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KENNEDY DOUGLAS L

President & CEO

Officer

Latest: President & CEO buying · March 2026

3 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2026-04-01

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP PGC 2 1 Net buying

Activity

April 2026
Buy
11,296 shares
$397,732
Significance 7/10

PGC CEO Douglas L Kennedy purchased 11,296 shares at $35.21; 2 other insiders bought within 14 days. Stock at 52-week high.

Kennedy's purchase of 11,296 shares at $35.21 represents a 4.9% increase to his holdings, bringing his total to 241,925 shares—a substantial personal commitment to the stock at elevated valuation. The timing is notable: the stock trades at the 52-week high of $35.75, up 28.4% over 90 days and +5.2% over 30 days, suggesting this buy occurs after significant appreciation. Most significantly, a cluster pattern has emerged with 2 other insiders also buying within the past 14 days, which when combined with Kennedy's position as President & CEO signals coordinated confidence from the leadership group. Kennedy's track record at PGC shows 2 prior trades that were both well-timed at the 90-day mark (a July 2025 buy that returned +6.2% and a March 2025 sell executed before a subsequent -6.6% decline), establishing a pattern of sound timing judgment specific to this security. The company's fundamentals show strong recent momentum: annual revenue growth of +24.0%, a moderate P/E of 16.18, and quarterly net income of $9.6M on $70.7M revenue, providing a solid operational backdrop for insider accumulation at this price point.

July 2025
Buy
3,720 shares
$97,628
Significance 5/10

PGC CEO Douglas L Kennedy purchases 3,720 shares at $26.24; stock down 31.1% from 52-week high of $37.57.

Kennedy, serving as President & CEO, acquired 3,720 shares at $26.24, increasing his holdings by 10.5% to 39,128 shares. The stock is currently trading at $25.88, down 31.1% from its 52-week high of $37.57, and has declined 6.5% over the past 30 days. Notably, Kennedy's prior sale at this ticker (on 2025-03-17) was well-timed, with the stock subsequently declining 6.6% over 90 days. The company trades at a P/E of 14.38 with modest fundamentals: latest quarter revenue of $64,359,000 and net income of $7,595,000, though annual revenue growth has contracted 0.7% year-over-year. This purchase occurs in a depressed price environment relative to recent highs, but without disclosed FLAGS indicating rationale, the transaction stands as a discrete discretionary acquisition by the CEO.

March 2025
Sell
20,000 shares
$578,142
Significance 5/10

PGC CEO sells 20,000 shares at $28.91; holdings drop to 43,702 shares; stock down 22.6% from 52-week high.

CEO Douglas Kennedy sold 20,000 shares (31.4% of pre-transaction holdings) at $28.91 on March 17, reducing his stake to 43,702 shares. The sale occurred while the stock trades 22.6% below its 52-week high of $37.57 and has declined 15.8% over the prior 30 days and 10.6% over 90 days. At a P/E of 30.94 against annual revenue growth of -0.7%, the company shows slowing top-line performance despite reported quarterly revenue of $56.6M and net income of $7.6M. The magnitude of the reduction—nearly one-third of his holdings in a single transaction—combined with ongoing stock weakness, warrants observation of whether this represents an isolated event or part of a broader pattern of insider activity at this valuation level.

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