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SMITH MIDLAND CORP
SMID · Nasdaq · CIK 0000924719 · Basic Materials · Building Materials
INSIDER SIGNAL
2 buyers · 2 purchase transaction lines · $108.0K gross purchase
WHY THIS SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.
What is holding the score back?
- ⚠ Cluster breadth is moderate · 2 insider(s), not 4+
- ⚠ Purchase size is modest relative to the model scale
- ⚠ Role scores low · most senior buyer: Chief Executive Officer (CEO, chair and 10% owners score lowest)
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.
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Purchase breadth & concentration
Roles in the peak window: Chief Executive Officer, Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.
SIGNAL HISTORY
Latest recorded score
- 50.0
- 49.9
- 49.8
- 49.7
- 49.6
Only scores saved when a full US scoring run completed are shown; gaps are not reconstructed.
Recent Form 4 activity
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
- -7.6%
- 3M
- -25.8%
- 6M
- -25.0%
- 12M
- -37.6%
Volatility & liquidity
- Volatility
- 57.1%
- Beta
- —
- Avg daily value
- USD 330,880
Valuation
- Market cap
- USD 118.9M
- P/E
- 9.5×
Fundamentals
- Profit margin
- 13.4%
- ROE
- 23.0%
- Industry
- Building Materials
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: 2026-05-31 · Status: PASS
Short interest
Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
- Shares short
- 203,843
- Previous report
- 202,889
- Avg daily volume
- 14,818
- Days to cover
- 13.8
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 date | Reporting owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Smith Matthew I | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 27.15 | USD 54,300 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-09-01 | SMITH ASHLEY B | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 26.87 | USD 53,740 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2021-09-08 | SMITH ASHLEY B | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,100 | USD 17.75 | USD 19,525 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-06-08 | SMITH ASHLEY B | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 4,200 | USD 4.79 | USD 20,118 | SEC filing ↗ |
Form 4 evidence
9 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 69 in local history.
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Smith Matthew I | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 27.15 | USD 54,300 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-09-02 | Smith Matthew I | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 27.15 | USD 54,300 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-09-01 | SMITH ASHLEY B | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 26.87 | USD 53,740 | SEC filing ↗ |
Show recent Form 4 evidence (9 grouped rows)
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Smith Matthew I | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 27.15 | USD 54,300 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-09-02 | Smith Matthew I | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 27.15 | USD 54,300 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-09-01 | SMITH ASHLEY B | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 26.87 | USD 53,740 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-09-01 | SMITH ASHLEY B | Award / grant (A) | Common Security | 2,000 | USD 26.87 | USD 53,740 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-01-05 | Hunter Dominic L | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 408 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-19 | Bruner James Russell | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 414 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-19 | Van de Water Read | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 414 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-19 | Gerhardt Richard | Award / grant (A) | Common Stock | 414 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-24 | Gerhardt Richard | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 666 | USD 33.26 | USD 22,151 | 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 date | 2026-10-18 |
|---|---|
| Ranking version | US-v1.2 |
| Data quality | PASS ELIGIBLE · — |
| Ticker | SMID |
| CIK | 0000924719 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Industry | Building Materials Yahoo Finance |
| SEC SIC | 3272 Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick |
| Exchange | Nasdaq |
Data coverage
| Local Form 4 history | 69 transaction lines from 2020-06-08 to 2026-09-02 4 P purchase lines · 19 S sale lines · 46 other lines |
|---|---|
| SEC company submissions | Open SEC filings ↗ |
Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.