profit margin, ROE · Status: PASS

Short interest

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

Shares short
2,771
Previous report
8,142
Avg daily volume
22,342
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
2026-09-23Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock5,000USD 22.75USD 113,750SEC filing ↗
2026-09-23DAVIDSON SPENCERPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock10,000USD 22.75USD 227,500SEC filing ↗
2026-09-22Grassi Craig AnthonyPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock2,000USD 23.08USD 46,160SEC filing ↗
2026-09-18Priest Jeffrey WPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock4,000USD 23.46USD 93,840SEC filing ↗
2026-09-17Jin Samantha X.Purchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock3,000USD 23.68USD 71,040SEC filing ↗
2026-09-15Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock5,000USD 24.00USD 120,000SEC filing ↗
2026-04-20Majmudar Anang K.Purchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock500USD 24.66USD 12,330SEC filing ↗
2026-04-17Majmudar Anang K.Purchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock1,000USD 24.81USD 24,810SEC filing ↗
2026-04-08Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock6,151USD 24.86USD 152,933SEC filing ↗
2026-04-08Priest Jeffrey WPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock5,000USD 24.69USD 123,450SEC filing ↗
2026-03-30Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock638USD 24.95USD 15,918SEC filing ↗
2026-03-30Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock638USD 24.95USD 15,918SEC filing ↗
2026-03-27Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock200USD 24.92USD 4,984SEC filing ↗
2026-03-27Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock200USD 24.92USD 4,984SEC filing ↗
2026-03-20Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock11USD 24.95USD 274SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

58 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 253 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-23Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock5,000USD 22.75USD 113,750SEC filing ↗
2026-09-23DAVIDSON SPENCERPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock10,000USD 22.75USD 227,500SEC filing ↗
2026-09-22Grassi Craig AnthonyPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock2,000USD 23.08USD 46,160SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-23Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock5,000USD 22.75USD 113,750SEC filing ↗
2026-09-23DAVIDSON SPENCERPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock10,000USD 22.75USD 227,500SEC filing ↗
2026-09-22Grassi Craig AnthonyPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock2,000USD 23.08USD 46,160SEC filing ↗
2026-09-18Priest Jeffrey WPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock4,000USD 23.46USD 93,840SEC filing ↗
2026-09-17Jin Samantha X.Purchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock3,000USD 23.68USD 71,040SEC filing ↗
2026-09-15Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock5,000USD 24.00USD 120,000SEC filing ↗
2026-04-20Majmudar Anang K.Purchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock500USD 24.66USD 12,330SEC filing ↗
2026-04-17Majmudar Anang K.Purchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock1,000USD 24.81USD 24,810SEC filing ↗
2026-04-08Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock6,151USD 24.86USD 152,933SEC filing ↗
2026-04-08Priest Jeffrey WPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock5,000USD 24.69USD 123,450SEC filing ↗
2026-03-30Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock638USD 24.95USD 15,918SEC filing ↗
2026-03-30Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock638USD 24.95USD 15,918SEC filing ↗
2026-03-27Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock200USD 24.92USD 4,984SEC filing ↗
2026-03-27Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock200USD 24.92USD 4,984SEC filing ↗
2026-03-20Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock11USD 24.95USD 274SEC filing ↗
2026-03-13Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock3,000USD 24.95USD 74,850SEC filing ↗
2026-03-12Priest Jeffrey WPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock800USD 24.90USD 19,920SEC filing ↗
2026-02-04Majmudar Anang K.Purchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock1,095USD 25.00USD 27,375SEC filing ↗
2026-02-03Majmudar Anang K.Purchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock1,700USD 25.00USD 42,500SEC filing ↗
2026-01-13Stark Eugene SPurchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock4,000USD 24.98USD 99,920SEC filing ↗
2026-01-13Majmudar Anang K.Purchase (P)5.95% Preferred Stock64USD 24.98USD 1,599SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Stark Eugene SJ (J)GAM11,666USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Santa Maria Connie A.J (J)GAM2,735USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Priest Jeffrey WJ (J)GAM3,058USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Majmudar Anang K.J (J)GAM4,837USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Lynch Sally AJ (J)GAM14,310USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Kronzon LironJ (J)GAM2,624USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Jin Samantha X.J (J)GAM2,316USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Jin Samantha X.J (J)GAM9,546USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2025-12-31Grassi Craig AnthonyJ (J)GAM9,546USD —USD —SEC 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 · —
TickerGAM
CIK0000040417
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryAsset Management Yahoo Finance
SEC SICInvestment company (SEC forms N-CEN, N-CSR, N-CSRS)
ExchangeNYSE

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history253 transaction lines from 2020-01-24 to 2026-09-23
96 P purchase lines · 29 S sale lines · 128 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.