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

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Seneca Foods Corp

SENEA · Nasdaq; OTC · CIK 0000088948 · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

1 qualifying P purchase group
in the current 180-day scoring window

8 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
1 sales · 6 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2026-08-26 · Wolcott Michael S · $3.8K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityPresent
Recent buying1 qualifying line group(s)
Recent salesLow
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
Palmby Paul LaurencePresident & CEO
○○
Erstad Dean EverettSenior VP Sales & Marketing
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Wolcott Michael SSVP, CFO & Treasurer
○●
Nelson Timothy RobertChief Operating Officer
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Ide Gregory RVP, Controller/Asst.Secretary
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

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Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS1
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION100%Largest buyer: Wolcott Michael S · $3.8K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D1 insiderPeak activity: 2026-08-26–2026-08-26

Roles in the peak window: SVP, CFO & Treasurer. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

No recorded active-signal snapshot

Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2026-08-26 · Wolcott Michael S.

Recent Form 4 activity

1Purchases
1Sales
10Other Form 4 lines
11SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING1 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING1 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER6 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 has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.

Short interest

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

Shares short
322,675
Previous report
248,882
Avg daily volume
99,237
Days to cover
3.2

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
2026-08-26Wolcott Michael SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods 6% Preferred15,222USD 0.25USD 3,806SEC filing ↗
2024-02-14Wolcott Michael SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common102USD 45.00USD 4,590SEC filing ↗
2024-02-13Wolcott Michael SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common898USD 45.00USD 40,410SEC filing ↗
2024-02-13Wolcott Michael SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class A Common1,000USD 45.10USD 45,100SEC filing ↗
2023-12-06Wolcott Michael SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common476USD 50.00USD 23,800SEC filing ↗
2023-12-05Wolcott Michael SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common524USD 50.00USD 26,200SEC filing ↗
2023-12-04Wolcott Michael SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class A Common566USD 51.50USD 29,149SEC filing ↗
2023-08-16CALL PETEPurchase (P)Seneca Class A Common1,000USD 49.37USD 49,370SEC filing ↗
2021-07-01WOLCOTT ARTHUR SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common762USD 53.66USD 40,889SEC filing ↗
2021-06-28WOLCOTT ARTHUR SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common1,686USD 50.50USD 85,143SEC filing ↗
2021-06-24WOLCOTT ARTHUR SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common1USD 48.95USD 49SEC filing ↗
2021-06-23WOLCOTT ARTHUR SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common2,035USD 50.09USD 101,933SEC filing ↗
2021-06-21WOLCOTT ARTHUR SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common416USD 46.42USD 19,311SEC filing ↗
2021-06-16WOLCOTT ARTHUR SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class B Common1,000USD 49.97USD 49,970SEC filing ↗
2020-03-17Benjamin Timothy JohnPurchase (P)Seneca Foods Class A Common600USD 29.00USD 17,400SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

12 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 72 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-04Erstad Dean EverettSale (S)Seneca Foods Class A Common1,587USD 206.16USD 327,176SEC filing ↗
2026-08-26Wolcott Michael SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods 6% Preferred15,222USD 0.25USD 3,806SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Wolcott Michael SAward / grant (A)Seneca Foods Class B Common1,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (12 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-04Erstad Dean EverettSale (S)Seneca Foods Class A Common1,587USD 206.16USD 327,176SEC filing ↗
2026-08-26Wolcott Michael SPurchase (P)Seneca Foods 6% Preferred15,222USD 0.25USD 3,806SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Wolcott Michael SAward / grant (A)Seneca Foods Class B Common1,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Palmby Paul LaurenceAward / grant (A)Seneca Foods Class B Common2,500USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Nelson Timothy RobertAward / grant (A)Seneca Foods Class B Common1,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Ide Gregory RAward / grant (A)Seneca Foods Class B Common500USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Erstad Dean EverettAward / grant (A)Seneca Foods Class B Common1,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Palmby Paul LaurenceGift (G)Seneca Foods Class A Common914USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-01-15KAYSER KRAIG HGift (G)Seneca Foods Corporation Class B Common640USD 119.71USD 76,614SEC filing ↗
2025-11-26Erstad Dean EverettI (I)Seneca Foods Class B Common550USD 120.50USD 66,275SEC filing ↗
2025-11-26Erstad Dean EverettI (I)Seneca Foods Class A Common2,084USD 119.38USD 248,788SEC filing ↗
2025-11-11Palmby Paul LaurenceGift (G)Seneca Foods Class A Common1,000USD —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 · —
TickerSENEA
CIK0000088948
SectorConsumer Defensive
IndustryPackaged Foods Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC2033 Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies
ExchangeNasdaq; OTC

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history72 transaction lines from 2020-02-10 to 2026-09-04
17 P purchase lines · 1 S sale lines · 54 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.